There are 9 ways to get from Tamarindo to Santa Rosa by shuttle, plane, bus, car, train, or bus (Greyhound)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Shuttle to Liberia International Airport, fly to Sonoma County Airport
best- Take a shuttle bus from Tamarindo to Liberia
- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane LIR - STS
14h 10m$658–1,891Fly Tamarindo Airport to San Francisco International Airport, bus, train
cheapest- Fly from Tamarindo Airport (TNO) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane TNO - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoffbus
- Take the train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
12h 3m$202–700Bus via Tepic
- Take the bus from Terminal Tamarindo to Central Autobusera Inteligentebus
- Take the bus from San José to San Salvadorbus
- 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 Tepicbus
- Take the bus from Tepic to Santa Rosabus
4d 10h$314–535Drive 3,667.1 mi
- Drive from Tamarindo to Santa Rosacar 3,667.1 mi
2d 23h$792–1,144Shuttle to Liberia International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, bus, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Tamarindo to Liberia
- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane LIR - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoffbus
- Take the train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
14h 3m$495–1,225Shuttle to Juan Santamaría International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, bus, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Tamarindo to Alajuela
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane SJO - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoffbus
- Take the train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
15h 7m$793–1,329Shuttle to Liberia International Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport, bus, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Tamarindo to Liberia
- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane LIR - OAK
- Take the bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafaelbus
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
15h 45m$618–1,798Fly Nosara Airport to San Francisco International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Nosara Airport (NOB) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane NOB - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoffbus
- Take the train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
15h 47m$486–952Bus
- Take the bus from Tamarindo to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberiabus
- Take the bus from Liberia to Terminal Tica Bus Managuabus
- Take the bus from Managua to Los Angelesbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Fremont St & Mission St to Santa Rosa Transit Mall-Bay N1bus
5d 5h$429–546
Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Sonoma County Airport (STS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Tamarindo to Santa Rosa is to fly and bus and train which costs $200 - $700 and takes 12h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Tamarindo to Santa Rosa is to fly and bus and train which takes 12h 3m and costs $200 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Tamarindo to Santa Rosa. However, there are services departing from Terminal Tamarindo and arriving at Santa Rosa via San José, San Salvador, Tapachula, Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte and Tepic. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4 days 10h.
The distance between Tamarindo and Santa Rosa is 3083 miles. The road distance is 3688.5 miles.
The best way to get from Tamarindo to Santa Rosa without a car is to bus which takes 5 days 5h and costs $420 - $550.
It takes approximately 14h 10m to get from Tamarindo to Santa Rosa, including transfers.
Tamarindo to Santa Rosa bus services, operated by Transporte Inteligente de Guanacaste, depart from Terminal Tamarindo station.
Tamarindo to Santa Rosa bus services, operated by Transporte Inteligente de Guanacaste, arrive at Central Autobusera Inteligente station.
Santa Rosa is 1h behind Tamarindo. It is currently 3:12 PM in Tamarindo and 2:12 PM in Santa Rosa.
Yes, the driving distance between Tamarindo to Santa Rosa is 3689 miles. It takes approximately 2 days 23h to drive from Tamarindo to Santa Rosa.
What companies run services between Tamarindo, Guanacaste, Costa Rica and Santa Rosa, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Terminal Tamarindo to Santa Rosa via Central Autobusera Inteligente, San José, San Salvador, San Salvador, Tapachula, Mexico City Politécnico Station, Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte, and Tepic in around 4d 10h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Tamarindo Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Nosara Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 39m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Nosara Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–900
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 23m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Nosara Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 48m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
Train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Santa Rosa Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- Sonoma Marin SMART
Train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Santa Rosa Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- Sonoma Marin SMART
Train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Santa Rosa Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- Sonoma Marin SMART
Train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- Sonoma Marin SMART
Train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Santa Rosa Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- Sonoma Marin SMART
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Tamarindo to Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $168
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Tamarindo to Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $168
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Tamarindo to Alajuela
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $341
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Tamarindo to Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $168
- Website
- RIDE CR
- Phone
- +506 2750 0626
- info@caribeshuttle.com
- Website
- Caribe Shuttle
Shuttle from Tamarindo to Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Caribe Shuttle
Shuttle from Tamarindo to Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Caribe Shuttle
Shuttle from Tamarindo to Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Caribe Shuttle
- Phone
- +506 4404 0505
- sac@tiguanacaste.com
- Website
- tiguanacaste.com
Bus from Terminal Tamarindo to Central Autobusera Inteligente
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Schedules at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Book at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Phone
- +503 7841 5688
- elsalvador@transportedelsol.com
- Website
- Transporte del SOL
Bus from San José to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60
- Schedules at
- Transporte del SOL
- Phone
- +𝟓𝟎𝟑 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟒 𝟔𝟓𝟒𝟖
- elcondorinternacional@gmail.com
- Website
- El Condor Internacional
Bus from San Salvador to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- Schedules at
- El Condor Internacional
- Phone
- +52 55 5526 2961
- jramirezm@grupoado.com.mx
- Website
- Ecobus Express
Bus from Tapachula to Mexico City Politécnico Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- Ecobus Express
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- autobuseselite.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tepic
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Schedules at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Book at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 5141 4300
- contacto@odm.com.mx
- Website
- odm.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tepic
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $90–130
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 664 299 0487
- servicios@acnautobuses.com
- Website
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Tepic to Santa Rosa
- Ave. Duration
- 38h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–230
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
- Phone
- +1 415-461-4222
- Website
- Marin Airporter
Bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoff
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $32
- Website
- Marin Airporter
- Adult One-way
- $32
Bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoff
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $32
- Website
- Marin Airporter
- Adult One-way
- $32
Bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoff
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $32
- Website
- Marin Airporter
- Adult One-way
- $32
Bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoff
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $32
- Website
- Marin Airporter
- Adult One-way
- $32
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- Groome Transportation
Bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- Groome Transportation
- First Passenger
- $25–55
- Phone
- +506 2665 7520
- tlpampaoficial@gmail.com
- Website
- Transportes La Pampa
Bus from Tamarindo to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- Transportes La Pampa
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- info@ticabus.com
- Website
- Tica Bus
Bus from Liberia to Terminal Tica Bus Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–26
- Website
- Tica Bus
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- info@boletosdebus.com
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Managua to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $330–400
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–100
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District
Bus from Fremont St & Mission St to Santa Rosa Transit Mall-Bay N1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District
- Adult
- $10–14
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