There are 7 ways to get from Liberia to Puriscal by plane, taxi, bus, shuttle, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Liberia International Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane LIR - SJO
- Take the taxi from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Puriscaltaxi
3h 6m$555–1,612Bus via Puntarenas
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 Santa Rosabus
8h 6m$14–19Bus
- Take the bus from Liberia to Central Autobusera Inteligentebus San Jose
- Take the bus from Terminal Tralapa to Puriscalbus 145 San Jose
6h 56m$15–22Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Liberia to Cruce Esparzabus San Jose
- Take the taxi from Cruce Esparza to Puriscaltaxi
3h 41m$138–169Shuttle to Tamarindo Airport, fly, taxi
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia to Tamarindo
- Fly from Tamarindo Airport (TNO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane TNO - SJO
- Take the taxi from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Puriscaltaxi
4h 24m$381–423Bus via Santa Rosa
- Take the bus from Terminal Pulmitan Liberia to Terminal Pulmitan De Liberiabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Tralapa to Puriscalbus
- Take the bus from Puriscal to Santa Rosabus
9h 7m$16–20Drive 199.2 km
- Drive from Liberia to Puriscalcar 199.2 km
4h 1m$27–39
Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Liberia to Puriscal is to bus via Puntarenas which costs $14 - $20 and takes 8h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Liberia to Puriscal is to fly and taxi which takes 3h 6m and costs $550 - $1,700.
No, there is no direct bus from Liberia to Puriscal. However, there are services departing from Liberia and arriving at Salitrales via Terminal Tralapa and Puriscal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 56m.
The distance between Liberia and Puriscal is 237 km. The road distance is 199.2 km.
The best way to get from Liberia to Puriscal without a car is to bus which takes 6h 56m and costs $14 - $22.
It takes approximately 3h 6m to get from Liberia to Puriscal, including transfers.
Liberia to Puriscal bus services, operated by Transporte Inteligente de Guanacaste, depart from Liberia station.
Liberia to Puriscal bus services, operated by Transporte Inteligente de Guanacaste, arrive at Central Autobusera Inteligente station.
Yes, the driving distance between Liberia to Puriscal is 199 km. It takes approximately 4h 1m to drive from Liberia to Puriscal.
There are 321+ hotels available in Puriscal.
What companies run services between Liberia, Costa Rica and Puriscal, Costa Rica?
You can take a bus from Liberia to Salitrales via Central Autobusera Inteligente, Terminal Tralapa, and Puriscal in around 6h 56m.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–490
Flights from Tamarindo Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–290
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–490
Flights from Tamarindo Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–290
- Phone
- +506 4404 0505
- sac@tiguanacaste.com
- Website
- tiguanacaste.com
Bus from Liberia to Central Autobusera Inteligente
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–14
- Schedules at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Book at
- tiguanacaste.com
Bus from Liberia to Cruce Esparza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Book at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Phone
- +506 2258 3903
- recepcion@comtrasuli.com
Bus from Terminal Tralapa to Puriscal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- yoviajocr.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/
- 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 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 Terminal de buses Parrita to Santa Rosa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Schedules at
- tracopacr.com
- Colectivo
- $4–6
Bus from Puriscal to Santa Rosa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Schedules at
- tracopacr.com
- Colectivo
- $4–6
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Estimated price
- $110–160
Taxis Desamparados
- Phone
- +506 4080 3815
- Website
- facebook.com
Taxis Coopeirazú
- Phone
- +506 2254 3211
- Website
- coopeirazu.com
Coopetranstura
- Phone
- +506 2440 4444
- Website
- officialairportsjotaxi.com
Coopetico
- Phone
- +506 2224 7979
- Website
- facebook.com
Coopetaxi
- Phone
- +506 2235 9966
- Website
- facebook.com
Taxis Unidos Puntarenas
- Phone
- +506 8732 2020
- Website
- facebook.com
Taxis Del Pacífico
- Phone
- +506 2663 5050
- Website
- facebook.com
Taxis Desamparados
- Phone
- +506 4080 3815
- Website
- facebook.com
Taxis Coopeirazú
- Phone
- +506 2254 3211
- Website
- coopeirazu.com
Coopetranstura
- Phone
- +506 2440 4444
- Website
- officialairportsjotaxi.com
Coopetico
- Phone
- +506 2224 7979
- Website
- facebook.com
Coopetaxi
- Phone
- +506 2235 9966
- Website
- facebook.com
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