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 17m$1,185–4,189Fly to Tamarindo Airport, shuttle
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Tamarindo Airport (TNO)plane MEL - TNO
- Take a shuttle bus from Tamarindo to Liberia
34h 39m$637–2,140Fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, bus
- 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 12m$729–2,035Fly to Managua Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Managua Airport (MGA)plane MEL - MGA
- Take a shuttle bus from Managua Airport to San Juan del Sur
- Take a shuttle bus from San Juan del Sur to Plaza Santa Rosa
31h 14m$750–2,350Fly 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
37h 57m$745–2,202Fly to Nosara Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Nosara Airport (NOB)plane MEL - NOB
- Take a shuttle bus from Tamarindo to Liberia
36h 59m$883–2,333
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 $700 - $2,100 and takes 30h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Liberia is to fly which takes 24h 17m and costs $1,100 - $4,200.
The distance between Melbourne and Liberia is 14209 km.
It takes approximately 24h 17m to get from Melbourne to Liberia, including transfers.
Liberia is 17h behind Melbourne. It is currently 7:04 PM in Melbourne and 2:04 AM in Liberia.
There are 100+ hotels available in Liberia.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Liberia, Costa Rica?
United Airlines, Qantas, and two other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Liberia International Airport (LIR) 4 times a day.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tamarindo Airport via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Auckland, Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 20m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nosara Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nosara Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nosara Airport via San Francisco, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nosara Airport via Los Angeles, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 6m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Liberia International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 31m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Liberia International Airport via Auckland, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 14m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 55m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Auckland, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 29m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Managua Airport via Auckland, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Auckland, Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via San Francisco, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Los Angeles, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 38m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Nadi, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 58m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Liberia International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 9m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Managua Airport via Los Angeles, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Managua Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Managua Airport via San Francisco, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
- Website
- costaricagreenair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nosara Airport via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nosara Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Managua Airport via Santiago, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,500
- 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
- +1 267 248 0844
- info@iskratravel.com
- Website
- iskratravel.com
Shuttle from Managua Airport to San Juan del Sur
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $80
- Website
- https://iskratravel.com/
- Phone
- +1 586 310 8389
- info@easyridecostarica.com
- Website
- easyridecostarica.com
Shuttle from Managua Airport to San Juan del Sur
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $179
- Schedules at
- easyridecostarica.com
- Phone
- +506 2750 0626
- info@caribeshuttle.com
- Website
- caribeshuttle.com
Shuttle from San Juan del Sur to Plaza Santa Rosa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- Website
- https://www.caribeshuttle.com/
Shuttle from Tamarindo to Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.caribeshuttle.com/
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Tamarindo to Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $109
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from La Fortuna to Cañas
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $156
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.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
- $3–5
- 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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