There are 4 ways to get from Cartagena to Liberia by plane, bus, ferry, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane CTG - SJO
- Take the bus from Parada Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría to Liberiabus
7h 3m$212–441Fly to Liberia International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane CTG - LIR
6h 42m$148–480Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Cartagena to Portobeloferry
- Take the bus from Sabanitas to Panama Citybus
- Take the bus from Terminal Albrook to Terminal Tica Busbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Pulmitan De Liberia to Terminal Pulmitan Liberiabus
7d 1h$771–809Fly to La Fortuna Arenal Airport, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON)plane CTG - FON
- Take a shuttle bus from La Fortuna to Cañas
- Take the bus from Cañas to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberiabus
15h 48m$326–600
Cartagena (CTG) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cartagena to Liberia is to fly which costs $140 - $480 and takes 6h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Cartagena to Liberia is to fly which takes 6h 42m and costs $140 - $480.
The distance between Cartagena and Liberia is 1163 km.
The best way to get from Cartagena to Liberia without a car is to ferry and bus which takes 7 days 1h and costs $770 - $810.
It takes approximately 7h 3m to get from Cartagena to Liberia, including transfers.
Liberia is 1h behind Cartagena. It is currently 7:32 AM in Cartagena and 6:32 AM in Liberia.
There are 106+ hotels available in Liberia.
What companies run services between Cartagena, Colombia and Liberia, Costa Rica?
Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A., SANSA, and Copa Airlines fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Liberia International Airport (LIR) 3 times a day.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Cartagena to Liberia International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Cartagena to Liberia International Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Flights from Cartagena to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Cartagena to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 4m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–260
Flights from Cartagena to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–340
Flights from Cartagena to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Cartagena to Liberia International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Cartagena to Liberia International Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Flights from Cartagena to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Cartagena to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 4m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–260
Flights from Cartagena to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–340
Flights from Cartagena to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Cartagena to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–280
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Cartagena to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–410
- Phone
- +506 4404 0505
- [email protected]
- Website
- tiguanacaste.com
Bus from Parada Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría to Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–18
- Schedules at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Book at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Phone
- +507 983 9091
- Website
- grantnt.com
Bus from Sabanitas to Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- grantnt.com
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Terminal Albrook to Terminal Tica Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $58–90
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $60–90
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- [email protected]
- Website
- ticabus.com
Bus from Terminal Albrook to Terminal Tica Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
- Phone
- +506 2222 0610
- info@caribeños.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Pulmitan De Liberia to Terminal Pulmitan Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Book at
- mibus.cr
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from La Fortuna to Cañas
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $240
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +506 2663 1752
- [email protected]
- Website
- reinadelcampo.com
Bus from Cañas to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–5
- Schedules at
- reinadelcampo.com
- Phone
- +506 2222 0610
- info@grupocaribeños.com
Bus from Cañas to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Phone
- +57 310 704 0425
- [email protected]
- Website
- bluesailing.net
Ferry from Cartagena to Portobelo
- Ave. Duration
- 6d
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $700
- Website
- https://bluesailing.net/en_us/
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