There are 9 ways to get from Liberia to Playa Grande by shuttle, plane, taxi, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Shuttle, shuttle to Juan Santamaría International Airport, fly, taxi
best- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Alajuela
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to La Aurora International Airport (GUA)plane SJO - GUA
- Take a shuttle bus from Terminal de Autobuses to Cobán
- Take the taxi from Cobán to Playa Grandetaxi
13h 46m$691–1,475Drive 1,177.3 km
cheapest- Drive from Liberia to Playa Grandecar 1,177.3 km
18h 57m$158–228Bus, taxi via Chinandega
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Peñas Blancasbus
- Take the bus from Peñas Blancas to Chinandegabus
- Take the bus from Chinandega to Terminal San Benito - CCAbus Mga
- Take the bus from Terminal San Benito - CCA to Estación Central 7a Avenida Zona 1bus
- Take the bus from Litegua Bus Station to El Ranchobus
- Take the bus from El Rancho to Cobánbus
- Take the taxi from Cobán to Playa Grandetaxi
33h 15mBus, shuttle, taxi
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Peñas Blancasbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Peñas Blancas to León
- Take a shuttle bus from León to Antigua Guatemala
- Take a shuttle bus from Antigua Guatemala to Cobán
- Take the taxi from Cobán to Playa Grandetaxi
32h 13m$453–703Bus, shuttle to Managua Airport, fly, shuttle, taxi
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Peñas Blancasbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Peñas Blancas to Granada
- Fly from Managua Airport (MGA) to La Aurora International Airport (GUA)plane MGA - GUA
- Take a shuttle bus from Terminal de Autobuses to Cobán
- Take the taxi from Cobán to Playa Grandetaxi
15h 17m$553–1,094Fly from Liberia International Airport, shuttle, taxi
- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to La Aurora International Airport (GUA)plane LIR - GUA
- Take a shuttle bus from Terminal de Autobuses to Cobán
- Take the taxi from Cobán to Playa Grandetaxi
12h 51m$616–1,510Shuttle to Tamarindo Airport, fly, shuttle, taxi
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia to Tamarindo
- Fly from Tamarindo Airport (TNO) to La Aurora International Airport (GUA)plane TNO - GUA
- Take a shuttle bus from Terminal de Autobuses to Cobán
- Take the taxi from Cobán to Playa Grandetaxi
14h 29m$341–840Shuttle to Nosara Airport, fly, shuttle, taxi
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia to Tamarindo
- Fly from Nosara Airport (NOB) to La Aurora International Airport (GUA)plane NOB - GUA
- Take a shuttle bus from Terminal de Autobuses to Cobán
- Take the taxi from Cobán to Playa Grandetaxi
15h 45m$650–1,171Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Liberia to Terminal Tica Bus San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador to Estación Central 7a Avenida Zona 1bus
- Take the bus from Guatemala Centra Norte to Cobánbus
- Take the taxi from Cobán to Playa Grandetaxi
2d 4h$168–233
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to La Aurora International Airport (GUA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Liberia to Playa Grande is to drive which costs $150 - $230 and takes 18h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Liberia to Playa Grande is to fly and shuttle and taxi which takes 12h 51m and costs $600 - $1,600.
The distance between Liberia and Playa Grande is 1368 km. The road distance is 1177.3 km.
The best way to get from Liberia to Playa Grande without a car is to bus and taxi via Chinandega which takes 33h 15m and costs .
It takes approximately 13h 46m to get from Liberia to Playa Grande, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Liberia to Playa Grande is 1177 km. It takes approximately 18h 57m to drive from Liberia to Playa Grande.
There are one+ hotels available in Playa Grande.
What companies run services between Liberia, Costa Rica and Playa Grande, Quiché, Guatemala?
There is no direct connection from Liberia to Playa Grande. However, you can take the shuttle to Monteverde, take the shuttle to Alajuela, walk to Contiguo Al Cruce Al Hospital, take the line 200 bus to El Cacique, walk to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) airport, fly to La Aurora International Airport (GUA), walk to Fuerza Aerea, take the line 13 bus to Torre Reformador, walk to Terminal de Autobuses, take the shuttle to Cobán, then take the taxi to Playa Grande. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Peñas Blancas, take the bus to Chinandega, take the bus to Terminal San Benito - CCA, take the bus to Estación Central 7a Avenida Zona 1, walk to Litegua Bus Station, take the bus to El Rancho, take the bus to Cobán, then take the taxi to Playa Grande.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to La Aurora International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–550
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to La Aurora International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–550
Flights from Managua Airport to La Aurora International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–550
Flights from Liberia International Airport to La Aurora International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Tamarindo Airport to La Aurora International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Tamarindo Airport to La Aurora International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Nosara Airport to La Aurora International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Nosara Airport to La Aurora International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to La Aurora International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–350
Flights from Managua Airport to La Aurora International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $55–390
Flights from Liberia International Airport to La Aurora International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Liberia International Airport to La Aurora International Airport via Nosara Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Tamarindo Airport to La Aurora International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–320
Flights from Tamarindo Airport to La Aurora International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–420
Flights from Tamarindo Airport to La Aurora International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Managua Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $55–320
Flights from Nosara Airport to La Aurora International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–350
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to La Aurora International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Liberia to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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 to Tamarindo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $168
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Liberia to Tamarindo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $168
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Liberia to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $180
- Schedules at
- Jorge's Taxis and Shuttles
- Phone
- +506 2640 1900 / 2640 0811
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tropical Tours Shuttles
Shuttle from Liberia to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–69
- Website
- Tropical Tours Shuttles
- Website
- Turansa
Shuttle from Terminal de Autobuses to Cobán
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $29–240
- Schedules at
- Turansa
Shuttle from Antigua Guatemala to Cobán
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $30–260
- Schedules at
- Turansa
Shuttle from Terminal de Autobuses to Cobán
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $29–240
- Schedules at
- Turansa
Shuttle from Terminal de Autobuses to Cobán
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $29–240
- Schedules at
- Turansa
Shuttle from Terminal de Autobuses to Cobán
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $29–240
- Schedules at
- Turansa
Shuttle from Terminal de Autobuses to Cobán
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $29–240
- Schedules at
- Turansa
- [email protected]
- Website
- Guatemala Transportation
Shuttle from Terminal de Autobuses to Cobán
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45
- Website
- Guatemala Transportation
Shuttle from Terminal de Autobuses to Cobán
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45
- Website
- Guatemala Transportation
Shuttle from Terminal de Autobuses to Cobán
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45
- Website
- Guatemala Transportation
Shuttle from Terminal de Autobuses to Cobán
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45
- Website
- Guatemala Transportation
Shuttle from Terminal de Autobuses to Cobán
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45
- Website
- Guatemala Transportation
- Phone
- +506 2666 0517
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grupo Tranbasa
Bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Peñas Blancas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- Grupo Tranbasa
Bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Peñas Blancas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- Grupo Tranbasa
Bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Peñas Blancas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- Grupo Tranbasa
Bus from Peñas Blancas to Chinandega
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- estelibuses.web.app
Bus from Chinandega to Terminal San Benito - CCA
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $30–45
Bus from Terminal San Benito - CCA to Estación Central 7a Avenida Zona 1
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–28
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $19–28
- Phone
- +502 2326 959
- [email protected]
- Website
- Litegua
Bus from Litegua Bus Station to El Rancho
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–20
- Schedules at
- Litegua
- Primera Plus
- $14
- Primera Clase
- $20
- Especial Plus
- $7
- Phone
- +502 7961 8484
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transportes Monja Blanca
Bus from El Rancho to Cobán
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Schedules at
- Transportes Monja Blanca
- Estándar
- $14
- Preferencial
- $12
- Especial
- $17
Bus from Guatemala Centra Norte to Cobán
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Schedules at
- Transportes Monja Blanca
- Estándar
- $14
- Preferencial
- $12
- Especial
- $17
- Phone
- +506 8812 4012
- [email protected]
- Website
- EasyRide CR
Shuttle from Peñas Blancas to León
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $269
- Schedules at
- EasyRide CR
Shuttle from Peñas Blancas to Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $149
- Schedules at
- EasyRide CR
- Phone
- +504 2425 3931
- [email protected]
- Website
- Roneey Shuttle
Shuttle from León to Antigua Guatemala
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70
- Website
- Roneey Shuttle
- Phone
- +506 2750 0626
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caribe Shuttle
Shuttle from Liberia to Tamarindo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Caribe Shuttle
Shuttle from Liberia to Tamarindo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Caribe Shuttle
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tica Bus
Bus from Liberia to Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- Tica Bus
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador to Estación Central 7a Avenida Zona 1
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–28
- Website
- Tica Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Estimated price
- $80–100
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