There are 8 ways to get from Chicago to Liberia by plane, bus, car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Liberia International Airport
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane ORD - LIR
8h 48m$508–4,374Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane ORD - SJO
- Take the bus from Parada Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría to Liberiabus
12h$152–410Bus
- Take the bus from Chicago to Tornado Bus Co - Austinbus
- Take the bus from Austin to Katybus
- Take the bus from Houston to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Managua - CCA to Liberia - Estación de Servicio EMESAbus
5d 10h$513–951Drive 5,121.5 km
- Drive from Chicago to Liberiacar 5,121.5 km
2d 15h$687–992Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane MDW - LIR
11h 3m$508–1,974Train to South Bend, fly to Liberia International Airport
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airporttrain
- Fly from South Bend (SBN) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane SBN - LIR
12h 29m$578–2,483Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport, bus
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane MDW - SJO
- Take the bus from Parada Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría to Liberiabus
13h 31m$182–770Train, bus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Longviewtrain
- Take the bus from Longview Bus Station to Houston Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Houston to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Managua - CCA to Liberia - Estación de Servicio EMESAbus
5d 11h$548–1,036
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Liberia International Airport (LIR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Liberia is to fly and bus which costs $150 - $410 and takes 12h.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Liberia is to fly which takes 8h 48m and costs $500 - $4,400.
The distance between Chicago and Liberia is 3539 km. The road distance is 5121.5 km.
The best way to get from Chicago to Liberia without a car is to bus which takes 5 days 10h and costs $500 - $950.
It takes approximately 8h 48m to get from Chicago to Liberia, including transfers.
The best way to get from Chicago to Liberia is to fly which takes 8h 48m and costs $500 - $4,400. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $500 - $950 and takes 5 days 10h.
Liberia is 1h behind Chicago. It is currently 12:38 AM in Chicago and 11:38 PM in Liberia.
Yes, the driving distance between Chicago to Liberia is 5122 km. It takes approximately 2 days 15h to drive from Chicago to Liberia.
There are 105+ hotels available in Liberia.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Liberia, Costa Rica?
American Airlines, United Airlines, and Delta fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Liberia International Airport (LIR) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from State & Harrison/Ida B Wells Drive to Liberia - Estación de Servicio EMESA via 35th/Archer Orange Line Station, California & 35th Street, Chicago, Austin, Katy, Houston, and Terminal Managua - CCA in around 5d 10h.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
Flights from South Bend to Liberia International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,400
Flights from South Bend to Liberia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,600
Flights from South Bend to Liberia International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,400
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,900
Flights from South Bend to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,400
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from South Bend to Liberia International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–2,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–650
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from South Bend to Liberia International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,800
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–320
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–750
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Phone
- +1 219-926-5744
- Website
- mysouthshoreline.com
Train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $13–15
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Longview
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Chicago to Tornado Bus Co - Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–330
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $170–330
Bus from Austin to Katy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–140
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $45–140
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- info@boletosdebus.com
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Houston to Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 1h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $230–390
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Terminal Managua - CCA to Liberia - Estación de Servicio EMESA
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–24
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $16–24
- Phone
- +506 4404 0505
- sac@tiguanacaste.com
- Website
- tiguanacaste.com
Bus from Parada Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría to Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Schedules at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Book at
- tiguanacaste.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Longview Bus Station to Houston Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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