There are 8 ways to get from Tijuana to Liberia by plane, bus, car, or bus (Greyhound)
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Fly Tijuana International Airport to Liberia International Airport
best- Fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane TIJ - LIR
12h 57m$443–1,678Fly Tijuana International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport, bus
cheapest- 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$157–574Bus
- Take the bus from Tijuana to Oaxacabus
- Take the bus from Oaxaca 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
3d 20h$309–425Drive 4,964.5 km
- Drive from Tijuana to Liberiacar 4,964.5 km
2d 13h$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
12h 33m$582–2,304Bus 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 9m$452–2,292Bus via Mexico City
- 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$392–736Bus #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$384–470
Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Liberia International Airport (LIR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tijuana to Liberia is to fly and bus which costs $150 - $600 and takes 11h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Tijuana to Liberia is to fly and bus which takes 11h 33m and costs $150 - $600.
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 4060 km. The road distance is 4964.5 km.
The best way to get from Tijuana to Liberia without a car is to bus which takes 4 days 20h and costs $380 - $470.
It takes approximately 12h 57m 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 fly which takes 12h 57m and costs $440 - $1,700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $300 - $430 and takes 3 days 20h.
Tijuana to Liberia bus services, operated by Greyhound Mexico, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
Liberia is 1h ahead of Tijuana. It is currently 2:56 PM in Tijuana and 3:56 PM in Liberia.
What companies run services between Tijuana, Mexico and Liberia, Costa Rica?
American Airlines, Aeroméxico, and six other airlines fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Liberia International Airport (LIR) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Tijuana to Liberia via Oaxaca, Tapachula, San Salvador, El Salvador, Terminal Tica Bus, and Central Autobusera Inteligente in around 3d 20h.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Phoenix, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,700
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Chihuahua, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 46m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,500
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Phoenix, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Monterrey, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,600
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Mexico City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,600
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Phoenix, Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–490
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Mexico City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 51m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,600
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,700
- miky.cano91@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tijuana to Oaxaca
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $145
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Oaxaca to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- 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
- 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 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
- +506 4404 0505
- sac@tiguanacaste.com
- Website
- 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
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
- (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 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
- $180–430
- 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
- $180–320
- 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
- $100–180
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- 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
- 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
- $340–400
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
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