There are 5 ways to get from Liberia Airport (LIR) to Cartagena by plane, shuttle, bus, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Liberia International Airport
best- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Cartagena (CTG)plane LIR - CTG
4h 16m$220–950Shuttle, shuttle to Juan Santamaría International Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Alajuela
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Cartagena (CTG)plane SJO - CTG
8h 2m$572–1,016Bus, ferry via Portobelo
- Take the bus from Terminal Pulmitan Liberia to Terminal Pulmitan De Liberiabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus to Terminal Albrookbus
- Take the bus from Panama City to Sabanitasbus
- Take the ferry from Portobelo to Cartagenaferry
7d 1h$771–808Shuttle to Tamarindo Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Tamarindo
- Fly from Tamarindo Airport (TNO) to Cartagena (CTG)plane TNO - CTG
8h 6m$236–509Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Terminal Pulmitan Liberia to Terminal Pulmitan De Liberiabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus to Terminal Albrookbus
- Take the bus from Panama City to Sabanitasbus
- Take the bus from Sabanitas to Puerto Lindobus
- Take the ferry from Puerto Lindo to Cartagenaferry
7d 2h$772–809
Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Cartagena (CTG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Liberia Airport (LIR) to Cartagena is to shuttle and fly which costs $230 - $550 and takes 8h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Liberia Airport (LIR) to Cartagena is to fly which takes 4h 16m and costs $220 - $950.
The distance between Liberia Airport (LIR) and Cartagena is 1109 km.
The best way to get from Liberia Airport (LIR) to Cartagena without a car is to bus and ferry via Portobelo which takes 7 days 1h and costs $770 - $810.
It takes approximately 4h 16m to get from Liberia Airport (LIR) to Cartagena, including transfers.
Cartagena is 1h ahead of Liberia Airport (LIR). It is currently 8:16 AM in Liberia Airport (LIR) and 9:16 AM in Cartagena.
There are 3307+ hotels available in Cartagena.
What companies run services between Liberia Airport (LIR), Costa Rica and Cartagena, Colombia?
SANSA, Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A., and World Ticket fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Cartagena (CTG) 3 times a day.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Cartagena via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–410
Flights from Tamarindo Airport to Cartagena via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Tamarindo Airport to Cartagena via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Tamarindo Airport to Cartagena via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cartagena via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from Tamarindo Airport to Cartagena via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–330
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $269
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Monteverde to Alajuela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $315
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Tamarindo
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $168
- Website
- RIDE CR
- Phone
- +506 2640 1900 / 2640 0811
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tropical Tours Shuttles
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–69
- Website
- Tropical Tours Shuttles
- Phone
- +506 2222 0610
- info@caribeños.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Pulmitan Liberia to Terminal Pulmitan De Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Book at
- mibus.cr
Bus from Terminal Pulmitan Liberia to Terminal Pulmitan De Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Book at
- mibus.cr
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus to Terminal Albrook
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $58–90
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $60–90
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus to Terminal Albrook
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $58–90
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $60–90
- Phone
- +507 983 9091
- Website
- UTRACOLPA
Bus from Panama City to Sabanitas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- UTRACOLPA
Bus from Panama City to Sabanitas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- UTRACOLPA
Bus from Sabanitas to Puerto Lindo
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3
- Phone
- +57 310 704 0425
- [email protected]
- Website
- Blue Sailing
Ferry from Puerto Lindo to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 6d
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $700
- Website
- Blue Sailing
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