There are 5 ways to get from Cuenca to Liberia by plane, bus, shuttle, or taxi
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Fly Cuenca to Juan Santamaría International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane CUE - SJO
- Take the bus from 50 m este Del Aeropuerto to Paseo Colon Frente A Torre Mercedesbus
- Take the bus from Central Autobusera Inteligente to Liberiabus
10h 9m$209–401Fly Cuenca to Liberia International Airport
- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane CUE - LIR
9h 23m$368–1,263Fly Cuenca to Tamarindo Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Tamarindo Airport (TNO)plane CUE - TNO
- Take a shuttle bus from Tamarindo to Liberia
10h 11m$396–1,043Taxi to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, bus
- Take the taxi from Cuenca to Guayaquil-Airport-GYEtaxi
- Fly from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane GYE - SJO
- Take the bus from 50 m este Del Aeropuerto to Paseo Colon Frente A Torre Mercedesbus
- Take the bus from Central Autobusera Inteligente to Liberiabus
9h 56m$385–599Taxi to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, fly to Liberia International Airport
- Take the taxi from Cuenca to Guayaquil-Airport-GYEtaxi
- Fly from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane GYE - LIR
8h 50m$310–855
Cuenca (CUE) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cuenca to Liberia is to fly and bus which costs $200 - $410 and takes 10h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Cuenca to Liberia is to taxi and fly which takes 8h 50m and costs $310 - $900.
The distance between Cuenca and Liberia is 1853 km.
It takes approximately 10h 9m to get from Cuenca to Liberia, including transfers.
Liberia is 1h behind Cuenca. It is currently 5:05 PM in Cuenca and 4:05 PM in Liberia.
There are 108+ hotels available in Liberia.
What companies run services between Cuenca, Ecuador and Liberia, Costa Rica?
Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A., World Ticket, and three other airlines fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Liberia International Airport (LIR) 6 times a week.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Cuenca to Liberia International Airport via Quito, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Cuenca to Tamarindo Airport via Quito, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Cuenca to Tamarindo Airport via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Quito, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Cuenca to Liberia International Airport via Quito, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Cuenca to Tamarindo Airport via Quito, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Cuenca to Tamarindo Airport via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Quito, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Cuenca to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–390
Flights from Cuenca to Juan Santamaría International Airport via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–390
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–460
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $180–460
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–400
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Cuenca to Liberia International Airport via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Phone
- +506 2442 6900
- contraloriadeservicios@grupotuasa.com
- Website
- grupotuasa.com
Bus from 50 m este Del Aeropuerto to Paseo Colon Frente A Torre Mercedes
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- grupotuasa.com
Bus from 50 m este Del Aeropuerto to Paseo Colon Frente A Torre Mercedes
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- grupotuasa.com
- Phone
- +506 4404 0505
- sac@tiguanacaste.com
- Website
- tiguanacaste.com
Bus from Central Autobusera Inteligente to Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–18
- Schedules at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Book at
- tiguanacaste.com
Bus from Central Autobusera Inteligente to Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–18
- Schedules at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Book at
- tiguanacaste.com
- 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
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Estimated price
- $110–140
Fusion radio taxi
- Phone
- +593 7-281-1111
- Website
- facebook.com
Radio Taxi Amigos
- Phone
- +593 99 849 1019
- Website
- facebook.com
Radio Taxi Express
- Phone
- +593 09 9034 2881
- Website
- instagram.com
Radio Taxi FLASH
- Phone
- +593 99 407 6453
- Website
- facebook.com
Taxi Cuenca
- Phone
- +593 653 681 442
- Website
- taxiscuenca.es
Fusion radio taxi
- Phone
- +593 7-281-1111
- Website
- facebook.com
Radio Taxi Amigos
- Phone
- +593 99 849 1019
- Website
- facebook.com
Radio Taxi Express
- Phone
- +593 09 9034 2881
- Website
- instagram.com
Radio Taxi FLASH
- Phone
- +593 99 407 6453
- Website
- facebook.com
Taxi Cuenca
- Phone
- +593 653 681 442
- Website
- taxiscuenca.es
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