There are 9 ways to get from Tamarindo to Playa Azul by plane, bus, shuttle, 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 from Tamarindo Airport, bus
best- Fly from Tamarindo Airport (TNO) to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport (ZIH)plane TNO - ZIH
- Take the bus from Zihuatanejo to Lázaro Cárdenasbus
12h 46m$4,566–15,863Bus via Mexico City
cheapest- Take the bus from Tamarindo to Liberiabus
- Take the bus from Liberia to El Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from San Salvador to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to Politécnicobus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Lázaro Cárdenasbus
2d 10h$3,873–6,348Shuttle, bus via Mexico City
- Take a shuttle bus from Tamarindo to Peñas Blancas
- Take the bus from Peñas Blancas to El Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from San Salvador to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to México Citybus
- Take the bus from Terminal Poniente - Observatorio to Lázaro Cárdenasbus
2d 7h$7,054–8,809Drive 2,656.5 km
- Drive from Tamarindo to Playa Azulcar 2,656.5 km
38h 23m$6,343–9,161Shuttle to Juan Santamaría International Airport, fly, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Tamarindo to Alajuela
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport (ZIH)plane SJO - ZIH
- Take the bus from Zihuatanejo to Lázaro Cárdenasbus
14h 29m$9,787–16,765Fly from Nosara Airport, bus
- Fly from Nosara Airport (NOB) to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport (ZIH)plane NOB - ZIH
- Take the bus from Zihuatanejo to Lázaro Cárdenasbus
15h 1m$8,339–20,309Shuttle to Liberia International Airport, fly, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Tamarindo to Liberia
- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport (ZIH)plane LIR - ZIH
- Take the bus from Zihuatanejo to Lázaro Cárdenasbus
16h 22m$8,199–26,919Shuttle, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Tamarindo to Peñas Blancas
- Take the bus from Peñas Blancas to Terminal San Benito - CCAbus Sjo
- Take the bus from San Salvador to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to Mexico City Politécnico Stationbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Lázaro Cárdenasbus
2d 10h$7,037–9,191Bus
- Take the bus from Tamarindo to Liberiabus
- Take the bus from Liberia to El Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from San Salvador to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Lázaro Cárdenasbus
2d 13h$4,523–8,148
Tamarindo Airport (TNO) to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport (ZIH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tamarindo to Playa Azul is to bus via Mexico City which costs $3800 - $6500 and takes 2 days 10h.
The fastest way to get from Tamarindo to Playa Azul is to fly and bus which takes 12h 46m and costs $4500 - $16000.
The distance between Tamarindo and Playa Azul is 2007 km. The road distance is 2656.5 km.
It takes approximately 12h 46m to get from Tamarindo to Playa Azul, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Tamarindo to Playa Azul is 2657 km. It takes approximately 38h 23m to drive from Tamarindo to Playa Azul.
There are 28+ hotels available in Playa Azul.
What companies run services between Tamarindo, Guanacaste, Costa Rica and Playa Azul, Michoacán, Mexico?
You can take a bus from Tamarindo to Playa Azul via Liberia, Liberia, El Salvador, San Salvador, Tapachula, Politécnico, Paradero Politécnico, Poniente 118, Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte, and Lázaro Cárdenas in around 2d 10h.
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Tamarindo Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,800–21,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,400–18,000
Flights from Nosara Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $5,000–23,000
Flights from Nosara Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Cobano, Juan Santamaría International Airport, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $5,000–23,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,900–36,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Tamarindo Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 13m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $4,000–15,000
Flights from Tamarindo Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Salvador, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 13m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,800–21,000
Flights from Nosara Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 38m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $4,300–16,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Miami, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $7,500–32,000
- Phone
- 800 003 7635
- Website
- costaline.com.mx
Bus from Zihuatanejo to Lázaro Cárdenas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $160–270
- Website
- https://costaline.com.mx/english/
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- futura.com.mx
Bus from Zihuatanejo to Lázaro Cárdenas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $180–380
- Schedules at
- futura.com.mx
- Book at
- futura.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Lázaro Cárdenas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,300
- Schedules at
- futura.com.mx
- Book at
- futura.com.mx
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Tamarindo to Peñas Blancas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $3,501
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Tamarindo to Alajuela
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $5,050
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Tamarindo to Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $1,932
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- info@ticabus.com
- Website
- ticabus.com
Bus from Peñas Blancas to El Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,400
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
Bus from San Salvador to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $600–800
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
Bus from Liberia to El Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $850–1,500
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
- Phone
- +𝟓𝟎𝟑 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟒 𝟔𝟓𝟒𝟖
- elcondorinternacional@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from San Salvador to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $891
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +52 961 638 5018
- info@autobusestitanium.com
- Website
- autobusestitanium.com
Bus from Tapachula to México City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $850–1,200
- Schedules at
- autobusestitanium.com
- Book at
- autobusestitanium.com
- Delux
- $850–1,200
- First Class
- $850–1,000
Bus from Tapachula to Politécnico
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $850–1,200
- Schedules at
- autobusestitanium.com
- Book at
- autobusestitanium.com
- Delux
- $850–1,200
- First Class
- $850–1,000
- Phone
- 800 622 22 22
- buzondeatencion@gho.mx
- Website
- autovias.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Poniente - Observatorio to Lázaro Cárdenas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–1,500
- Website
- https://www.autovias.com.mx/english/
- Phone
- +506 2750 0626
- info@caribeshuttle.com
- Website
- caribeshuttle.com
Shuttle from Tamarindo to Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.caribeshuttle.com/
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Peñas Blancas to Terminal San Benito - CCA
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $700–1,374
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $700–1,100
- Phone
- +52 55 5526 2961
- jramirezm@grupoado.com.mx
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tapachula to Mexico City Politécnico Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $800
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +506 4404 0505
- sac@tiguanacaste.com
- Website
- tiguanacaste.com
Bus from Tamarindo to Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $130–160
- Schedules at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Book at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Tapachula to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–3,000
- 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 Tapachula to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1,600–2,400
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
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