Private Shuttle from San Jose Airport (SJO) to Tamarindo

Your private transfer

Travel privately from San Jose Airport (SJO) to Tamarindo with Travesia Costa Rica. Tamarindo is Guanacaste's lively beach town, known for surfing, sunsets and a fun nightlife scene. The transfer takes about 5h, door to door, with a professional local driver. One flat price per vehicle - taxes and tolls included, and no per-person fees.

What to expect on the San Jose Airport (SJO) → Tamarindo drive

The private transfer from San Jose Airport (SJO) to Tamarindo takes about 5h, and your driver takes you straight there — no transfers, and no waiting on other passengers. Prefer to break up the trip? Quick courtesy stops for the restroom, a coffee or a photo are included — just ask your driver, and on the longer routes they can point out a scenic spot to stretch your legs. We track your flight, so a delay is never a problem, and free child seats are ready on request. First time booking a driver in Costa Rica? See exactly how a private shuttle in Costa Rica works — what is included, how the flat price is built, and what happens on the day. Planning the rest of your trip? Browse our Costa Rica travel guides.

What you’ll see between San Jose Airport (SJO) and Tamarindo

Between San Jose Airport (SJO) and Tamarindo we cross the country from the Central Valley out to Guanacaste. Depending on how the traffic is running that day we take the Pan-American (Route 1) through Esparza and Cañas, or Route 27 down to Caldera and north from there.

• The descent out of the Central Valley - cool mountain air to Guanacaste heat in about an hour
• The Gulf of Nicoya on your left around Esparza
• Sugar cane and rice fields through Cañas and Bagaces
• The Miravalles and Rincón de la Vieja volcanoes standing on the right
• Liberia, the white city, before you turn off for the coast

Prices for this route

Final price per vehicle · taxes & tolls included · not per person. For a group of 4 that works out to about $86 per person.

What’s included

• Professional, friendly driver
• Door-to-door, hotel to hotel
• Flight monitoring for delays
• Free child seats on request
• Luggage included
• Licensed & fully insured
• Bottled water & free WiFi on board
• USB charging & air conditioning
• Free courtesy stops on the way

Hotels we drive to in Tamarindo

We drop you at the door of any hotel, villa or Airbnb in Tamarindo. These are some of the properties we drive to most on this route:

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