There are 7 ways to get from Liberia to Santa Barbara by plane, train, bus, car, 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 Liberia International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, train
best- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane LIR - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
13h$322–1,047Bus, train
- Take the bus from Liberia to Terminal Tica Bus Managuabus
- Take the bus from Managua to Los Angelesbus
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
4d 18h$380–493Drive 3,295.8 mi
- Drive from Liberia to Santa Barbaracar 3,295.8 mi
2d 16h$712–1,028Fly Liberia International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane LIR - SBA
13h 42m$377–1,271Fly Liberia International Airport to Meadows Field Airport, bus
- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Meadows Field Airport (BFL)plane LIR - BFL
- Take the bus from Bakersfield to Santa Barbarabus
17h$434–1,368Fly Liberia International Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport, train
- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP)plane LIR - SBP
- Take the train from San Luis Obispo to Santa Barbaratrain
18h 3m$338–1,048Shuttle, shuttle to Juan Santamaría International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Alajuela
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane SJO - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
16h 28m$728–1,264
Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Liberia to Santa Barbara is to bus and train which costs $380 - $500 and takes 4 days 18h.
The fastest way to get from Liberia to Santa Barbara is to fly and train which takes 13h and costs $320 - $1,100.
The distance between Liberia and Santa Barbara is 2771 miles. The road distance is 3315.1 miles.
The best way to get from Liberia to Santa Barbara without a car is to bus and train which takes 4 days 18h and costs $380 - $500.
It takes approximately 13h to get from Liberia to Santa Barbara, including transfers.
Santa Barbara is 1h behind Liberia. It is currently 2:52 PM in Liberia and 1:52 PM in Santa Barbara.
Yes, the driving distance between Liberia to Santa Barbara is 3315 miles. It takes approximately 2 days 16h to drive from Liberia to Santa Barbara.
There are 324+ hotels available in Santa Barbara.
What companies run services between Liberia, Costa Rica and Santa Barbara, CA, USA?
United Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and Southwest Airlines fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) once daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 34m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 9m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Meadows Field Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Meadows Field Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 34m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Meadows Field Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 27m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 43m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–650
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–650
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 21m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–65
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–65
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Luis Obispo to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–65
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tica Bus
Bus from Liberia to Terminal Tica Bus Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–26
- Website
- Tica Bus
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- [email protected]
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Managua to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $330–400
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Bakersfield to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- Amtrak
- 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 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
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