There are 5 ways to get from Cusco to Liberia by plane, bus, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane CUZ - 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 43m$236–412Fly to Liberia International Airport
- Fly from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane CUZ - LIR
9h 47m$434–1,226Fly to Tamarindo Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) to Tamarindo Airport (TNO)plane CUZ - TNO
- Take a shuttle bus from Tamarindo to Liberia
10h 10m$392–853Fly to La Fortuna Arenal Airport, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) to La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON)plane CUZ - FON
- Take a shuttle bus from La Fortuna to Cañas
- Take the bus from Cañas to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberiabus
18h 13m$468–919Fly to Nosara Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) to Nosara Airport (NOB)plane CUZ - NOB
- Take a shuttle bus from Tamarindo to Liberia
13h 25m$678–1,100
Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cusco to Liberia is to fly and bus which costs $230 - $420 and takes 10h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Cusco to Liberia is to fly which takes 9h 47m and costs $430 - $1,300.
The distance between Cusco and Liberia is 3254 km.
It takes approximately 10h 43m to get from Cusco to Liberia, including transfers.
Liberia is 1h behind Cusco. It is currently 5:39 AM in Cusco and 4:39 AM in Liberia.
There are 104+ hotels available in Liberia.
What companies run services between Cusco, Peru and Liberia, Costa Rica?
LATAM Chile, SANSA, and four other airlines fly from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) to Liberia International Airport (LIR) twice daily.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Lima, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Lima, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–700
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Lima, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–650
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Nosara Airport via Lima, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 1m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–650
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Nosara Airport via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Lima, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–700
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Nosara Airport via Lima, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–650
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–400
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Arequipa, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–400
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Lima, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Arequipa, Lima, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
- 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
- $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
- 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
Shuttle from La Fortuna to Cañas
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $240
- 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
Shuttle from Tamarindo to Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Caribe Shuttle
- Phone
- +506 2663 1752
- reinadelcamposa@hotmail.com
- Website
- Reina del Campo
Bus from Cañas to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–5
- Schedules at
- Reina del Campo
- Phone
- +506 2222 0610
- info@grupocaribeños.com
Bus from Cañas to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2–4
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