San José to Tamarindo Bus: Book Your Seat for Less

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San José to Tamarindo bus is a popular way of traveling. For this specific route, two transport types are available: bus and plane. We found up to 12 bus departures, including 6 night buses. For faster travel, 1 flight is available daily.


Traveling by bus from San José to Tamarindo

The shortest travel distance between San José and Tamarindo is 160 mi. The fastest bus which departs at has a travel time of h. The longest travel time on the route is h.

Overnight buses

If you want to travel overnight and save money on accommodation or arrive in Tamarindo earlier, there is 1 night bus departing from San José to Tamarindo. The overnight bus departs at and arrives at the same day.

Bus companies

Transporte Inteligente Guanacaste is the name of the company operating this route. This company has not been rated yet.

Departure and arrival stations

If you're wanting more detailed information about either San José or Tamarindo, including general information, station and stop information and other popular routes, you can follow the links below.
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  San José

You can see information about the departure station and stops San José here



Trip reviews from San José to Tamarindo

If you had travelled from San José to Tamarindo, and you want to share your travel experience with fellow travellers, we encourage you to leave a review for the route and tell both to us and to other passengers what part of your journey was the best, and what needs improvement.

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Other popular destinations from Tamarindo

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Other ways of traveling between San José and Tamarindo

In case that you feel safer taking other forms of transportation, you can find alternative ways of reaching Tamarindo below. If you'd prefer to save time and fly from San José to Tamarindo, there are also some air options available. We currently have %totalNumberOfDepartures% daily departures from the %airportName% located approximately %routeDistance% km from %nearbyStation%. If you'd prefer to save time and fly from San José to Tamarindo, there are also some air options available. We currently have %totalNumberOfDepartures% daily departures from the %airportName% located approximately %routeDistance% km from %nearbyStation%.

San José to Tamarindo Bus Summary

Route Overview Key Info
Departure Station San José
Destination Station Tamarindo
Daily Departures Over 12 bus departures , including more than 6 night buses.
Travel Distance 160 mi
Travel Time 01:00

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