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getting to samara beach & carrillo beach

Welcome to our magnificent village!

How to get to Samara and Carrillo ...your tropical paradise on the Pacific Ocean.

By Plane | Bus | Car

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Nicoya Peninsula, Guanacaste

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Samara is located at:

  • 40 minutes by plane from San Jose ~ Daily flights by Sansa
  • 4 1/2 hours by car from San Jose International Airport Juan Santamaria
  • 2 hours by car from Liberia International Airport
  • 5 hours by bus from San Jose

Getting to Samara By Plane  Fly into Samara!

Sansa airline flies daily between San Jose and the Samara / Carrillo airport.

sansa

Sansa flies between San Jose's Juan Santa Maria Airport and Sámara/Carrillo every day.

Rates

From San Jose Fares
To Flight Departs Arrives Stops Frequency One Way Round Trip
Samara 630 08:23 09:23 1 daily $89 $178

 

To San Jose Fares
From Flight Departs Arrives Stops Frequency One Way Round Trip
Samara 631 09:33 10:28 0 daily $89 $178

Kindly check Sansa web site or call them for more information (tel. +506 2221-9414; www.flysansa.com). Hotel Giada is the local agent for Sansa in Samara Beach.

  • Infants from 0 to 2 years old - Free of charge
  • Equipment ~ Cessna Grand Caravan 208 B Aircraft. Approved by the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
  • Reservations & Ticketing ~ Tel: (506) 2221-9414 - Fax: (506) 2255-2176 -
  • Online Reservations and Ticket Purchase ~ Please enter the Purchase Ticket system.
  • Itinerary subject to change without notice

Sansa is associated with Costa Rica's national airline, Lacsa, which is now part of Grupo Taca.

Groupo Taca ~ Aviateca - Lacsa - Nica - Taca

Nature Air offers Charter Flights to Sámara/Carrillo y from San Jose's Pavas Airport (4 miles from San Jose and 9 miles from Juan Santamaria airport). Contact them for airfares at (506) 2220-3054.

Due to changing weather conditions, and therefore flight schedules, both Sansa and Nature Air recommend you do not schedule your domestic flight from Sámara to San Jose on the same day as your departing international flight from San Jose.

Getting to Samara By Bus

A bus leaves daily from San Jose at 12:00 p.m. and 6:30 pm from the Alfaro bus station which is 150 meters northwest from the Coca Cola station 9 (Avenida 5 - Calle 14 y 16). The cost of a one-way ticket is about Colones 3,500 (about US$ 7.) per person, and the trip takes about 5 hours. We advise you to buy bus tickets one day in advance. Click here for more information on Alfaro bus schedules and info.

Fantasy Bus - Tel. (506) 2232-3681 - 2220-2126 offer a comfortable transportation network all over the country by bus. From Samara, it is possible to reach directly Arenal, Monteverde, Manuel Antonio, Jaco, Playa Hermosa and San Jose. You can find routes and rates on their web-site.

Getting to Samara By Car

From San Jose:

Sámara is about a 4 and half hours drive from San Jose downtown.

From San Jose follow the Interamericana Highway North, until the turnoff for the Tempisque Bridge - Puente de la Amistad. After crossing the Gulf of Nicoya, drive directly to Nicoya and from there turn south to Samara.

From Liberia:

Sámara is about a 2 hours drive from Liberia International Airport.

From Liberia, drive directly to Nicoya and from there turn south to Samara.

Que tengan un buen viaje!

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