There are 9 ways to get from Tucson to Liberia by plane, bus, car, shuttle, train, or bus (Flixbus)
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Fly Tucson to Liberia International Airport
best- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane TUS - LIR
10h 56m$515–1,975Fly Tucson to Juan Santamaría International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane TUS - SJO
- Take the bus from Parada Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría to Liberiabus
13h 29m$188–764Bus via Mexico City
- Take the bus from Tucson to Terminal Tlaquepaquebus
- Take the bus from Exprebus Camichines to Exprebus Av. 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 Liberiabus
3d 11h$266–471Drive 4,347.5 km
- Drive from Tucson to Liberiacar 4,347.5 km
2d 7h$583–843Shuttle to Phoenix, fly to Liberia International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Tucson Amtrak Station to Sky Harbor International Airport
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane PHX - LIR
12h 32m$610–2,010Fly Tucson to Managua Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to Managua Airport (MGA)plane TUS - MGA
- Take a shuttle bus from Managua Airport to San Juan del Sur
- Take a shuttle bus from San Juan del Sur to Plaza Santa Rosa
15h 4m$360–1,230Train, bus via Mexico City
- Take the train from Tucson Amtrak Station to San Marcos Amtraktrain
- Take the bus from San Marcos 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 El Salvador to Liberiabus
3d 21h$383–807Bus
- Take the bus from Tucson to Los Angeles Downtownbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Managua - CCA to Peñas Blancasbus
- Take the bus from Peñas Blancas to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberiabus
4d 23h$412–581Train, bus
- Take the train from Tucson Amtrak Station to Houstontrain
- Take the bus from Houston to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Managua to Liberiabus
5d 13h$372–652
Tucson (TUS) to Liberia International Airport (LIR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tucson to Liberia is to bus via Mexico City which costs $260 - $480 and takes 3 days 11h.
The fastest way to get from Tucson to Liberia is to fly which takes 10h 56m and costs $500 - $2,000.
No, there is no direct bus from Tucson to Liberia. However, there are services departing from Tucson and arriving at Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia via Cesar E Chavez / Vignes, Los Angeles, Terminal Managua - CCA and Peñas Blancas. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4 days 23h.
The distance between Tucson and Liberia is 3567 km. The road distance is 4347.5 km.
The best way to get from Tucson to Liberia without a car is to bus which takes 4 days 23h and costs $410 - $600.
It takes approximately 10h 56m to get from Tucson to Liberia, including transfers.
Tucson to Liberia bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Tucson station.
The best way to get from Tucson to Liberia is to fly which takes 10h 56m and costs $500 - $2,000. Alternatively, you can bus via Mexico City, which costs $260 - $480 and takes 3 days 11h.
Tucson to Liberia bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Los Angeles Downtown station.
Liberia is 1h ahead of Tucson. It is currently 7:06 AM in Tucson and 8:06 AM in Liberia.
What companies run services between Tucson, AZ, USA and Liberia, Costa Rica?
American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and three other airlines fly from Tucson (TUS) to Liberia International Airport (LIR) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from 6th Av/Pennington to Liberia via Tucson, Terminal Tlaquepaque, Exprebus Camichines, Exprebus Av. Politécnico, Mexico City Politécnico Station, Tapachula, San Salvador, and El Salvador in around 3d 11h.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Tucson to Liberia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–2,000
Flights from Tucson to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from Phoenix to Liberia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,800
Flights from Phoenix to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Phoenix to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Tucson to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Tucson to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Tucson to Liberia International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Tucson to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,900
Flights from Phoenix to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,800
Flights from Phoenix to Liberia International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–2,000
Flights from Tucson to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Tucson to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 19m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Tucson to Managua Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Tucson to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from Tucson to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Phoenix to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Tucson to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Tucson to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Tucson Amtrak Station to San Marcos Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–290
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $85–240
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $120–290
- Business - advance purchase
- $170–700
- Business Class
- $250–650
Train from Tucson Amtrak Station to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Tucson to Terminal Tlaquepaque
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–232
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $110–210
- Titanium
- $133–135
- Platinum
- $232
- Phone
- +52 800 397 7636
- contacto@exprebus.com.mx
- Website
- exprebus.com.mx
Bus from Exprebus Camichines to Exprebus Av. Politécnico
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Schedules at
- exprebus.com.mx
- Book at
- exprebus.com.mx
- 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
- $45
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- 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 Managua to Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–27
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
Shuttle from Tucson Amtrak Station to Sky Harbor International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $135
- Website
- https://airportshuttleofphoenix.com
- 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
- +1 267 248 0844
- info@iskratravel.com
- Website
- iskratravel.com
Shuttle from Managua Airport to San Juan del Sur
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $80
- Website
- https://iskratravel.com/
- Phone
- +1 586 310 8389
- info@easyridecostarica.com
- Website
- easyridecostarica.com
Shuttle from Managua Airport to San Juan del Sur
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $179
- Schedules at
- easyridecostarica.com
- Phone
- +506 2750 0626
- info@caribeshuttle.com
- Website
- caribeshuttle.com
Shuttle from San Juan del Sur to Plaza Santa Rosa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- Website
- https://www.caribeshuttle.com/
- Phone
- +1 800 923 1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from San Marcos to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–220
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- 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 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–170
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.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
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Tucson to Los Angeles Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–140
- Schedules at
- flixbus.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
Bus from Houston to Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 1h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $230–390
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Terminal Managua - CCA to Peñas Blancas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–40
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $11–40
- Phone
- +506 2666 0517
- info@grupotranbasa.com
- Website
- grupotranbasa.com
Bus from Peñas Blancas to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- grupotranbasa.com
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