There are 8 ways to get from Liberia to Ballena by plane, taxi, bus, car, or shuttle
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Fly Liberia International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane LIR - XQP
- Take the taxi from Quepos-Airport-XQP to Ballenataxi
3h 59m$374–423Bus via Parrita
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Puntarenasbus
- Take the bus from Puntarenas to Parritabus
- Take the bus from Terminal de buses Parrita to Uvitabus
6h 58m$33–43Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Puntarenasbus
- Take the bus from Puntarenas to Quebrada Amarillabus
- Take the bus from Quebrada Amarilla to Uvitabus
6h 48m$34–45Drive 316.6 km
- Drive from Liberia to Ballenacar 316.6 km
5h 18m$43–62Fly Liberia International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane LIR - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Uvita
4h 27m$774–1,806Bus to Juan Santamaría International Airport, fly to Quepos La Managua Airport, taxi
- Take the bus from Liberia to Parada Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaríabus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane SJO - XQP
- Take the taxi from Quepos-Airport-XQP to Ballenataxi
5h 29m$215–255Shuttle to Tamarindo Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia to Tamarindo
- Fly from Tamarindo Airport (TNO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane TNO - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Uvita
5h 45m$600–617Bus #2
- Take the bus from Terminal Pulmitan Liberia to Terminal Pulmitan De Liberiabus Liberia
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus to Uvita Bahia Ballenabus San Jose
10h 25m$45–58
Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Liberia to Ballena is to bus via Parrita which costs $30 - $45 and takes 6h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Liberia to Ballena is to fly and taxi which takes 3h 59m and costs $370 - $430.
The distance between Liberia and Ballena is 278 km. The road distance is 316.6 km.
The best way to get from Liberia to Ballena without a car is to bus which takes 6h 48m and costs $30 - $50.
It takes approximately 3h 59m to get from Liberia to Ballena, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Liberia to Ballena is 317 km. It takes approximately 5h 18m to drive from Liberia to Ballena.
There are 466+ hotels available in Ballena.
What companies run services between Liberia, Costa Rica and Ballena, Costa Rica?
You can take a bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Ballena via Puntarenas, Quebrada Amarilla, and Uvita in around 6h 48m.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–490
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–240
Flights from Tamarindo Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–290
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $209–211
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–490
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–240
Flights from Tamarindo Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–290
- Website
- costaricagreenair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–240
- Phone
- +506 2663 1752
- reinadelcamposa@hotmail.com
- Website
- reinadelcampo.com
Bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Schedules at
- reinadelcampo.com
- Phone
- +506 2777 0263
- info@tqpcr.com
- Website
- tqpcr.com
Bus from Puntarenas to Quebrada Amarilla
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Schedules at
- tqpcr.com
Bus from Puntarenas to Parrita
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Schedules at
- tqpcr.com
- Phone
- +506 2221 4214
- info@tracopacr.com
- Website
- tracopacr.com
Bus from Quebrada Amarilla to Uvita
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Schedules at
- tracopacr.com
- Colectivo
- $8–11
Bus from Terminal de buses Parrita to Uvita
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- tracopacr.com
- Colectivo
- $6–9
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from San José to Uvita
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $311
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Liberia to Tamarindo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $109
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +506 4404 0505
- sac@tiguanacaste.com
- Website
- tiguanacaste.com
Bus from Liberia to Parada Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–14
- Schedules at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Book at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Phone
- +506 2750 0626
- info@caribeshuttle.com
- Website
- caribeshuttle.com
Shuttle from Liberia to Tamarindo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.caribeshuttle.com/
- Phone
- +506 2222 0610
- info@caribeños.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Pulmitan Liberia to Terminal Pulmitan De Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Book at
- mibus.cr
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- info@ticabus.com
- Website
- ticabus.com
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus to Uvita Bahia Ballena
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–26
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Estimated price
- $110–140
Taxi Quepos
- Phone
- +506 8501 0497
- Website
- quepostaxi.com
Taxi Quepos
- Phone
- +506 8501 0497
- Website
- quepostaxi.com
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