There are 10 ways to get from Madison to Liberia by plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), car, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Liberia International Airport
best- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane MSN - LIR
10h 33m$617–2,671Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departuresbus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane ORD - SJO
- Take the bus from Parada Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría to Liberiabus
14h 12m$169–445Bus
- Take the bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrakbus
- Take the bus from Water & Chicago - Circle K to Shell gas station - Texarkana, TXbus
- Take the bus from Texarkana to Houston Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Houston to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Managua - CCA to Liberia - Estación de Servicio EMESAbus
5d 14h$481–904Drive 5,171.3 km
- Drive from Madison to Liberiacar 5,171.3 km
2d 16h$694–1,002Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Liberia International Airport
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departuresbus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane ORD - LIR
11h$525–4,409Bus to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to Liberia International Airport
- Take the bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airportbus
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane MKE - LIR
11h 57m$676–2,888Fly Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Juan Santamaría International Airport, bus
- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane MSN - SJO
- Take the bus from Parada Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría to Liberiabus
13h 39m$241–1,017Bus to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Liberia International Airport
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departuresbus
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane MDW - LIR
15h 2m$529–2,019Bus to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airportbus
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane MKE - SJO
- Take the bus from Parada Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría to Liberiabus
14h 58m$270–1,134Bus, train
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton Stbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Longviewtrain
- Take the bus from Longview Bus Station to Houston Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Houston to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Managua - CCA to Liberia - Estación de Servicio EMESAbus
5d 16h$564–1,103
Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Liberia International Airport (LIR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madison to Liberia is to bus and fly which costs $160 - $450 and takes 14h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Madison to Liberia is to fly which takes 10h 33m and costs $600 - $2,700.
The distance between Madison and Liberia is 3662 km. The road distance is 5171.3 km.
The best way to get from Madison to Liberia without a car is to bus which takes 5 days 14h and costs $480 - $950.
It takes approximately 10h 33m to get from Madison to Liberia, including transfers.
The best way to get from Madison to Liberia is to fly which takes 10h 33m and costs $600 - $2,700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $480 - $950 and takes 5 days 14h.
Liberia is 1h behind Madison. It is currently 4:32 AM in Madison and 3:32 AM in Liberia.
Yes, the driving distance between Madison to Liberia is 5171 km. It takes approximately 2 days 16h to drive from Madison to Liberia.
There are 105+ hotels available in Liberia.
What companies run services between Madison, WI, USA and Liberia, Costa Rica?
American Airlines, Delta, and United Airlines fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Liberia International Airport (LIR) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Liberia - Estación de Servicio EMESA via Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak, Water & Chicago - Circle K, Shell gas station - Texarkana, TX, Texarkana, Houston Bus Station, Magnolia Transit Center, Sage Rd @ Alabama St, Houston, and Terminal Managua - CCA in around 5d 14h.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,700
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Liberia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,800
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Liberia International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,900
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,800
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 46m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Liberia International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,900
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,400
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,800
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,900
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Liberia International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–3,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,800
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–650
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–2,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–320
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Longview
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 414-266-4409
- ticketinfo@badgerbus.com
- Website
- badgerbus.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–30
- Website
- https://badgerbus.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Website
- https://badgerbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–20
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–55
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Water & Chicago - Circle K to Shell gas station - Texarkana, TX
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–280
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $140–280
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Texarkana to Houston Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Longview Bus Station to Houston Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- info@boletosdebus.com
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Houston to Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 1h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $230–390
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Terminal Managua - CCA to Liberia - Estación de Servicio EMESA
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–24
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $16–24
- Phone
- +1 608-752-5407
- vangalder@coachusa.com
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departures
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- https://www.coachusa.com/van-galder-bus-company
Bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://www.coachusa.com/van-galder-bus-company
- Phone
- +506 4404 0505
- sac@tiguanacaste.com
- Website
- tiguanacaste.com
Bus from Parada Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría to Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Schedules at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Book at
- tiguanacaste.com
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