There are 7 ways to get from America to Playa Grande by train, plane, or shuttle
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 Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Tamarindo Airport
best- Take the train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Tamarindo Airport (TNO)plane DUS - TNO
21h 16m$436–1,500Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Den Haag Laan v NOItrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane AMS - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Playa Grande
32h 52m$1,058–3,627Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Den Haag Laan v NOItrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane AMS - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from Alajuela to Tamarindo
22h 48m$883–1,713Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Tamarindo Airport
- Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Den Haag Laan v NOItrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Tamarindo Airport (TNO)plane AMS - TNO
29h 12m$510–1,773Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Nosara Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Den Haag Laan v NOItrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Nosara Airport (NOB)plane AMS - NOB
- Take a shuttle bus from Nosara to Playa Grande
31h 49m$508–1,627Train, train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Eindhoventrain
- Take the train from Eindhoven to Bredatrain
- Take the train from Breda to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane CDG - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from Alajuela to Tamarindo
23h 39m$870–1,767Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Cobano, shuttle
- Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Den Haag Laan v NOItrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Cobano (ACO)plane AMS - ACO
- Take a shuttle bus from Montezuma to Playa Grande
34h 17m$500–1,657
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Tamarindo Airport (TNO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from America to Playa Grande is to train and fly which costs $430 - $1,500 and takes 21h 16m.
The fastest way to get from America to Playa Grande is to train and fly which takes 21h 16m and costs $430 - $1,500.
The distance between America and Playa Grande is 9385 km.
It takes approximately 21h 16m to get from America to Playa Grande, including transfers.
Playa Grande is 7h behind America. It is currently 10:04 PM in America and 3:04 PM in Playa Grande.
There are 981+ hotels available in Playa Grande.
What companies run services between America, Netherlands and Playa Grande, Costa Rica?
There is no direct connection from America to Playa Grande. However, you can take the taxi to Horst-Sevenum, take the train to Venlo, take the train to Düsseldorf Hbf, take the train to D-Flughafen Terminal S, walk to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) airport, fly to Tamarindo Airport (TNO), then take the taxi to Playa Grande. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Horst-Sevenum, take the train to Den Haag Laan v NOI, walk to 's-Gravenhage, Laan van NOI, take the line 4 vehicle to 's-Gravenhage, Forepark, walk to Den haag, take the bus to Amsterdam, walk to Amsterdam-Schiphol-Airport-AMS airport, fly to Liberia International Airport (LIR), walk to Liberia Airport, then take the shuttle to Playa Grande.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Frankfurt, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Liberia International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Tamarindo Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Tamarindo Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Tamarindo Airport via Montreal, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Nosara Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Nosara Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Nosara Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cobano via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cobano via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cobano via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Nosara Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Frankfurt, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Liberia International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Tamarindo Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Tamarindo Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Tamarindo Airport via Montreal, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Nosara Airport via Atlanta, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cobano via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Liberia International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Liberia International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 36m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Liberia International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 17m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Liberia International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Liberia International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Liberia International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $13–19
- 1st Class
- $22–40
Train from Horst-Sevenum to Den Haag Laan v NOI
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $35–60
- 1st Class
- $75–130
Train from Horst-Sevenum to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–25
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $9–15
- 1st Class
- $15–25
Train from Eindhoven to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $17
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Breda to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–35
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $12–19
- 1st Class
- $21–35
Train from Anvers-Central to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $60–210
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $60–90
- 1st Class
- $120–210
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Breda to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- $8–12
- 1st Class
- $12–19
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Anvers-Central to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $90–190
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- $90–130
- Comfort
- $110–150
- Premium
- $140–190
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Playa Grande
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
Shuttle from Nosara to Playa Grande
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
Shuttle from Montezuma to Playa Grande
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Alajuela to Tamarindo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $284
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
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