There are 7 ways to get from Liberia to Costa Rica by bus, car, plane, or shuttle
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Liberia to Terminal Gran Terminal del Caribebus San Jose
4h$10–14Drive 205.4 km
- Drive from Liberia to San Josécar 205.4 km
3h 21m$28–40Fly from Liberia International Airport
- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane LIR - SJO
2h 32m$237–1,471Shuttle
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia to San José
3h 43m$235Bus via Cañas
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Cañasbus 524
- Take the bus from Cañas to Terminal Gran Terminal del Caribebus 505 San José
5h 4mShuttle to Tamarindo Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia to Tamarindo
- Fly from Tamarindo Airport (TNO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane TNO - SJO
3h 10m$355–361Shuttle to Nosara Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia to Tamarindo
- Fly from Nosara Airport (NOB) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane NOB - SJO
4h 10m$643–647
Liberia to Costa Rica by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Liberia to Costa Rica is to bus which costs $10 - $14 and takes 4h.
The fastest way to get from Liberia to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 2h 32m and costs $230 - $1,500.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Liberia and arriving at Terminal Gran Terminal del Caribe. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 4h.
The distance between Liberia and Costa Rica is 206 km. The road distance is 205.4 km.
The best way to get from Liberia to Costa Rica without a car is to bus which takes 4h and costs $10 - $14.
The bus from Liberia to Terminal Gran Terminal del Caribe takes 4h including transfers and departs hourly.
Liberia to Costa Rica bus services, operated by Grupo Caribeños, depart from Liberia station.
The best way to get from Liberia to Costa Rica is to bus which takes 4h and costs $10 - $14. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $230 - $1,500 and takes 2h 32m.
Liberia to Costa Rica bus services, operated by Grupo Caribeños, arrive at Terminal Gran Terminal del Caribe station.
Yes, the driving distance between Liberia to Costa Rica is 205 km. It takes approximately 3h 21m to drive from Liberia to Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Liberia, Costa Rica and Costa Rica?
Grupo Caribeños operates a bus from Liberia to Terminal Gran Terminal del Caribe every 2 hours. Tickets cost $10–14 and the journey takes 4h. Pulmitan de Liberia also services this route hourly. Alternatively, SANSA and World Ticket fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) every 2 hours.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–1,600
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Cobano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–1,600
Flights from Tamarindo Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $178–700
Flights from Nosara Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $162–700
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–1,600
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Cobano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
Flights from Tamarindo Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $178–700
Flights from Nosara Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $162–700
- Website
- costaricagreenair.com
Flights from Nosara Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $23–200
- Phone
- +506 2222 0610
- info@caribeños.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Liberia to Terminal Gran Terminal del Caribe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +506 2222 0610
- info@caribeños.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Liberia to Terminal Gran Terminal del Caribe
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Book at
- mibus.cr
Shuttle from Liberia to San José
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $235
- Website
- https://www.jungletomsafaris.com/
- Phone
- +506 2663 1752
- reinadelcamposa@hotmail.com
- Website
- reinadelcampo.com
Bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Cañas
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–5
- Schedules at
- reinadelcampo.com
- Phone
- +506 2222 0610
- info@grupocaribeños.com
Bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Cañas
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2–4
Bus from Cañas to Terminal Gran Terminal del Caribe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- yoviajocr.com
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Liberia to Tamarindo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $168
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.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/
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