There are 9 ways to get from Tijuana to Liberia by plane, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly San Diego International Airport to Liberia International Airport
best- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane SAN - LIR
11h 46m$290–990Fly San Diego International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SAN - SJO
- Take the bus from 50 m este Del Aeropuerto to Paseo Colon Frente A Torre Mercedesbus
- Take the bus from Central Autobusera Inteligente to Liberiabus
15h 8m$146–584Bus
- 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 Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador to Liberiabus
3d 13h$222–295Drive 4,966.2 km
- Drive from Tijuana to Liberiacar 4,966.2 km
2d 12h$666–962Bus to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Liberia International Airport
- Take the bus from Tijuana Línea, B.C. to El Montebus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane LAX - LIR
13h 2m$318–987Fly Tijuana International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport, bus
- Fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane TIJ - SJO
- Take the bus from 50 m este Del Aeropuerto to Paseo Colon Frente A Torre Mercedesbus
- Take the bus from Central Autobusera Inteligente to Liberiabus
14h 37m$313–1,443Fly Tijuana International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane TIJ - LIR
16h 24m$367–1,299Bus 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 Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador to Liberiabus
3d 18h$370–717Bus #2
- Take the bus from Tijuana Central, B.C. to Los Angelesbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Managua - CCA to Liberia - Estación de Servicio EMESAbus
4d 19h$385–478
San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Liberia International Airport (LIR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Tijuana to Liberia is to bus which costs $220 - $300 and takes 3 days 13h.
The fastest way to get from Tijuana to Liberia is to fly which takes 11h 46m and costs $290 - $1,000.
No, there is no direct bus from Tijuana to Liberia. However, there are services departing from Tijuana Buenavista and arriving at Liberia via Mexico City Politécnico Station, Tapachula, Monumento Hermano Lejano, San Salvador and Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 13h.
The distance between Tijuana and Liberia is 4117 km. The road distance is 4966.2 km.
The best way to get from Tijuana to Liberia without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 13h and costs $220 - $300.
It takes approximately 11h 46m to get from Tijuana to Liberia, including transfers.
Tijuana to Liberia bus services, operated by ACN Autobuses, depart from Tijuana Buenavista station.
The best way to get from Tijuana to Liberia is to fly which takes 11h 46m and costs $290 - $1,000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $220 - $300 and takes 3 days 13h.
Tijuana to Liberia bus services, operated by ACN Autobuses, arrive at México Politécnico station.
Liberia is 1h ahead of Tijuana. It is currently 11:46 AM in Tijuana and 12:46 PM in Liberia.
What companies run services between Tijuana, Mexico and Liberia, Costa Rica?
United Airlines, Delta, and three other airlines fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Liberia International Airport (LIR) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Tijuana Buenavista to Liberia via Mexico City Politécnico Station, Tapachula, San Salvador, Monumento Hermano Lejano, San Salvador, San Salvador, and Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador in around 3d 13h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 28m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Chihuahua, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Mexico City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Monterrey, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 27m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $440–2,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–650
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Mexico City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Guadalajara, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,100
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Mexico City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- 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
- $90–130
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
- Phone
- +52 55 5526 2961
- jramirezm@grupoado.com.mx
- Website
- Ecobus Express
Bus from Mexico City Politécnico Station to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- Ecobus Express
- Phone
- +𝟓𝟎𝟑 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟒 𝟔𝟓𝟒𝟖
- elcondorinternacional@gmail.com
- Website
- El Condor Internacional
Bus from Tapachula to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- Schedules at
- El Condor Internacional
Bus from Tapachula to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- Schedules at
- El Condor Internacional
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- info@ticabus.com
- Website
- Tica Bus
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador to Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- Tica Bus
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador to Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- Tica Bus
- Phone
- +1 866 691 9732
- eplasales@eplalimo.com
- Website
- Limousine Express
Bus from Tijuana Línea, B.C. to El Monte
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Limousine Express
- One Way
- $30–50
Bus from Tijuana Central, B.C. to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Limousine Express
- One Way
- $35–55
- Phone
- +506 2442 6900
- contraloriadeservicios@grupotuasa.com
- Website
- grupotuasa.com
Bus from 50 m este Del Aeropuerto to Paseo Colon Frente A Torre Mercedes
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- grupotuasa.com
Bus from 50 m este Del Aeropuerto to Paseo Colon Frente A Torre Mercedes
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- grupotuasa.com
- Phone
- +506 4404 0505
- sac@tiguanacaste.com
- Website
- tiguanacaste.com
Bus from Central Autobusera Inteligente to Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–18
- Schedules at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Book at
- tiguanacaste.com
Bus from Central Autobusera Inteligente to Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–18
- 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
- $170–430
- 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
- $170–340
- 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
- $95–170
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.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
Bus from Terminal Managua - CCA to Liberia - Estación de Servicio EMESA
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–24
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $16–24
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