There are 9 ways to get from Tijuana to Liberia by plane, bus, car, or bus (Greyhound)
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Fly Tijuana International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane TIJ - SJO
- Take the bus from Parada Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría to Liberiabus
11h 33m$174–324Bus via Managua
- Take the bus from Tijuana to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from San Salvador to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Managua - CCA to Liberia - Estación de Servicio EMESAbus
3d 23h$390–755Drive 4,965.7 km
- Drive from Tijuana to Liberiacar 4,965.7 km
2d 12h$666–962Fly San Diego International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane SAN - LIR
11h 51m$400–1,390Fly Tijuana International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane TIJ - LIR
12h 56m$340–1,048Bus to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Liberia International Airport
- Take the bus from San Diego to LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stopbus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane LAX - LIR
13h 17m$372–1,142Fly San Diego International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport, bus
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SAN - SJO
- Take the bus from Parada Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría to Liberiabus
15h 21m$234–886Bus
- Take the bus from Tijuana Buenavista to México Politécnicobus
- Take the bus from Mexico City Politécnico Station to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from El Salvador to Terminal Tica Busbus
- Take the bus from Central Autobusera Inteligente to Liberiabus
4d 2h$232–338Bus #2
- Take the bus from Tijuana - Plaza El Mexicano to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Managua - CCA to Liberia - Estación de Servicio EMESAbus
4d 20h$373–469
Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tijuana to Liberia is to fly and bus which costs $170 - $330 and takes 11h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Tijuana to Liberia is to fly and bus which takes 11h 33m and costs $170 - $330.
No, there is no direct bus from Tijuana to Liberia. However, there are services departing from Tijuana - Plaza El Mexicano and arriving at Liberia - Estación de Servicio EMESA via Cesar E Chavez / Vignes, Los Angeles and Terminal Managua - CCA. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4 days 20h.
The distance between Tijuana and Liberia is 4400 km. The road distance is 4965.7 km.
The best way to get from Tijuana to Liberia without a car is to bus which takes 4 days 20h and costs $370 - $470.
It takes approximately 11h 33m to get from Tijuana to Liberia, including transfers.
Tijuana to Liberia bus services, operated by Greyhound Mexico, depart from Tijuana - Plaza El Mexicano station.
The best way to get from Tijuana to Liberia is to bus via Managua which takes 3 days 23h and costs $390 - $800. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $400 - $1,400 and takes 11h 51m.
Tijuana to Liberia bus services, operated by Greyhound Mexico, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
Liberia is 1h ahead of Tijuana. It is currently 5:16 AM in Tijuana and 6:16 AM in Liberia.
What companies run services between Tijuana, Mexico and Liberia, Costa Rica?
You can take a bus from Tijuana to Liberia - Estación de Servicio EMESA via Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte, Tapachula, San Salvador, San Salvador, and Terminal Managua - CCA in around 3d 23h. Alternatively, United Airlines, American Airlines, and three other airlines fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Liberia International Airport (LIR) 5 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Chihuahua, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Monterrey, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Mexico City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Monterrey, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Mexico City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–650
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–250
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Mexico City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–900
- 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
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
- +52 55 5141 4300
- contacto@odm.com.mx
- Website
- odm.com.mx
Bus from Tijuana to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $180–450
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- autobuseselite.com.mx
Bus from Tijuana to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 44h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $180–310
- Schedules at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Book at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +𝟓𝟎𝟑 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟒 𝟔𝟓𝟒𝟖
- elcondorinternacional@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tapachula to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Tapachula to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- info@ticabus.com
- Website
- ticabus.com
Bus from Tapachula to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
Bus from Tapachula to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
Bus from El Salvador to Terminal Tica Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
- Phone
- +503 7841 5688
- info@transportedelsol.com
- Website
- transportedelsol.com
Bus from San Salvador to Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60
- Schedules at
- transportedelsol.com
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Terminal Managua - CCA to Liberia - Estación de Servicio EMESA
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–24
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $16–24
Bus from Terminal Managua - CCA to Liberia - Estación de Servicio EMESA
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–24
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $16–24
- Phone
- (858) 430-8440
- contact@gorelaxsan.com
- Website
- gorelaxsan.com
Bus from San Diego to LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://www.gorelaxsan.com/
- Phone
- (323)-776-5467
- hello@laxlinq.com
- Website
- laxlinq.com
Bus from San Diego to LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://laxlinq.com/
- Phone
- +52 664 299 0487
- servicios@acnautobuses.com
- Website
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Tijuana Buenavista to México Politécnico
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–140
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
- Phone
- +52 55 5526 2961
- jramirezm@grupoado.com.mx
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Mexico City Politécnico Station to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +1-800-231-2222
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com.mx
Bus from Tijuana - Plaza El Mexicano to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–45
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com.mx
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- info@boletosdebus.com
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Los Angeles to Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $330–400
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
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