There are 9 ways to get from David to Tamarindo by bus, plane, car, or shuttle
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Bus, bus to Golfito, fly to Tamarindo Airport
best- Take the bus from David to Frontera
- Take the bus from Paso Canoas to Golfito
- Fly from Golfito (GLF) to Tamarindo Airport (TNO)GLF - TNO
6h 33m$56–298Bus via Puntarenas
cheapest- Take the bus from David to Frontera
- Take the bus from Paso Canoas to Parrita
- Take the bus from Parrita to Puntarenas
- Take the bus from Puntarenas to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Tamarindo
14h 43m$31–45Drive 543.2 km
- Drive from David to Tamarindo543.2 km
9h 12m$75–108Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from David to Frontera
- Take the bus from Río Claro to Uvita
- Take a shuttle bus from Uvita to Tamarindo
9h 19m$518Bus, bus to Puerto Jiménez Airport, fly to Tamarindo Airport
- Take the bus from David to Frontera
- Take the bus from Ciudad Neily to Puerto Jiménez
- Fly from Puerto Jiménez Airport (PJM) to Tamarindo Airport (TNO)PJM - TNO
7h 54m$78–390Bus, shuttle to Juan Santamaría International Airport, fly to Tamarindo Airport
- Take the bus from David to Frontera
- Take a shuttle bus from Paso Canoas to San José
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Tamarindo Airport (TNO)SJO - TNO
8h 23m$676–689Bus, bus to Golfito, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from David to Frontera
- Take the bus from Paso Canoas to Golfito
- Fly from Golfito (GLF) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)GLF - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from Alajuela to Tamarindo
8h 1m$433–894Bus
- Take the bus from David to Terminal Tica BusPanamá
- Take the bus from Central Autobusera Inteligente to TamarindoSan Jose
16h$36–61Bus #2
- Take the bus from David Panama to Terminal Tica Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Pulmitan De Liberia to Terminal Pulmitan Liberia
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Tamarindo
17h 18m$43–64
David to Tamarindo by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from David to Tamarindo is to bus via Puntarenas which costs $30 - $45 and takes 14h 43m.
The fastest way to get from David to Tamarindo is to bus and fly which takes 6h 33m and costs $55 - $300.
No, there is no direct bus from David to Tamarindo. However, there are services departing from David and arriving at Tamarindo via Paso Canoas, Parrita, Puntarenas and Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 43m.
The distance between David and Tamarindo is 458 km. The road distance is 543.2 km.
The best way to get from David to Tamarindo without a car is to bus via Puntarenas which takes 14h 43m and costs $30 - $45.
It takes approximately 6h 33m to get from David to Tamarindo, including transfers.
David to Tamarindo bus services, operated by Transporte Panamá Chiriqui Frontera, depart from David station.
David to Tamarindo bus services, operated by Transporte Panamá Chiriqui Frontera, arrive at Frontera station.
Tamarindo is 1h behind David. It is currently 9:09 AM in David and 8:09 AM in Tamarindo.
Yes, the driving distance between David to Tamarindo is 543 km. It takes approximately 9h 12m to drive from David to Tamarindo.
What companies run services between David, Panama and Tamarindo, Guanacaste, Costa Rica?
You can take a bus from David to Tamarindo via Frontera, Paso Canoas, Parrita, Puntarenas, and Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia in around 14h 43m.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Golfito to Tamarindo Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–290
Flights from Puerto Jiménez Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–360
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tamarindo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–270
Flights from Golfito to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–600
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Golfito to Tamarindo Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–290
Flights from Golfito to Tamarindo Airport via Puerto Jiménez Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–300
Flights from Puerto Jiménez Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–380
Flights from Puerto Jiménez Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Golfito, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–390
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tamarindo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–270
Flights from Golfito to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Golfito to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Puerto Jiménez Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- 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
- $3
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +506 2221 4214
- info@tracopacr.com
- Website
- tracopacr.com
Bus from Paso Canoas to Parrita
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–21
- Schedules at
- tracopacr.com
- Colectivo
- $13–18
- Phone
- +506 2777 0263
- info@tqpcr.com
- Website
- tqpcr.com
Bus from Parrita to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Schedules at
- tqpcr.com
- Phone
- +506 2663 1752
- reinadelcamposa@hotmail.com
- Website
- reinadelcampo.com
Bus from Puntarenas to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Schedules at
- reinadelcampo.com
- Phone
- +506 2665 7520
- tlpampaoficial@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Tamarindo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Río Claro to Uvita
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- yoviajocr.com
Bus from Ciudad Neily to Puerto Jiménez
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15
- Schedules at
- yoviajocr.com
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Uvita to Tamarindo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $507
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Paso Canoas to San José
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $507
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Alajuela to Tamarindo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $284
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from David to Terminal Tica Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–50
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $26–50
- Phone
- +506 4404 0505
- sac@tiguanacaste.com
- Website
- tiguanacaste.com
Bus from Central Autobusera Inteligente to Tamarindo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Schedules at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Book at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- info@ticabus.com
- Website
- ticabus.com
Bus from David Panama to Terminal Tica Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
- Phone
- +506 2222 0610
- info@caribeños.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Pulmitan De Liberia to Terminal Pulmitan Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Book at
- mibus.cr
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