There are 8 ways to get from Portland to Tamarindo by plane, shuttle, train, bus, or car
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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$736–2,240Fly Portland International Airport to Tamarindo Airport
cheapest- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Tamarindo Airport (TNO)plane PDX - TNO
15h 17m$292–1,114Train, 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$997–1,451Drive 6,600.3 km
- Drive from Portland to Tamarindocar 6,600.3 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$735–846Train 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 8m$768–2,252Fly Portland International Airport to Nosara Airport
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Nosara Airport (NOB)plane PDX - NOB
17h 11m$536–1,216Fly 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$764–1,755
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 $290 - $1,200 and takes 15h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Portland to Tamarindo is to fly and shuttle which takes 13h 47m and costs $700 - $2,300.
The distance between Portland and Tamarindo is 5350 km. The road distance is 6600.3 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 7:45 AM in Portland and 8:45 AM in Tamarindo.
Yes, the driving distance between Portland to Tamarindo is 6600 km. It takes approximately 3 days 7h to drive from Portland to Tamarindo.
There are 944+ hotels available in Tamarindo.
What companies run services between Portland, OR, USA and Tamarindo, Guanacaste, Costa Rica?
United Airlines, World Ticket, and five other airlines fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Tamarindo Airport (TNO) 5 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 51m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Liberia International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,900
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Liberia International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 19m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
Flights from Portland International Airport to Managua Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 41m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Portland International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Portland International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Las Vegas, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 41m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Denver, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Nosara Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Portland International Airport to Nosara Airport via Houston, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 11m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Portland International Airport to Nosara Airport via Denver, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Portland International Airport to Nosara Airport via Denver, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Portland International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 48m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Portland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Managua Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 41m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Portland International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Portland International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Las Vegas, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 41m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Denver, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Liberia International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
- Website
- costaricagreenair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Nosara Airport via Las Vegas, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Portland International Airport to Nosara Airport via San Francisco, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
- 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
- $360–1,400
Flights from Portland International Airport to Managua Airport via San Francisco, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from Portland International Airport to Managua Airport via Los Angeles, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 59m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
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
- $340–750
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Portland to Eugene
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- 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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