There are 4 ways to get from Liberia to Machu Picchu by bus, plane, train, or shuttle
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Bus to Juan Santamaría International Airport, fly, Train + Bus
best- Take the bus from Liberia to Parada Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaríabus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ)plane SJO - CUZ
- Take the train from Cusco - Wanchaq to Machu Picchu Pueblotrain
17h 58m$254–2,129Fly from Liberia International Airport, Train + Bus
- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ)plane LIR - CUZ
- Take the train from Cusco - Wanchaq to Machu Picchu Pueblotrain
19h 29m$570–3,287Shuttle to Tamarindo Airport, fly, Train + Bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia to Tamarindo
- Fly from Tamarindo Airport (TNO) to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ)plane TNO - CUZ
- Take the train from Cusco - Wanchaq to Machu Picchu Pueblotrain
17h 46m$441–2,633Shuttle to Nosara Airport, fly, Train + Bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia to Tamarindo
- Fly from Nosara Airport (NOB) to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ)plane NOB - CUZ
- Take the train from Cusco - Wanchaq to Machu Picchu Pueblotrain
19h 47m$627–2,777
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Liberia to Machu Picchu is to bus and fly and Train + Bus which costs $250 - $2,200 and takes 17h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Liberia to Machu Picchu is to shuttle and fly and Train + Bus which takes 17h 46m and costs $440 - $2,700.
The distance between Liberia and Machu Picchu is 3262 km.
It takes approximately 17h 58m to get from Liberia to Machu Picchu, including transfers.
Machu Picchu is 1h ahead of Liberia. It is currently 10:57 AM in Liberia and 11:57 AM in Machu Picchu.
There are 130+ hotels available in Machu Picchu.
What companies run services between Liberia, Costa Rica and Machu Picchu, Peru?
There is no direct connection from Liberia to Machu Picchu. However, you can take the bus to Parada Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría, walk to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) airport, fly to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ), walk to Cusco Airport, take the bus to Avenida Pardo, walk to Cusco - Wanchaq, take the train to Machu Picchu Pueblo, walk to Aguas Calientes, then take the bus to Machu Picchu. Alternatively, you can take the shuttle to Liberia Airport, walk to Liberia International Airport (LIR) airport, fly to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ), walk to Cusco Airport, take the bus to Avenida Pardo, walk to Cusco - Wanchaq, take the train to Machu Picchu Pueblo, walk to Aguas Calientes, then take the bus to Machu Picchu.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–400
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Nosara Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Cobano, Juan Santamaría International Airport, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Tamarindo Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Nosara Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Nosara Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Cobano, Juan Santamaría International Airport, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Nosara Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–470
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,800
Flights from Tamarindo Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Nosara Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
- Phone
- +51 1625 4848
- reservas@perurail.com
- Website
- perurail.com
Train from Cusco - Wanchaq to Machu Picchu Pueblo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–1,600
- Website
- https://www.perurail.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
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Liberia to Tamarindo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $109
- 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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