There are 4 ways to get from Rivas to Liberia by bus, car, or shuttle
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Bus via Peñas Blancas
best- Take the bus from Rivas to Peñas Blancasbus Rivas
- Take the bus from Peñas Blancas to Liberia - Estación de Servicio EMESAbus Mga
2h 40m$9–12Drive 113.6 km
- Drive from Rivas to Liberiacar 113.6 km
1h 39m$16–22Shuttle, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Rivas to Peñas Blancas
- Take the bus from Peñas Blancas to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberiabus 521 Liberia
3h 42m$81–83Bus
- Take the bus from Rivas to Liberia - Estación de Servicio EMESAbus Mga
3h 55m$13–18
Rivas to Liberia by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rivas to Liberia is to bus via Peñas Blancas which costs $9 - $13 and takes 2h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Rivas to Liberia is to drive which takes 1h 39m and costs $15 - $22.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Rivas and arriving at Liberia - Estación de Servicio EMESA. Services depart every four hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 3h 55m.
The distance between Rivas and Liberia is 114 km. The road distance is 113.6 km.
The best way to get from Rivas to Liberia without a car is to bus via Peñas Blancas which takes 2h 40m and costs $9 - $13.
It takes approximately 2h 40m to get from Rivas to Liberia, including transfers.
Rivas to Liberia bus services, operated by Nicaragua Local Buses, depart from Rivas station.
Rivas to Liberia bus services, operated by Nicaragua Local Buses, arrive at Peñas Blancas station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rivas to Liberia is 114 km. It takes approximately 1h 39m to drive from Rivas to Liberia.
There are 100+ hotels available in Liberia.
What companies run services between Rivas, Nicaragua and Liberia, Costa Rica?
You can take a bus from Rivas to Liberia - Estación de Servicio EMESA via Peñas Blancas in around 2h 40m.
Bus from Rivas to Peñas Blancas
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5
- 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
Bus from Rivas to Liberia - Estación de Servicio EMESA
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $8–12
- Phone
- +1 586 310 8389
- info@easyridecostarica.com
- Website
- easyridecostarica.com
Shuttle from Rivas to Peñas Blancas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $79
- Schedules at
- easyridecostarica.com
- Phone
- +506 2666 0517
- info@grupotranbasa.com
- Website
- grupotranbasa.com
Bus from Peñas Blancas to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- grupotranbasa.com
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- info@ticabus.com
- Website
- ticabus.com
Bus from Rivas to Liberia - Estación de Servicio EMESA
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–18
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
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