There are 4 ways to get from Cuenca to Tamarindo by plane, shuttle, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Cuenca to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane CUE - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from Alajuela to Tamarindo
8h 57m$510–780Fly Cuenca to Tamarindo Airport
cheapest- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Tamarindo Airport (TNO)plane CUE - TNO
7h 52m$189–748Fly Cuenca to Nosara Airport
- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Nosara Airport (NOB)plane CUE - NOB
8h 42m$493–1,048Taxi to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
- Take the taxi from Cuenca to Guayaquil-Airport-GYEtaxi
- Fly from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane GYE - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from Alajuela to Tamarindo
8h 44m$595–926
Cuenca (CUE) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cuenca to Tamarindo is to fly which costs $180 - $750 and takes 7h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Cuenca to Tamarindo is to fly which takes 7h 52m and costs $180 - $750.
The distance between Cuenca and Tamarindo is 1788 km.
It takes approximately 8h 57m to get from Cuenca to Tamarindo, including transfers.
Tamarindo is 1h behind Cuenca. It is currently 1:12 PM in Cuenca and 12:12 PM in Tamarindo.
There are 957+ hotels available in Tamarindo.
What companies run services between Cuenca, Ecuador and Tamarindo, Guanacaste, Costa Rica?
Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A., World Ticket, and LATAM Chile fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Tamarindo Airport (TNO) once daily.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Cuenca to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–360
Flights from Cuenca to Juan Santamaría International Airport via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–360
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–450
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–450
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Cuenca to Tamarindo Airport via Quito, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Cuenca to Tamarindo Airport via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Cuenca to Nosara Airport via Quito, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Cuenca to Tamarindo Airport via Quito, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Cuenca to Tamarindo Airport via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Cuenca to Nosara Airport via Quito, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–410
- Website
- costaricagreenair.com
Flights from Cuenca to Nosara Airport via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Alajuela to Tamarindo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $341
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Estimated price
- $110–140
Taxi Cuenca
- Phone
- +593 653 681 442
- Website
- taxiscuenca.es
Radio Taxi FLASH
- Phone
- +593 99 407 6453
- Website
- facebook.com
Radio Taxi Express
- Phone
- +593 09 9034 2881
- Website
- instagram.com
Radio Taxi Amigos
- Phone
- +593 99 849 1019
- Website
- facebook.com
Fusion radio taxi
- Phone
- +593 7-281-1111
- Website
- facebook.com
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