There are 8 ways to get from Portland to Tamarindo by plane, shuttle, train, 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.
Fly Portland International Airport to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane PDX - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia to Tamarindo
13h 47m$786–2,540Fly Portland International Airport to Tamarindo Airport
cheapest- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Tamarindo Airport (TNO)plane PDX - TNO
15h 17m$272–1,014Train, bus, shuttle
- Take the train from Portland to Los Angelestrain
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Managua - CCA to Peñas Blancasbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Peñas Blancas to Tamarindo
5d 20h$978–1,418Drive 6,601 km
- Drive from Portland to Tamarindocar 6,601 km
3d 7h$886–1,279Fly Portland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane PDX - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from Alajuela to Tamarindo
14h 51m$665–996Fly Portland International Airport to Nosara Airport
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Nosara Airport (NOB)plane PDX - NOB
17h 31m$516–1,116Train to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport, fly to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Portland to Eugenetrain
- Fly from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport (EUG) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane EUG - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia to Tamarindo
16h 32m$796–2,449Fly Portland International Airport to Managua Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Managua Airport (MGA)plane PDX - MGA
- Take a shuttle bus from Granada to Peñas Blancas
- Take a shuttle bus from La Cruz to Tamarindo
19h 32m$754–1,655
Portland International Airport (PDX) to Liberia International Airport (LIR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portland to Tamarindo is to fly which costs $270 - $1,100 and takes 15h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Portland to Tamarindo is to fly and shuttle which takes 13h 47m and costs $750 - $2,600.
The distance between Portland and Tamarindo is 5350 km. The road distance is 6601 km.
The best way to get from Portland to Tamarindo without a car is to train and bus and shuttle which takes 5 days 20h and costs $950 - $1,500.
It takes approximately 13h 47m to get from Portland to Tamarindo, including transfers.
Tamarindo is 1h ahead of Portland. It is currently 5:37 PM in Portland and 6:37 PM in Tamarindo.
Yes, the driving distance between Portland to Tamarindo is 6601 km. It takes approximately 3 days 7h to drive from Portland to Tamarindo.
There are 954+ hotels available in Tamarindo.
What companies run services between Portland, OR, USA and Tamarindo, Guanacaste, Costa Rica?
United Airlines, SANSA, and five other airlines fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Tamarindo Airport (TNO) every 4 hours.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Denver, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Las Vegas, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Nosara Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 11m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Portland International Airport to Nosara Airport via Houston, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 11m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Portland International Airport to Nosara Airport via Denver, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Portland International Airport to Nosara Airport via Denver, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from Portland International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 19m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Portland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Portland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Liberia International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 19m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Liberia International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 19m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Managua Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Denver, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Las Vegas, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Portland International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,600
Flights from Portland International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Portland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Portland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Managua Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Liberia International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 13m
- When
- Saturday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
- Website
- costaricagreenair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Nosara Airport via Las Vegas, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Portland International Airport to Nosara Airport via San Francisco, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Managua Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Portland International Airport to Managua Airport via San Francisco, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Portland to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $320–700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Portland to Eugene
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Liberia to Tamarindo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $168
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Peñas Blancas to Tamarindo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $301
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Alajuela to Tamarindo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $341
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from La Cruz to Tamarindo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $251
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +506 2750 0626
- info@caribeshuttle.com
- Website
- caribeshuttle.com
Shuttle from Liberia to Tamarindo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.caribeshuttle.com/
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- info@boletosdebus.com
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Los Angeles to Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $340–400
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Terminal Managua - CCA to Peñas Blancas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $11–16
- Phone
- +1 586 310 8389
- info@easyridecostarica.com
- Website
- easyridecostarica.com
Shuttle from Granada to Peñas Blancas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $149
- Schedules at
- easyridecostarica.com
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