There are 7 ways to get from Rivas to Liberia by car, bus, taxi, plane, or shuttle
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Drive, bus
best- Drive from Rivas to Terminal Gran Terminal del Caribecar
- Take the bus from Terminal Gran Terminal del Caribe to Sardinalbus
- Take the bus from Sardinal to Liberiabus
7h 7mBus via Puntarenas
cheapest- Take the bus from San Isidro de El General to Terminal TRACOPAbus
- Take the bus from Empresarios Unidos to Puntarenasbus
- Take the bus from Puntarenas to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberiabus
11h 8m$22–26Drive 328 km
- Drive from Rivas to Liberiacar 328 km
5h 48m$44–64Taxi to Quepos La Managua Airport, fly, bus
- Take the taxi from Rivas to Quepos-Airport-XQPtaxi
- Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane XQP - SJO
- Take the bus from Parada Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría to Liberiabus
5h 57m$178–396Bus
- Take the bus from Termianl Gafeso - San Isidro de El General to Terminal MUSOCbus San José
- Take the bus from Central Autobusera Inteligente to Liberiabus San Jose
9h 20m$27–33Bus via Terminal Pulmitan Liberia
- Take the bus from Termianl Gafeso - San Isidro de El General to Terminal MUSOCbus San José
- Take the bus from Terminal Pulmitan De Liberia to Terminal Pulmitan Liberiabus San Jose
10h 51m$28–30Bus, shuttle, fly to Liberia International Airport
- Take the bus from Rivas to San Isidro de El Generalbus
- Take the bus from San Isidro to Dominicalbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Dominical to San José
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane SJO - LIR
7h 38m
Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rivas to Liberia is to bus via Puntarenas which costs $21 - $26 and takes 11h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Rivas to Liberia is to drive which takes 5h 48m and costs $40 - $65.
No, there is no direct bus from Rivas to Liberia. However, there are services departing from Rivas and arriving at Liberia via Termianl Gafeso - San Isidro de El General, Terminal Cartago and Central Autobusera Inteligente. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 20m.
The distance between Rivas and Liberia is 314 km. The road distance is 328 km.
The best way to get from Rivas to Liberia without a car is to bus which takes 9h 20m and costs $26 - $35.
It takes approximately 7h 7m to get from Rivas to Liberia, including transfers.
Rivas to Liberia bus services, operated by Musoc, depart from Termianl Gafeso - San Isidro de El General station.
Rivas to Liberia bus services, operated by Musoc, arrive at Terminal MUSOC station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rivas to Liberia is 328 km. It takes approximately 5h 48m to drive from Rivas to Liberia.
There are 107+ hotels available in Liberia.
What companies run services between Rivas, Costa Rica and Liberia, Costa Rica?
You can take a bus from Rivas to Liberia via San Isidro de El General, Termianl Gafeso - San Isidro de El General, Terminal MUSOC, Terminal Cartago, Terminal del Mercado de la Coca Cola, and Central Autobusera Inteligente in around 9h 20m.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $24–750
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–2,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Cobano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–2,000
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $24–750
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–2,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Cobano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–2,000
- Website
- costaricagreenair.com
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $24–210
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $70–600
Bus from Terminal Gran Terminal del Caribe to Sardinal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- yoviajocr.com
- Phone
- +506 4404 0505
- sac@tiguanacaste.com
- Website
- tiguanacaste.com
Bus from Sardinal to Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- Schedules at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Book at
- 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
Bus from Central Autobusera Inteligente to Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Schedules at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Book at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Phone
- +506 2222 2422 / 2771 0414
- info@musoccr.com
- Website
- musoccr.com
Bus from Termianl Gafeso - San Isidro de El General to Terminal MUSOC
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $17
- Schedules at
- musoccr.com
- Phone
- +506 2222 0610
- info@caribeños.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Pulmitan De Liberia to Terminal Pulmitan Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–12
- Book at
- mibus.cr
- Phone
- +506 2221 4214
- info@tracopacr.com
- Website
- tracopacr.com
Bus from San Isidro de El General to Terminal TRACOPA
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Schedules at
- tracopacr.com
- Colectivo
- $8–11
- Phone
- +506 2221 6600
- servicioalcliente@eupsacr.com
- Website
- empresariosunidos.cr
Bus from Empresarios Unidos to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7
- Schedules at
- empresariosunidos.cr
- Phone
- +506 2663 1752
- reinadelcamposa@hotmail.com
- Website
- reinadelcampo.com
Bus from Puntarenas to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Schedules at
- reinadelcampo.com
- Phone
- +506 2771 2314
- info@hernandezsolis.com
- Website
- hernandezsolis.com
Bus from Rivas to San Isidro de El General
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.hernandezsolis.com/
- Phone
- +506 2771 2550
- contraloriadeservicios@grupoblanco.cr
- Website
- grupoblanco.cr
Bus from San Isidro to Dominical
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Book at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Dominical to San José
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $270
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +506 2642 0024
- info@zumatours.net
- Website
- zumatours.net
Shuttle from Dominical to San José
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.zumatours.net/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Estimated price
- $140–180
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