There are 4 ways to get from Quito to Liberia by car, 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.
Car, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, bus
best- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane UIO - SJO
- Take the bus from Parada Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría to Liberiabus
8h 40m$153–419Car, fly to Liberia International Airport
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane UIO - LIR
9h 32m$260–1,000Car, fly to Tamarindo Airport, shuttle
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Tamarindo Airport (TNO)plane UIO - TNO
- Take a shuttle bus from Tamarindo to Liberia
8h 15m$217–514Car, fly to Nosara Airport, shuttle
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Nosara Airport (NOB)plane UIO - NOB
- Take a shuttle bus from Tamarindo to Liberia
9h 5m$408–678
Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Quito to Liberia is to car and fly and bus which costs $150 - $420 and takes 8h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Quito to Liberia is to car and fly and shuttle which takes 8h 15m and costs $210 - $550.
The distance between Quito and Liberia is 1539 km.
It takes approximately 8h 40m to get from Quito to Liberia, including transfers.
Liberia is 1h behind Quito. It is currently 6:38 PM in Quito and 5:38 PM in Liberia.
There are 91+ hotels available in Liberia.
What companies run services between Quito, Ecuador and Liberia, Costa Rica?
There is no direct connection from Quito to Liberia. However, you can drive to Quito Airport, walk to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO), walk to Parada Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría, then take the bus to Liberia. Alternatively, you can drive to Quito Airport, walk to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) airport, fly to Liberia International Airport (LIR), walk to Liberia Airport, then take the shuttle to Liberia.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Nosara Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,500
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,600
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–370
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Nosara Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Nosara Airport via Guayaquil, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Nosara Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–340
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,600
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Guayaquil, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–370
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via San Salvador, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Nosara Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Nosara Airport via Guayaquil, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–320
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–370
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–370
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–370
- Website
- costaricagreenair.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Nosara Airport via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Nosara Airport via San Salvador, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Nosara Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–340
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,500
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Guayaquil, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,500
- 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
- $8–14
- Schedules at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Book at
- tiguanacaste.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/
- 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
- +593 98 414 6312
- fantasytravelecuador@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Car from Quito to Quito Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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