There are 6 ways to get from Melbourne to Liberia by plane, bus, 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 to Liberia International Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane MEL - LIR
24h 37m$1,333–4,630Fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane MEL - SJO
- Take the bus from Parada Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría to Liberiabus
30h 35m$748–1,747Fly to Managua Airport, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Managua Airport (MGA)plane MEL - MGA
- Take a shuttle bus from Granada to Peñas Blancas
- Take the bus from Peñas Blancas to Liberia - Estación de Servicio EMESAbus
33h 13m$780–2,282Fly to Tamarindo Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Tamarindo Airport (TNO)plane MEL - TNO
- Take a shuttle bus from Tamarindo to Liberia
37h 9m$748–2,230Fly to La Fortuna Arenal Airport, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON)plane MEL - FON
- Take a shuttle bus from La Fortuna to Cañas
- Take the bus from Cañas to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberiabus
39h 27m$830–2,316Fly to Nosara Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Nosara Airport (NOB)plane MEL - NOB
- Take a shuttle bus from Tamarindo to Liberia
28h 4m$1,054–2,540
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Liberia International Airport (LIR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Liberia is to fly and bus which costs $750 - $1,800 and takes 30h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Liberia is to fly which takes 24h 37m and costs $1,300 - $4,700.
The distance between Melbourne and Liberia is 14209 km.
It takes approximately 24h 37m to get from Melbourne to Liberia, including transfers.
Liberia is 16h behind Melbourne. It is currently 8:24 AM in Melbourne and 4:24 PM in Liberia.
There are 107+ hotels available in Liberia.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Liberia, Costa Rica?
Qantas, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and two other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Liberia International Airport (LIR) twice daily.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tamarindo Airport via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Sydney, Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–3,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via San Francisco, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 15m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Los Angeles, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nosara Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nosara Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nosara Airport via San Francisco, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 45m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nosara Airport via Los Angeles, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tamarindo Airport via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Sydney, Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–3,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via San Francisco, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 15m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Los Angeles, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nosara Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nosara Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Liberia International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 24m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 11m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–6,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Managua Airport via Auckland, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 1m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–6,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 1m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–2,200
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–6,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–2,200
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Managua Airport via Los Angeles, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Managua Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Managua Airport via San Francisco, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
- Website
- costaricagreenair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nosara Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nosara Airport via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nosara Airport via Los Angeles, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Managua Airport via Santiago, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 11m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
- 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
- Phone
- +1 586 310 8389
- info@easyridecostarica.com
- Website
- easyridecostarica.com
Shuttle from Granada to Peñas Blancas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $149
- Schedules at
- easyridecostarica.com
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Peñas Blancas to Liberia - Estación de Servicio EMESA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $5–8
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Tamarindo to Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $168
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from La Fortuna to Cañas
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $240
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +506 2750 0626
- info@caribeshuttle.com
- Website
- caribeshuttle.com
Shuttle from Tamarindo to Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.caribeshuttle.com/
- Phone
- +506 2663 1752
- reinadelcamposa@hotmail.com
- Website
- reinadelcampo.com
Bus from Cañas to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–5
- Schedules at
- reinadelcampo.com
- Phone
- +506 2222 0610
- info@grupocaribeños.com
Bus from Cañas to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2–4
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