There are 8 ways to get from Tamarindo to David by shuttle, bus, car, plane, or busferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Shuttle, bus
best- Take a shuttle bus from Tamarindo to Jacó
- Take the bus from Cruce de Herradura to Terminal de buses Parritabus
- Take the bus from Terminal de buses Parrita to Davidbus
9h 46m$303–318Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Tamarindo to Central Autobusera Inteligentebus Tamarindo
- Take the bus from Terminal TRACOPA to Davidbus 601 San José
15h 16m$32–50Drive 543.1 km
- Drive from Tamarindo to Davidcar 543.1 km
9h 10m$75–108Fly to Golfito, bus
- Fly from Tamarindo Airport (TNO) to Golfito (GLF)plane TNO - GLF
- Take the bus from Golfito to Paso Canoasbus
- Take the bus from Frontera to Davidbus
7h 22m$53–299Shuttle, bus via Puerto Cortés
- Take a shuttle bus from Tamarindo to Uvita
- Take the bus from Uvita to Palmar Nortebus
- Take the bus from Palmar Norte to Davidbus
7h 58m$519–525Shuttle, bus via Platanillo
- Take a shuttle bus from Tamarindo to Montezuma
- Take the busferry from Montezuma to Dominicalbusferry
- Take the bus from Dominical cruce Baru to David Panamabus
13h 37m$120–492Bus via David
- Take the bus from Tamarindo to Central Autobusera Inteligentebus Tamarindo
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus to Davidbus Panamá / ...
17h$40–64Fly to Puerto Jiménez Airport, bus
- Fly from Tamarindo Airport (TNO) to Puerto Jiménez Airport (PJM)plane TNO - PJM
- Take the bus from Puerto Jiménez to Ciudad Neilybus
- Take the bus from Frontera to Davidbus
7h 58m$75–381
Tamarindo Airport (TNO) to Golfito (GLF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tamarindo to David is to bus which costs $30 - $55 and takes 15h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Tamarindo to David is to fly and bus which takes 7h 22m and costs $50 - $300.
No, there is no direct bus from Tamarindo to David. However, there are services departing from Tamarindo and arriving at David via Cementerio Obrero and Terminal TRACOPA. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 16m.
The distance between Tamarindo and David is 556 km. The road distance is 543.1 km.
The best way to get from Tamarindo to David without a car is to shuttle and bus which takes 9h 46m and costs $300 - $320.
It takes approximately 9h 46m to get from Tamarindo to David, including transfers.
Tamarindo to David bus services, operated by Transporte Inteligente de Guanacaste, depart from Tamarindo station.
Tamarindo to David bus services, operated by Transporte Inteligente de Guanacaste, arrive at Central Autobusera Inteligente station.
David is 1h ahead of Tamarindo. It is currently 9:50 AM in Tamarindo and 10:50 AM in David.
Yes, the driving distance between Tamarindo to David is 543 km. It takes approximately 9h 10m to drive from Tamarindo to David.
What companies run services between Tamarindo, Guanacaste, Costa Rica and David, Panama?
You can take a bus from Tamarindo to David via Central Autobusera Inteligente, Cementerio Obrero, Terminal Cartago, and Terminal TRACOPA in around 15h 16m.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Tamarindo Airport to Golfito via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–900
Flights from Tamarindo Airport to Puerto Jiménez Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–1,100
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Tamarindo Airport to Golfito via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–280
Flights from Tamarindo Airport to Puerto Jiménez Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–350
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Tamarindo to Jacó
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $285
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Tamarindo to Uvita
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $507
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +506 2221 4214
- info@tracopacr.com
- Website
- tracopacr.com
Bus from Cruce de Herradura to Terminal de buses Parrita
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–10
- Schedules at
- tracopacr.com
- Colectivo
- $5–7
Bus from Terminal de buses Parrita to David
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–23
- Schedules at
- tracopacr.com
- Colectivo
- $17–23
Bus from Palmar Norte to David
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Schedules at
- tracopacr.com
- Colectivo
- $10–14
Bus from Terminal TRACOPA to David
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Schedules at
- tracopacr.com
- Colectivo
- $25–35
- Phone
- +506 2777 0263
- info@tqpcr.com
- Website
- tqpcr.com
Bus from Cruce de Herradura to Terminal de buses Parrita
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Schedules at
- tqpcr.com
Bus from Golfito to Paso Canoas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +507 314 6886
- panachifauditoria@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Frontera to David
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Uvita to Palmar Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $3–5
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus to David
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–48
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $30–45
- Phone
- +506 2642 0024
- info@zumatours.net
- Website
- zumatours.net
Shuttle from Tamarindo to Montezuma
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $40–380
- Website
- https://www.zumatours.net/
Busferry from Montezuma to Dominical
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Website
- https://www.zumatours.net/
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- info@ticabus.com
- Website
- ticabus.com
Bus from Dominical cruce Baru to David Panama
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–25
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
- Phone
- +506 4404 0505
- sac@tiguanacaste.com
- Website
- tiguanacaste.com
Bus from Tamarindo to Central Autobusera Inteligente
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Schedules at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Book at
- tiguanacaste.com
Bus from Puerto Jiménez to Ciudad Neily
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16
- Schedules at
- yoviajocr.com
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