There are 8 ways to get from Liberia to Tijuana by plane, bus, car, or shuttle
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Fly Liberia International Airport to San Diego International Airport
best- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane LIR - SAN
14h 4m$6,702–22,520Bus via Mexico City
cheapest- 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 Politécnicobus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tijuanabus
3d 17h$5,548–11,301Drive 4,998.3 km
- Drive from Liberia to Tijuanacar 4,998.3 km
2d 12h$11,414–16,486Fly Liberia International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane LIR - LAX
- Take the bus from LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop to San Diegobus
14h 3m$5,652–17,175Shuttle, shuttle to Juan Santamaría International Airport, fly to Tijuana International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Alajuela
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Tijuana International Airport (TIJ)plane SJO - TIJ
15h 44m$9,893–16,958Fly Liberia International Airport to Tijuana International Airport
- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Tijuana International Airport (TIJ)plane LIR - TIJ
14h 38m$7,122–17,175Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Liberia to Terminal Tica Bus San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from San Salvador to Panajachelbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Panajachel to Tapachula
- Take the bus from Tapachula to Tijuana Los Pinosbus
4d 6h$9,581–10,909Bus
- Take the bus from Liberia to Terminal Tica Bus Managuabus
- Take the bus from Managua to Los Angelesbus
- Take the bus from El Monte to Tijuana Línea, B.C.bus
4d 16h
Liberia International Airport (LIR) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Liberia to Tijuana is to bus via Mexico City which costs $5500 - $12000 and takes 3 days 17h.
The fastest way to get from Liberia to Tijuana is to fly and bus which takes 14h 3m and costs $5500 - $18000.
No, there is no direct bus from Liberia to Tijuana. However, there are services departing from Liberia and arriving at Tijuana via San Salvador, San Salvador, Tapachula, Paradero Politécnico and Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 17h.
The distance between Liberia and Tijuana is 4115 km. The road distance is 4998.3 km.
The best way to get from Liberia to Tijuana without a car is to bus via Mexico City which takes 3 days 17h and costs $5500 - $12000.
It takes approximately 14h 4m to get from Liberia to Tijuana, including transfers.
Liberia to Tijuana bus services, operated by Tica Bus, depart from Liberia station.
The best way to get from Liberia to Tijuana is to fly which takes 14h 4m and costs $6500 - $23000. Alternatively, you can bus via Mexico City, which costs $5500 - $12000 and takes 3 days 17h.
Liberia to Tijuana bus services, operated by Tica Bus, arrive at Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador station.
Tijuana is 1h behind Liberia. It is currently 12:02 PM in Liberia and 11:02 AM in Tijuana.
What companies run services between Liberia, Costa Rica and Tijuana, Mexico?
United Airlines, Delta, and two other airlines fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Liberia to Tijuana via Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador, San Salvador, Monumento Hermano Lejano, San Salvador, San Salvador, Tapachula, Politécnico, Paradero Politécnico, Poniente 112, and Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte in around 3d 17h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $5,500–21,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $6,000–23,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $6,500–24,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $10,000–36,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,500–14,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,800–14,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,200–16,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 34m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,300–16,000
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,400–13,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,800–18,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,400–11,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Houston, Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $5,000–20,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Chihuahua
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 41m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $5,000–20,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 28m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $6,000–16,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 44m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $5,500–22,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $6,500–24,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,900–15,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 12m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $11,000–39,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $6,500–24,000
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $10,000–36,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,600–16,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via San Salvador, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $4,600–16,000
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,600–16,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $6,500–22,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $6,500–25,000
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,700–14,000
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- info@ticabus.com
- Website
- ticabus.com
Bus from Liberia to Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $900–1,300
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
Bus from San Salvador to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $550–800
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
Bus from Liberia to Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $900–1,300
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
Bus from Liberia to Terminal Tica Bus Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $330–450
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
- Phone
- +𝟓𝟎𝟑 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟒 𝟔𝟓𝟒𝟖
- elcondorinternacional@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from San Salvador to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $852
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +52 961 638 5018
- info@autobusestitanium.com
- Website
- autobusestitanium.com
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
- +52 55 5141 4300
- contacto@odm.com.mx
- Website
- odm.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tijuana
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3,200–8,000
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- autobuseselite.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tijuana
- Ave. Duration
- 44h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3,200–6,500
- Schedules at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Book at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Phone
- (858) 430-8440
- contact@gorelaxsan.com
- Website
- gorelaxsan.com
Bus from LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://www.gorelaxsan.com/
- Phone
- (323)-776-5467
- hello@laxlinq.com
- Website
- laxlinq.com
Bus from LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1,000–1,800
- Website
- https://laxlinq.com/
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Liberia to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4,580
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Alajuela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5,350
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +506 6061 5674 / 2645 7272
- jorge27fm@gmail.com
- Website
- shuttlesmonteverde.com
Shuttle from Liberia to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3,065
- Schedules at
- shuttlesmonteverde.com
Shuttle from Liberia to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,100–1,200
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
- Phone
- +502 7762 2462
- eternaprimaverapana@hotmail.es
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from San Salvador to Panajachel
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $893
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/EternaPrimaveraPanajachel
- Phone
- +502 7762 0694
- info@marvelustravel.com
- Website
- marvelustravel.com
Shuttle from Panajachel to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5,109
- Book at
- https://www.marvelustravel.com/routes/
- Phone
- +52 713 120 0700
- ventas@autotravel.mx
- Website
- autotravel.mx
Bus from Tapachula to Tijuana Los Pinos
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 23h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2,100–3,000
- Schedules at
- autotravel.mx
- Book at
- autotravel.mx
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- info@boletosdebus.com
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Managua to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $5,500–7,000
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
- Website
- example.com
Bus from El Monte to Tijuana Línea, B.C.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- example.com
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