There are 10 ways to get from Liberia to Manzanillo by shuttle, plane, bus, or car
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Shuttle, shuttle to Juan Santamaría International Airport, fly to Playa De Oro International Airport
best- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Alajuela
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Playa De Oro International Airport (ZLO)plane SJO - ZLO
16h 35m$12,791–34,730Bus via Managua
cheapest- Take the bus from Parada Rotonda Liberia to Terminal Managua - CCAbus Sjo
- Take the bus from Terminal Managua - CCA to Terminal San Carlos - Ticabusbus Mga
- Take the bus from San Salvador to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to México Citybus
- Take the bus from Terminal Poniente - Observatorio to Manzanillobus
2d 15h$4,158–6,783Drive 2,986.6 km
- Drive from Liberia to Manzanillocar 2,986.6 km
38h 44m$7,473–10,795Bus, shuttle to Managua Airport, fly to Playa De Oro International Airport
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Peñas Blancasbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Peñas Blancas to Granada
- Fly from Managua Airport (MGA) to Playa De Oro International Airport (ZLO)plane MGA - ZLO
19h 55m$9,979–29,644Fly Liberia International Airport to Playa De Oro International Airport
- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Playa De Oro International Airport (ZLO)plane LIR - ZLO
24h 54m$12,929–50,138Shuttle to Tamarindo Airport, fly to Playa De Oro International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia to Tamarindo
- Fly from Tamarindo Airport (TNO) to Playa De Oro International Airport (ZLO)plane TNO - ZLO
25h 38m$8,790–25,180Shuttle, shuttle to Juan Santamaría International Airport, fly to Licenciado Miguel De La Madrid Airport, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Alajuela
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Licenciado Miguel De La Madrid Airport (CLQ)plane SJO - CLQ
- Take the bus from Colima to Manzanillobus
15h 59m$11,489–28,768Shuttle, shuttle to Juan Santamaría International Airport, fly to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Alajuela
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GDL)plane SJO - GDL
- Take the bus from Aeropuerto de Guadalajara - Parada de Macrobús to Terminal Sur de Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from Tren Ligero to Manzanillobus
14h 36m$12,060–20,099Bus
- Take the bus from Liberia to Central Autobusera Inteligentebus
- Take the bus from San José to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from San Salvador to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to Politécnicobus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Manzanillobus
2d 17h$4,689–5,870Bus #2
- Take the bus from Liberia to Terminal Tica Bus San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from San Salvador to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Manzanillobus
3d 10h$5,297–8,204
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Playa De Oro International Airport (ZLO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Liberia to Manzanillo is to bus via Managua which costs $4100 - $7000 and takes 2 days 15h.
The fastest way to get from Liberia to Manzanillo is to shuttle and fly and bus which takes 14h 36m and costs $12000 - $21000.
No, there is no direct bus from Liberia to Manzanillo. However, there are services departing from Parada Rotonda Liberia and arriving at Manzanillo via Terminal Managua - CCA, San Salvador, Tapachula and Terminal Poniente - Observatorio. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 15h.
The distance between Liberia and Manzanillo is 2672 km. The road distance is 2986.6 km.
The best way to get from Liberia to Manzanillo without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 10h and costs $5000 - $8500.
It takes approximately 16h 35m to get from Liberia to Manzanillo, including transfers.
Liberia to Manzanillo bus services, operated by Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter), depart from Parada Rotonda Liberia station.
The best way to get from Liberia to Manzanillo is to bus via Managua which takes 2 days 15h and costs $4100 - $7000. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $12000 - $50000 and takes 24h 54m.
Liberia to Manzanillo bus services, operated by Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter), arrive at Terminal Managua - CCA station.
Yes, the driving distance between Liberia to Manzanillo is 2987 km. It takes approximately 38h 44m to drive from Liberia to Manzanillo.
What companies run services between Liberia, Costa Rica and Manzanillo, Mexico?
You can take a bus from Parada Rotonda Liberia to Manzanillo via Terminal Managua - CCA, Terminal San Carlos - Ticabus, San Salvador, Tapachula, México City, Balbuena, Observatorio, and Terminal Poniente - Observatorio in around 2d 15h. Alternatively, American Airlines, United Airlines, and Alaska Airlines, Inc. fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Playa De Oro International Airport (ZLO) 3 times a week.
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Playa De Oro International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $5,000–23,000
Flights from Managua Airport to Playa De Oro International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 3m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $5,500–25,000
Flights from Managua Airport to Playa De Oro International Airport via San Salvador, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $13,000–55,000
Flights from Managua Airport to Playa De Oro International Airport via Panama City, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $8,500–35,000
Flights from Managua Airport to Playa De Oro International Airport via Guatemala City, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 29m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $5,500–25,000
Flights from Tamarindo Airport to Playa De Oro International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,800–40,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Licenciado Miguel De La Madrid Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,800–17,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–8,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Managua Airport to Playa De Oro International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 37m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $8,000–34,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Playa De Oro International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 37m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $11,000–48,000
Flights from Tamarindo Airport to Playa De Oro International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 27m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $6,500–27,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Playa De Oro International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 56m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $13,000–55,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Playa De Oro International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 54m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $18,000–70,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Playa De Oro International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 54m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $18,000–70,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,900–8,500
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $3,300–16,000
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,500–7,500
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,300–10,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,300–10,000
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Liberia to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5,018
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Monteverde to Alajuela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5,862
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Liberia to Tamarindo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $3,121
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Liberia to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5,018
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Monteverde to Alajuela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5,862
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Liberia to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5,018
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Monteverde to Alajuela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5,862
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Liberia to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3,359
- Schedules at
- Jorge's Taxis and Shuttles
Shuttle from Liberia to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3,359
- Schedules at
- Jorge's Taxis and Shuttles
Shuttle from Liberia to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3,359
- Schedules at
- Jorge's Taxis and Shuttles
Shuttle from Liberia to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,200–1,300
- Website
- Tropical Tours Shuttles
Shuttle from Liberia to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,200–1,300
- Website
- Tropical Tours Shuttles
Shuttle from Liberia to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,200–1,300
- Website
- Tropical Tours Shuttles
Bus from Parada Rotonda Liberia to Terminal Managua - CCA
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $310–440
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $310–440
Bus from Terminal Managua - CCA to Terminal San Carlos - Ticabus
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $650–1,027
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $650–950
- Phone
- +𝟓𝟎𝟑 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟒 𝟔𝟓𝟒𝟖
- elcondorinternacional@gmail.com
- Website
- El Condor Internacional
Bus from San Salvador to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $933
- Schedules at
- El Condor Internacional
Bus from San Salvador to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $933
- Schedules at
- El Condor Internacional
Bus from San Salvador to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $933
- Schedules at
- El Condor Internacional
- Phone
- +52 961 638 5018
- info@autobusestitanium.com
- Website
- autobusestitanium.com
Bus from Tapachula to México City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $850–1,200
- Schedules at
- autobusestitanium.com
- Book at
- autobusestitanium.com
- Delux
- $850–1,200
- First Class
- $850–1,000
Bus from Tapachula to Politécnico
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $850–1,200
- Schedules at
- autobusestitanium.com
- Book at
- autobusestitanium.com
- Delux
- $850–1,200
- First Class
- $850–1,100
- Phone
- 800 622 22 22
- buzondeatencion@gho.mx
- Website
- Autovías
Bus from Terminal Poniente - Observatorio to Manzanillo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,100
- Website
- Autovías
Bus from Colima to Manzanillo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $200–410
- Website
- Autovías
Bus from Tren Ligero to Manzanillo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $550–1,200
- Website
- Autovías
- Phone
- +506 2666 0517
- info@grupotranbasa.com
- Website
- Grupo Tranbasa
Bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Peñas Blancas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–80
- Schedules at
- Grupo Tranbasa
- Phone
- +506 8812 4012
- info@easyridecostarica.com
- Website
- EasyRide CR
Shuttle from Peñas Blancas to Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $2,781
- Schedules at
- EasyRide CR
- Phone
- +506 2750 0626
- info@caribeshuttle.com
- Website
- Caribe Shuttle
Shuttle from Liberia to Tamarindo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Caribe Shuttle
- Phone
- +52 33 3942 5700
- Website
- Siteur
Bus from Aeropuerto de Guadalajara - Parada de Macrobús to Terminal Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11
- Schedules at
- Siteur
- Phone
- +506 4404 0505
- sac@tiguanacaste.com
- Website
- tiguanacaste.com
Bus from Liberia to Central Autobusera Inteligente
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $170–330
- Schedules at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Book at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Phone
- +503 7841 5688
- elsalvador@transportedelsol.com
- Website
- Transporte del SOL
Bus from San José to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1,120
- Schedules at
- Transporte del SOL
- Phone
- +52 800 800 0386
- atn_clientes@etn.com.mx
- Website
- ETN Turistar
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Manzanillo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,600–2,400
- Website
- ETN Turistar
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- info@ticabus.com
- Website
- Tica Bus
Bus from Liberia to Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $950–1,600
- Website
- Tica Bus
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Tapachula to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1,700–3,100
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 477 710 0060
- Website
- primeraplus.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Manzanillo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–2,600
- Schedules at
- primeraplus.com.mx
- Book at
- primeraplus.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- futura.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Manzanillo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,800–2,900
- Schedules at
- futura.com.mx
- Book at
- futura.com.mx
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