There are 7 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
11h 54m$463–1,784Fly 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 44m$146–373Bus
- 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 Liberiabus
3d 9h$281–411Drive 4,959 km
- Drive from Tijuana to Liberiacar 4,959 km
2d 13h$665–961Fly 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$572–2,410Bus 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 Guatemana Aguilar Batresbus
- Take the bus from Guatemala Aguilar Batres to Terminal San Carlos - Ticabusbus
- Take the bus from El Salvador to Liberiabus
4d 1h$366–762Bus #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$382–481
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 $140 - $380 and takes 11h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Tijuana to Liberia is to fly and bus which takes 11h 44m and costs $140 - $380.
No, there is no direct bus from Tijuana to Liberia. However, there are services departing from Tijuana and arriving at Liberia via Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte, Tapachula, Guatemala Aguilar Batres and El Salvador. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4 days 1h.
The distance between Tijuana and Liberia is 4060 km. The road distance is 4959 km.
The best way to get from Tijuana to Liberia without a car is to bus via Mexico City which takes 4 days 1h and costs $360 - $800.
It takes approximately 11h 54m to get from Tijuana to Liberia, including transfers.
Tijuana to Liberia bus services, operated by Omnibus de Mexico, depart from Tijuana station.
The best way to get from Tijuana to Liberia is to fly which takes 11h 54m and costs $460 - $1,800. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $280 - $420 and takes 3 days 9h.
Tijuana to Liberia bus services, operated by Omnibus de Mexico, arrive at Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte station.
Liberia is 2h ahead of Tijuana. It is currently 9:43 AM in Tijuana and 11:43 AM in Liberia.
What companies run services between Tijuana, Mexico and Liberia, Costa Rica?
American Airlines, Viva Aerobus, and five other airlines fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Liberia International Airport (LIR) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Tijuana to Liberia via Oaxaca, Tapachula, San Salvador, and El Salvador in around 3d 9h.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Phoenix, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 4m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,300
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Monterrey, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Mexico City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- 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 44m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,300
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Mexico City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 14m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,700
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–800
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,300
- miky.cano91@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tijuana to Oaxaca
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $146
- 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
- $60–130
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $95–190
- 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 Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
Bus from Tapachula to Guatemana Aguilar Batres
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
- 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
- $8–14
- 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
- $180–430
- 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
- 19h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–180
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Tapachula to Guatemana Aguilar Batres
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–30
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $21–30
Bus from Guatemala Aguilar Batres to Terminal San Carlos - Ticabus
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–28
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $19–28
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
- $25–55
- 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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