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How to get fromTamarindo to San Diegoby shuttle, plane, bus or car

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There are 8 ways to get from Tamarindo to San Diego by shuttle, plane, bus, or car

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  1. Shuttle to Liberia International Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport

    best
    1. Take a shuttle bus from Tamarindo to Liberiashuttle
    2. Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)planeLIR - SAN
    13h 44m
    $530–1,813

  2. Fly Tamarindo Airport to Tijuana International Airport

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Tamarindo Airport (TNO) to Tijuana International Airport (TIJ)planeTNO - TIJ
    12h 34m
    $153–660

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Tamarindo to Liberiabus
    2. Take the bus from Liberia to El Salvadorbus
    3. Take the bus from San Salvador to Tapachulabus
    4. Take the bus from Tapachula to Oaxacabus
    5. Take the bus from Oaxaca to Tijuanabus
    3d 16h
    $275–416

  4. Drive 3,145.7 mi

    1. Drive from Tamarindo to San Diegocar3,145.7 mi
    2d 14h
    $679–981

  5. Shuttle to Juan Santamaría International Airport, fly to Tijuana International Airport

    1. Take a shuttle bus from Tamarindo to Alajuelashuttle
    2. Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Tijuana International Airport (TIJ)planeSJO - TIJ
    15h 11m
    $500–736

  6. Fly Nosara Airport to San Diego International Airport

    1. Fly from Nosara Airport (NOB) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)planeNOB - SAN
    13h 53m
    $395–958

  7. Shuttle to Liberia International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, bus

    1. Take a shuttle bus from Tamarindo to Liberiashuttle
    2. Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)planeLIR - LAX
    3. Take the bus from LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop to San Diegobus
    14h 35m
    $533–2,118

  8. Shuttle, bus

    1. Take a shuttle bus from Tamarindo to Peñas Blancasshuttle
    2. Take the bus from Peñas Blancas to Terminal San Benito - CCAbus
    3. Take the bus from San Salvador to Tapachulabus
    4. Take the bus from Tapachula to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
    5. Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tijuanabus
    4d 1h
    $524–923

Liberia International Airport (LIR) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) flights

Calendar39Weekly Planes
Duration10h 27mAverage Duration
Ticket$425Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Tamarindo, Guanacaste, Costa Rica and San Diego, CA, USA?

You can take a bus from Tamarindo to San Diego via Liberia, Liberia, El Salvador, San Salvador, Tapachula, Oaxaca, Tijuana, and Tijuana - Plaza El Mexicano in around 3d 16h. Alternatively, World Ticket, Volaris, and four other airlines fly from Tamarindo Airport (TNO) to Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) 3 times a day.

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