There are 9 ways to get from Tijuana to Liberia by plane, bus, car, shuttle, or train
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Fly Tijuana International Airport to Liberia International Airport
best- Fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)TIJ - LIR
12h 9m$483–1,884Fly Tijuana International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)TIJ - SJO
- Take the bus from Parada Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría to Liberia
11h 50m$246–373Bus
- Take the bus from Tijuana to Oaxaca
- Take the bus from Oaxaca to Tapachula
- Take the bus from Tapachula to San Salvador
- Take the bus from El Salvador to Liberia
3d 9h$266–386Drive 4,959.7 km
- Drive from Tijuana to Liberia4,959.7 km
2d 12h$666–961Fly San Diego International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)SAN - LIR
12h 40m$572–2,409Bus to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Liberia International Airport
- Take the bus from San Diego to LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)LAX - LIR
13h 13m$612–2,198Bus via Guatemala City
- Take the bus from Tijuana to Oaxaca
- Take the bus from Oaxaca to Tapachula
- Take the bus from Tapachula to Guatemana Aguilar Batres
- Take the bus from Guatemala Aguilar Batres to Terminal San Benito - CCA
- Take the bus from Terminal San Benito - CCA to Parada Rotonda Liberia
3d 16h$266–425Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Tijuana to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tapachula
- Take a shuttle bus from Tapachula to Antigua Guatemala
- Take a shuttle bus from Antigua Guatemala to San Salvador
- Take the bus from El Salvador to Liberia
3d 21h$343–822Train, bus
- Take the train from San Diego Old Town Transportation Center to Los Angeles
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Managua
- Take the bus from Managua to Liberia
4d 21h$402–482
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 $240 - $380 and takes 11h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Tijuana to Liberia is to fly and bus which takes 11h 50m and costs $240 - $380.
No, there is no direct bus from Tijuana to Liberia. However, there are services departing from Tijuana and arriving at Parada Rotonda Liberia via Oaxaca, Tapachula, Guatemala Aguilar Batres and Terminal San Benito - CCA. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 16h.
The distance between Tijuana and Liberia is 4060 km. The road distance is 4959.7 km.
The best way to get from Tijuana to Liberia without a car is to bus via Guatemala City which takes 3 days 16h and costs $260 - $430.
It takes approximately 12h 9m to get from Tijuana to Liberia, including transfers.
Tijuana to Liberia bus services, operated by Vagos Tours, depart from Tijuana station.
The best way to get from Tijuana to Liberia is to fly which takes 12h 9m and costs $480 - $1,900. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $260 - $390 and takes 3 days 9h.
Tijuana to Liberia bus services, operated by Vagos Tours, arrive at Oaxaca station.
Liberia is 2h ahead of Tijuana. It is currently 8:25 PM in Tijuana and 10:25 PM in Liberia.
What companies run services between Tijuana, Mexico and Liberia, Costa Rica?
American Airlines, Viva Aerobus, and seven 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
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Phoenix, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 43m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Monterrey, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Mexico City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,800
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Monterrey, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Mexico City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,800
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Phoenix, Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 24m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,500
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- 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
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Mexico City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,800
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Luis Potosi, Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–850
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Diego Old Town Transportation Center to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $32–38
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- miky.cano91@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tijuana to Oaxaca
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $140
- 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
- $50–110
- 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
- $80–170
- 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
- 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/
Bus from Managua to Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–27
- 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
- (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
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Tapachula to Guatemana Aguilar Batres
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–45
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $19–45
Bus from Guatemala Aguilar Batres to Terminal San Benito - CCA
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–45
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $17–45
Bus from Terminal San Benito - CCA to Parada Rotonda Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–81
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $40–65
- 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
- $180–410
- 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
- $170–310
- 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
- 19h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +502 4021 1921
- aviajarguatemala@gmail.com
- Website
- aviajarguatemala.webnode.es
Shuttle from Tapachula to Antigua Guatemala
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–80
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Shuttle from Antigua Guatemala to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–80
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- 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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