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)SEA - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Golfito
16h 29m$874–1,451Fly to Quepos La Managua Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)SEA - XQP
- Drive from Quepos-Airport-XQP to Golfito
16h 56m$190–669Train, bus, shuttle
- Take the train from Seattle to Los Angeles
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Managua
- Take the bus from Managua to Terminal Tica Bus
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Golfito
6d 7h$1,065–1,321Drive 7,034.9 km
- Drive from Seattle to Golfito7,034.9 km
3d 13h$944–1,363Fly to Golfito
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Golfito (GLF)SEA - GLF
14h 39m$230–900Fly to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)SEA - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Golfito
16h 18m$1,120–2,583Fly to Puerto Jiménez Airport, drive
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Puerto Jiménez Airport (PJM)SEA - PJM
- Drive from Puerto Jiménez Airport (PJM) to Golfito
16h 25m$263–956Fly to Drake Bay, drive
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Drake Bay (DRK)SEA - DRK
- Drive from Drake Bay (DRK) to Golfito
16h 56m$228–825
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 - $700 and takes 16h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Seattle to Golfito is to fly which takes 14h 39m and costs $230 - $900.
The distance between Seattle and Golfito is 5781 km. The road distance is 7034.9 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 29m to get from Seattle to Golfito, including transfers.
Golfito is 2h ahead of Seattle. It is currently 10:28 PM in Seattle and 12:28 AM in Golfito.
Yes, the driving distance between Seattle to Golfito is 7035 km. It takes approximately 3 days 13h to drive from Seattle to Golfito.
There are 124+ 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) every 4 hours.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Golfito via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Golfito via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Golfito via Denver, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Golfito via Liberia International Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Puerto Jiménez Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Puerto Jiménez Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Puerto Jiménez Airport via Denver, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Puerto Jiménez Airport via Liberia International Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Drake Bay via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Drake Bay via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Drake Bay via Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Denver, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Golfito via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Golfito via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Golfito via Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Puerto Jiménez Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Puerto Jiménez Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Puerto Jiménez Airport via Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Drake Bay via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Drake Bay via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 1m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Drake Bay via Denver, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 53m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Drake Bay via Liberia International Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Denver, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 39m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
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
- $170–360
- 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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