There are 10 ways to get from Potrero to Playa Flamingo by bus, plane, car, shuttle, taxi, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to San Diego International Airport, fly to Liberia International Airport
best- Take the bus from Hwy 94 & Potrero Post Office - Park & Ride to El Cajon Transit Center
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)SAN - LIR
14h 24m$420–1,695Bus #2
cheapest- Take the bus from Tecate to Huixtla
- Take the bus from Huixtla to Tapachula
- Take the bus from Tapachula to San Salvador
- Take the bus from San Salvador to San José
- Take the bus from Central Autobusera Inteligente to Flamingo
4d 12h$235–316Bus
- Take the bus from Tecate to México Politécnico
- Take the bus from Mexico City Politécnico Station to Tapachula
- Take the bus from Tapachula to San Salvador
- Take the bus from El Salvador to Liberia
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Colón
3d 18h$238–332Drive 4,974.3 km
- Drive from Potrero to Playa Flamingo4,974.3 km
2d 13h$668–964Bus, bus to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Liberia International Airport
- Take the bus from Hwy 94 & Potrero Post Office - Park & Ride to El Cajon Transit Center
- Take the bus from San Diego to LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)LAX - LIR
15h 38m$474–2,005Fly Tijuana International Airport to Tamarindo Airport
- Fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Tamarindo Airport (TNO)TIJ - TNO
16h 27m$246–809Fly Tijuana International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)TIJ - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from Alajuela to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Brasilito
17h 13m$556–1,021Taxi, train, bus
- Take the taxi from Potrero to El Cajon Station
- Take the train from San Diego Old Town Transportation Center to Los Angeles
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to San Salvador
- Take the bus from Terminal San Benito - CCA to Parada Rotonda Liberia
- Take the taxi from Parada Rotonda Liberia to Playa Flamingo
4d 2h$580–801Bus via San José
- Take the bus from Tecate to México Politécnico
- Take the bus from Mexico City Politécnico Station to Tapachula
- Take the bus from Tapachula to San Salvador
- Take the bus from San Salvador to San José
- Take the bus from Central Autobusera Inteligente to Flamingo
4d 2h$252–305Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Tecate to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tapachula
- Take the bus from Tapachula to San Salvador
- Take the bus from San Salvador to San José
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Flamingo Beach
4d 9h$730–982
San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Liberia International Airport (LIR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Potrero to Playa Flamingo is to bus via San José which costs $250 - $310 and takes 4 days 2h.
The fastest way to get from Potrero to Playa Flamingo is to bus and fly which takes 14h 24m and costs $420 - $1,700.
The distance between Potrero and Playa Flamingo is 4206 km. The road distance is 4974.3 km.
It takes approximately 14h 24m to get from Potrero to Playa Flamingo, including transfers.
The best way to get from Potrero to Playa Flamingo is to bus which takes 3 days 18h and costs $230 - $340. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $240 - $850 and takes 16h 27m.
Playa Flamingo is 2h ahead of Potrero. It is currently 8:08 AM in Potrero and 10:08 AM in Playa Flamingo.
Yes, the driving distance between Potrero to Playa Flamingo is 4974 km. It takes approximately 2 days 13h to drive from Potrero to Playa Flamingo.
There are 1271+ hotels available in Playa Flamingo.
What companies run services between Potrero, CA, USA and Playa Flamingo, Costa Rica?
You can take a bus from Hwy 94 & Potrero Post Office - Park & Ride to Playa Flamingo via Sr 188 & Tecate Mart, Tecate, Mexico City Politécnico Station, Tapachula, San Salvador, El Salvador, Liberia, Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia, and Colón in around 3d 18h. Alternatively, Aeroméxico, World Ticket, and three other airlines fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Tamarindo Airport (TNO) 5 times a day.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Mexico City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Monterrey, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Guadalajara, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Monterrey, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Mexico City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Guadalajara, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,600
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 54m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Diego Old Town Transportation Center to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $32–37
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 619-233-3004
- Website
- sdmts.com
Bus from Hwy 94 & Potrero Post Office - Park & Ride to El Cajon Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.sdmts.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.sdmts.com/getting-around/departures-and-schedules
- One Way - Adult/Youth
- $2–5
- Phone
- +52 664 299 0487
- servicios@acnautobuses.com
- Website
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Tecate to México Politécnico
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–110
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
- Phone
- +52 55 5526 2961
- jramirezm@grupoado.com.mx
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Mexico City Politécnico Station to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $44
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +𝟓𝟎𝟑 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟒 𝟔𝟓𝟒𝟖
- elcondorinternacional@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tapachula to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- info@ticabus.com
- Website
- ticabus.com
Bus from Tapachula to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
Bus from El Salvador to Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
Bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Colón
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2
- Phone
- (858) 430-8440
- contact@gorelaxsan.com
- Website
- gorelaxsan.com
Bus from San Diego to LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://www.gorelaxsan.com/
- Phone
- (323)-776-5467
- hello@laxlinq.com
- Website
- laxlinq.com
Bus from San Diego to LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://laxlinq.com/
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Alajuela to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $176
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Brasilito
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $224
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- info@boletosdebus.com
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Los Angeles to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 22h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $290–400
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
- Phone
- +504 9919-5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Terminal San Benito - CCA to Parada Rotonda Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Phone
- +503 7841 5688
- info@transportedelsol.com
- Website
- transportedelsol.com
Bus from San Salvador to San José
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80
- Schedules at
- transportedelsol.com
- Phone
- +506 4404 0505
- sac@tiguanacaste.com
- Website
- tiguanacaste.com
Bus from Central Autobusera Inteligente to Flamingo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Schedules at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Book at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- autobuseselite.com.mx
Bus from Tecate to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $140–290
- Schedules at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Book at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–160
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Huixtla to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–9
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–130
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +506 6050 6500
- reservations@interbusonline.com
- Website
- interbusonline.com
Shuttle from San José to Flamingo Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $396
- Schedules at
- interbusonline.com
- Phone
- +52 713 120 0700
- ventas@autotravel.mx
- Website
- autotravel.mx
Bus from Tecate to Huixtla
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Schedules at
- autotravel.mx
- Book at
- autotravel.mx
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Estimated price
- $100–130
Taxilir
- Phone
- +506 7038 2923
- Website
- taxilir.com
Taxi Liberia Airport
- Phone
- +506 6370 6012
- Website
- taxiliberia.com
Liberia Taxi
- Phone
- +506 2666 3330
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