There are 10 ways to get from Manzanillo to Liberia by plane, bus, car, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Playa De Oro International Airport to Liberia International Airport
best- Fly from Playa De Oro International Airport (ZLO) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane ZLO - LIR
15h 43m$553–2,014Fly Playa De Oro International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Playa De Oro International Airport (ZLO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane ZLO - SJO
- Take the bus from 50 m este Del Aeropuerto to Paseo Colon Frente A Torre Mercedesbus
- Take the bus from Central Autobusera Inteligente to Liberiabus
16h 3m$219–858Bus
- Take the bus from Manzanillo to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Politécnico to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador to Liberiabus
2d 6h$235–311Drive 2,960.3 km
- Drive from Manzanillo to Liberiacar 2,960.3 km
38h 55m$475–685Fly Playa De Oro International Airport to Managua Airport, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Playa De Oro International Airport (ZLO) to Managua Airport (MGA)plane ZLO - MGA
- Take a shuttle bus from Granada to Peñas Blancas
- Take the bus from Peñas Blancas to Liberia - Estación de Servicio EMESAbus
18h 44m$452–1,252Fly Playa De Oro International Airport to Tamarindo Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Playa De Oro International Airport (ZLO) to Tamarindo Airport (TNO)plane ZLO - TNO
- Take a shuttle bus from Tamarindo to Liberia
18h 32m$375–975Bus to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport, fly to Liberia International Airport
- Take the bus from Manzanillo to Guadalajara Airportbus
- Fly from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GDL) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane GDL - LIR
14h 40m$407–888Bus to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Manzanillo to Guadalajara Airportbus
- Fly from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GDL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane GDL - SJO
- Take the bus from 50 m este Del Aeropuerto to Paseo Colon Frente A Torre Mercedesbus
- Take the bus from Central Autobusera Inteligente to Liberiabus
14h$263–632Bus via Manzanillo
- Take the bus from Manzanillo to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador to Liberiabus
2d 12h$280–440Bus via Managua
- Take the bus from Manzanillo to Tecománbus
- Take the bus from Tecomán to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Mexico City Politécnico Station to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from San Salvador to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Managua - CCA to Liberia - Estación de Servicio EMESAbus Mga
2d 15h$254–349
Playa De Oro International Airport (ZLO) to Liberia International Airport (LIR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Manzanillo to Liberia is to bus which costs $230 - $320 and takes 2 days 6h.
The fastest way to get from Manzanillo to Liberia is to bus and fly which takes 14h and costs $260 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Manzanillo to Liberia. However, there are services departing from Manzanillo and arriving at Liberia via Central del Norte, Politécnico, Tapachula, Monumento Hermano Lejano, San Salvador and Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 6h.
The distance between Manzanillo and Liberia is 2296 km. The road distance is 2960.3 km.
The best way to get from Manzanillo to Liberia without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 6h and costs $230 - $320.
It takes approximately 15h 43m to get from Manzanillo to Liberia, including transfers.
Manzanillo to Liberia bus services, operated by ETN Turistar, depart from Manzanillo station.
The best way to get from Manzanillo to Liberia is to fly which takes 15h 43m and costs $550 - $2,100. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $230 - $320 and takes 2 days 6h.
Manzanillo to Liberia bus services, operated by ETN Turistar, arrive at Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte station.
Yes, the driving distance between Manzanillo to Liberia is 2960 km. It takes approximately 38h 55m to drive from Manzanillo to Liberia.
What companies run services between Manzanillo, Mexico and Liberia, Costa Rica?
Alaska Airlines, Inc., United Airlines, and American Airlines fly from Playa De Oro International Airport (ZLO) to Liberia International Airport (LIR) 4 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Manzanillo to Liberia via México D.F., Central De Autobuses Del Norte, Central del Norte, Diana, Politécnico, Tapachula, San Salvador, Monumento Hermano Lejano, San Salvador, San Salvador, and Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador in around 2d 6h.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Playa De Oro International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Mexico City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Playa De Oro International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 48m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Playa De Oro International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 36m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Playa De Oro International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 28m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Playa De Oro International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Mexico City, Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 42m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–850
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 48m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Playa De Oro International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 13m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,900
Flights from Playa De Oro International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 28m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Playa De Oro International Airport to Managua Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 21m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Playa De Oro International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Playa De Oro International Airport to Managua Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–410
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Playa De Oro International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Mexico City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Playa De Oro International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 48m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Playa De Oro International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 36m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Playa De Oro International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 28m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 48m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–750
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Playa De Oro International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–800
Flights from Playa De Oro International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City, Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 11m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–900
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Playa De Oro International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 41m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Playa De Oro International Airport to Managua Airport via Mexico City, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 26m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–440
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Playa De Oro International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–550
- Phone
- +52 800 800 0386
- atn_clientes@etn.com.mx
- Website
- ETN Turistar
Bus from Manzanillo to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–130
- Website
- ETN Turistar
- Phone
- +52 961 638 5018
- info@autobusestitanium.com
- Website
- autobusestitanium.com
Bus from Politécnico to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Schedules at
- autobusestitanium.com
- Book at
- autobusestitanium.com
- Delux
- $45–65
- First Class
- $50–60
- Phone
- +𝟓𝟎𝟑 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟒 𝟔𝟓𝟒𝟖
- elcondorinternacional@gmail.com
- Website
- El Condor Internacional
Bus from Tapachula to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- Schedules at
- El Condor Internacional
Bus from Tapachula to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- Schedules at
- El Condor Internacional
Bus from Tapachula to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- Schedules at
- El Condor Internacional
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- info@ticabus.com
- Website
- Tica Bus
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador to Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- Tica Bus
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador to Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- Tica Bus
- Phone
- +506 2442 6900
- contraloriadeservicios@grupotuasa.com
- Website
- grupotuasa.com
Bus from 50 m este Del Aeropuerto to Paseo Colon Frente A Torre Mercedes
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- grupotuasa.com
Bus from 50 m este Del Aeropuerto to Paseo Colon Frente A Torre Mercedes
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- grupotuasa.com
- Phone
- +506 4404 0505
- sac@tiguanacaste.com
- Website
- tiguanacaste.com
Bus from Central Autobusera Inteligente to Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–18
- Schedules at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Book at
- tiguanacaste.com
Bus from Central Autobusera Inteligente to Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–18
- Schedules at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Book at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Phone
- +506 8812 4012
- info@easyridecostarica.com
- Website
- EasyRide CR
Shuttle from Granada to Peñas Blancas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $149
- Schedules at
- EasyRide CR
Bus from Peñas Blancas to Liberia - Estación de Servicio EMESA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $5–8
Bus from Terminal Managua - CCA to Liberia - Estación de Servicio EMESA
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–24
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $16–24
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Tamarindo to Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $168
- Website
- RIDE CR
- Phone
- +506 2750 0626
- info@caribeshuttle.com
- Website
- Caribe Shuttle
Shuttle from Tamarindo to Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Caribe Shuttle
- Phone
- 800 622 22 22
- buzondeatencion@gho.mx
- Website
- Autovías
Bus from Manzanillo to Guadalajara Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- Autovías
Bus from Manzanillo to Guadalajara Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- Autovías
Bus from Manzanillo to Tecomán
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–14
- Website
- Autovías
- Phone
- +52 477 710 0060
- Website
- primeraplus.com.mx
Bus from Manzanillo to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Schedules at
- primeraplus.com.mx
- Book at
- primeraplus.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- futura.com.mx
Bus from Manzanillo to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–160
- Schedules at
- futura.com.mx
- Book at
- futura.com.mx
Bus from Tecomán to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–150
- Schedules at
- futura.com.mx
- Book at
- futura.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $90–160
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 5526 2961
- jramirezm@grupoado.com.mx
- Website
- Ecobus Express
Bus from Mexico City Politécnico Station to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- Ecobus Express
- Phone
- +503 7841 5688
- elsalvador@transportedelsol.com
- Website
- Transporte del SOL
Bus from San Salvador to Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60
- Schedules at
- Transporte del SOL
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