There are 8 ways to get from Seattle to Golfito 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 to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SEA - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Golfito
16h 58m$826–1,827Fly to Quepos La Managua Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane SEA - XQP
- Drive from Quepos-Airport-XQP to Golfitocar
20h 47m$197–741Train, bus, shuttle
- Take the train from Seattle to Los Angelestrain
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Managua to Terminal Tica Busbus
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Golfito
6d 7h$1,056–1,318Drive 7,036.3 km
- Drive from Seattle to Golfitocar 7,036.3 km
3d 13h$944–1,363Fly to Golfito
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Golfito (GLF)plane SEA - GLF
14h 59m$266–1,106Fly to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane SEA - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Golfito
16h 22m$1,094–2,639Fly to Puerto Jiménez Airport, drive
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Puerto Jiménez Airport (PJM)plane SEA - PJM
- Drive from Puerto Jiménez Airport (PJM) to Golfitocar
16h 10m$279–1,126Fly to Drake Bay, drive
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Drake Bay (DRK)plane SEA - DRK
- Drive from Drake Bay (DRK) to Golfitocar
16h 56m$199–775
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Seattle to Golfito is to fly and drive which costs $190 - $750 and takes 20h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Seattle to Golfito is to fly which takes 14h 59m and costs $260 - $1,200.
The distance between Seattle and Golfito is 5781 km. The road distance is 7036.3 km.
The best way to get from Seattle to Golfito without a car is to train and bus and shuttle which takes 6 days 7h and costs $1,000 - $1,400.
It takes approximately 16h 58m to get from Seattle to Golfito, including transfers.
Golfito is 2h ahead of Seattle. It is currently 9:10 PM in Seattle and 11:10 PM in Golfito.
Yes, the driving distance between Seattle to Golfito is 7036 km. It takes approximately 3 days 13h to drive from Seattle to Golfito.
There are 119+ hotels available in Golfito.
What companies run services between Seattle, WA, USA and Golfito, Puntarenas, Costa Rica?
Delta, World Ticket, and four other airlines fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Golfito (GLF) 3 times a day.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Golfito via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Golfito via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 19m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Golfito via Denver, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Golfito via Liberia International Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Puerto Jiménez Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 16m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Denver, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Liberia International Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Drake Bay via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 23m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Drake Bay via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Drake Bay via Denver, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Drake Bay via Liberia International Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Drake Bay via Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Golfito via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Golfito via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 19m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Golfito via Denver, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Golfito via Liberia International Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Puerto Jiménez Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Puerto Jiménez Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 9m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Puerto Jiménez Airport via Denver, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Puerto Jiménez Airport via Liberia International Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Denver, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Liberia International Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 56m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–2,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 8m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,800
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,800
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 21m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Seattle to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–360
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from San José to Golfito
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $519
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $223
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Golfito
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $603
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.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
- +52 962 625 2435
- info@ticabus.com
- Website
- ticabus.com
Bus from Managua to Terminal Tica Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
- Phone
- +506 2640 1900
- info@tropicaltourshuttles.com
- Website
- tropicaltourshuttles.com
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
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