There are 7 ways to get from America to Golfito by train, plane, shuttle, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
best- Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane AMS - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Golfito
20h 7m$1,056–1,990Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Golfito
cheapest- Take the train from Venlo to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Golfito (GLF)plane DUS - GLF
21h 50m$387–1,550Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Golfito
- Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Golfito (GLF)plane AMS - GLF
29h 51m$456–1,869Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to David, bus
- Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to David (DAV)plane AMS - DAV
- Take the bus from David to Fronterabus
- Take the bus from Paso Canoas to Golfitobus
21h 25m$698–1,582Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Puerto Jiménez Airport, drive
- Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Puerto Jiménez Airport (PJM)plane AMS - PJM
- Drive from Puerto Jiménez Airport (PJM) to Golfitocar
31h 37m$549–2,289Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Drake Bay, drive
- Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Drake Bay (DRK)plane AMS - DRK
- Drive from Drake Bay (DRK) to Golfitocar
31h 43m$469–1,888Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Tocumen International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY)plane AMS - PTY
- Take the bus from Panama City to Fronterabus
- Take the bus from Paso Canoas to Golfitobus
26h 14m$526–1,128
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from America to Golfito is to train and fly and bus which costs $500 - $1,200 and takes 26h 14m.
The fastest way to get from America to Golfito is to train and fly and shuttle which takes 20h 7m and costs $1,000 - $2,000.
The distance between America and Golfito is 9502 km.
It takes approximately 20h 7m to get from America to Golfito, including transfers.
Golfito is 8h behind America. It is currently 2:15 PM in America and 6:15 AM in Golfito.
There are 87+ hotels available in Golfito.
What companies run services between America, Netherlands and Golfito, Puntarenas, Costa Rica?
There is no direct connection from America to Golfito. However, you can take the taxi to Horst-Sevenum, take the train to Schiphol Airport Train Station, walk to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO), walk to Parada Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría, take the bus to Terminal TUASA, walk to San José, then take the shuttle to Golfito. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Horst-Sevenum, take the train to Schiphol Airport Train Station, walk to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) airport, then fly to Golfito (GLF).
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Golfito via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Golfito via Tocumen International Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Golfito via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Golfito via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,800
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Golfito via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $240–2,100
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Golfito via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Golfito via Frankfurt, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–2,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Golfito via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Golfito via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Golfito via Madrid, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Puerto Jiménez Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Puerto Jiménez Airport via Tocumen International Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Puerto Jiménez Airport via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Drake Bay via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Drake Bay via Tocumen International Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,900
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Drake Bay via Montreal, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Drake Bay via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Puerto Jiménez Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Drake Bay via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,800
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Golfito via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Golfito via Tocumen International Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Golfito via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Golfito via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,800
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Golfito via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $240–2,100
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Golfito via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Golfito via Frankfurt, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–2,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Golfito via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Golfito via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Golfito via Madrid, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Puerto Jiménez Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Puerto Jiménez Airport via Tocumen International Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Puerto Jiménez Airport via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Drake Bay via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Drake Bay via Tocumen International Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,900
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Drake Bay via Montreal, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Drake Bay via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,800
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Tocumen International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to David via Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to David via Punta Cana, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 18m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to David via Curacao, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 33m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Venlo to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–18
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Venlo to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–21
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from San José to Golfito
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $519
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +507 314 6886
- panachifauditoria@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from David to Frontera
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Paso Canoas to Golfito
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +507 6265 8842
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Panama City to Frontera
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–22
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Panama City to Frontera
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–57
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $35–55
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