There are 5 ways to get from El Castillo to Tamarindo by taxi, bus, car, shuttle, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi, bus
best- Take the taxi from El Castillo to Limonaltaxi
- Take the bus from Limonal to Tamarindobus San Jose
4h 5m$122–146Drive 173.3 km
cheapest- Drive from El Castillo to Tamarindocar 173.3 km
3h 48m$24–34Shuttle, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from La Fortuna to Alajuela
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Tamarindo Airport (TNO)plane SJO - TNO
4h 7m$333–348Shuttle
- Take a shuttle bus from La Fortuna to TamarindoPrivate / ...
6h 3m$56–323Taxi, bus via Santa Cruz
- Take the taxi from El Castillo to Limonaltaxi
- Take the bus from Limonal to Santa Cruzbus San Jose
4h 49m$124–147
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Tamarindo Airport (TNO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from El Castillo to Tamarindo is to drive which costs $23 - $35 and takes 3h 48m.
The fastest way to get from El Castillo to Tamarindo is to drive which takes 3h 48m and costs $23 - $35.
The distance between El Castillo and Tamarindo is 216 km. The road distance is 173.3 km.
The best way to get from El Castillo to Tamarindo without a car is to taxi and bus which takes 4h 5m and costs $120 - $150.
It takes approximately 4h 5m to get from El Castillo to Tamarindo, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between El Castillo to Tamarindo is 173 km. It takes approximately 3h 48m to drive from El Castillo to Tamarindo.
There are 962+ hotels available in Tamarindo.
What companies run services between El Castillo, Costa Rica and Tamarindo, Guanacaste, Costa Rica?
Interbus Shuttles operates a shuttle from La Fortuna to Tamarindo hourly. Tickets cost $317 and the journey takes 5h. Zuma Tours also services this route once daily.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tamarindo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–280
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tamarindo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–280
- Phone
- +506 4404 0505
- sac@tiguanacaste.com
- Website
- tiguanacaste.com
Bus from Limonal to Tamarindo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Schedules at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Book at
- tiguanacaste.com
Bus from Limonal to Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Schedules at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Book at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from La Fortuna to Alajuela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $168
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +506 6050 6500
- reservations@interbusonline.com
- Website
- interbusonline.com
Shuttle from La Fortuna to Tamarindo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $317
- Schedules at
- interbusonline.com
- Phone
- +506 2642 0024
- info@zumatours.net
- Website
- zumatours.net
Shuttle from La Fortuna to Tamarindo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- https://www.zumatours.net/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Estimated price
- $110–140
Taxi Monteverde Central 7
- Phone
- +506 2645 7777
- Website
- facebook.com
Taxi Monteverde
- Phone
- +506 2645 7272
- Website
- facebook.com
Jorge's Taxis and Shuttles
- Phone
- +506 6192 3389
Taxi Monteverde Central 7
- Phone
- +506 2645 7777
- Website
- facebook.com
Taxi Monteverde
- Phone
- +506 2645 7272
- Website
- facebook.com
Jorge's Taxis and Shuttles
- Phone
- +506 6192 3389
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