There are 4 ways to get from Liberia to Manta by bus, plane, or shuttle
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Bus to Juan Santamaría International Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Liberia to Parada Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC)SJO - MEC
10h 28m$115–498Shuttle, shuttle to Managua Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Plaza Santa Rosa to San Juan del Sur
- Take a shuttle bus from San Juan del Sur to Managua Airport
- Fly from Managua Airport (MGA) to Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC)MGA - MEC
16h 17m$251–794Fly from Liberia International Airport
- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC)LIR - MEC
12h 20m$266–1,036Shuttle to Tamarindo Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia to Tamarindo
- Fly from Tamarindo Airport (TNO) to Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC)TNO - MEC
11h 48m$237–682
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Liberia to Manta is to bus and fly which costs $110 - $500 and takes 10h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Liberia to Manta is to bus and fly which takes 10h 28m and costs $110 - $500.
The distance between Liberia and Manta is 1484 km.
It takes approximately 10h 28m to get from Liberia to Manta, including transfers.
Manta is 1h ahead of Liberia. It is currently 4:48 PM in Liberia and 5:48 PM in Manta.
There are 229+ hotels available in Manta.
What companies run services between Liberia, Costa Rica and Manta, Ecuador?
SANSA, Copa Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC) 3 times a day.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Eloy Alfaro International Airport via Bogota, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Eloy Alfaro International Airport via San Salvador, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Managua Airport to Eloy Alfaro International Airport via San Salvador, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Eloy Alfaro International Airport via Miami, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 34m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Eloy Alfaro International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,600
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Eloy Alfaro International Airport via Nosara Beach, Juan Santamaría International Airport, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,600
Flights from Tamarindo Airport to Eloy Alfaro International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–950
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Eloy Alfaro International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–470
Flights from Managua Airport to Eloy Alfaro International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 11m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Eloy Alfaro International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Tamarindo Airport to Eloy Alfaro International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Managua Airport to Eloy Alfaro International Airport via Panama City, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 14m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Eloy Alfaro International Airport via Miami, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
- 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 Plaza Santa Rosa to San Juan del Sur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- Website
- https://www.caribeshuttle.com/
Shuttle from Liberia to Tamarindo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.caribeshuttle.com/
- Phone
- +1 267 248 0844
- info@iskratravel.com
- Website
- iskratravel.com
Shuttle from San Juan del Sur to Managua Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $80
- Website
- https://iskratravel.com/
- Phone
- +1 586 310 8389
- info@easyridecostarica.com
- Website
- easyridecostarica.com
Shuttle from San Juan del Sur to Managua Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $179
- Schedules at
- easyridecostarica.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/
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