There are 8 ways to get from Liberia to Volcán Poás by bus, taxi, car, plane, 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.
Bus, taxi
best- Take the bus from Terminal Pulmitan Liberia to Gran Terminal del Caribe, San Josébus 500-C
- Take the taxi from Gran Terminal del Caribe, San José to Volcán Poástaxi
3h 36m$100–122Bus via San José
cheapest- Take the bus from Liberia to Central Autobusera Inteligentebus 1502
4h 56m$15–17Drive 201.6 km
- Drive from Liberia to Volcán Poáscar 201.6 km
3h 41m$27–40Fly Liberia International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport, bus
- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane LIR - SJO
- Take the bus from Alajuela to Poás Volcano National Parkbus
4h 27m$253–1,177Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Pulmitan Liberia to San Jose Airportbus Liberia
6h 46m$17–20Bus via Cañas
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Cañasbus 524
- Take the bus from Terminal Municipal de Cañas to Escuela Juan Rafael Mora, Detrás De Torre Mercedesbus
- Take the bus from Escuela Juan Rafael Mora Porras to Terminal TUASA Alajuelabus 200
7h 52m$19–27Shuttle to Tamarindo Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia to Tamarindo
- Fly from Tamarindo Airport (TNO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane TNO - SJO
- Take the bus from Alajuela to Poás Volcano National Parkbus
5h 5m$363–447Fly Liberia International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport, drive
- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON)plane LIR - FON
- Drive from La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON) to Volcán Poáscar
4h 9m$349–528
Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Liberia to Volcán Poás is to bus via San José which costs $15 - $17 and takes 4h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Liberia to Volcán Poás is to bus and taxi which takes 3h 36m and costs $100 - $130.
No, there is no direct bus from Liberia to Volcán Poás. However, there are services departing from Liberia and arriving at Poás Volcano National Park via Terminal del Mercado de la Coca Cola and Alajuela. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 56m.
The distance between Liberia and Volcán Poás is 250 km. The road distance is 201.6 km.
The best way to get from Liberia to Volcán Poás without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 3h 36m and costs $100 - $130.
It takes approximately 3h 36m to get from Liberia to Volcán Poás, including transfers.
Liberia to Volcán Poás bus services, operated by Transporte Inteligente de Guanacaste, depart from Liberia station.
Liberia to Volcán Poás bus services, operated by Transporte Inteligente de Guanacaste, arrive at Central Autobusera Inteligente station.
Yes, the driving distance between Liberia to Volcán Poás is 202 km. It takes approximately 3h 41m to drive from Liberia to Volcán Poás.
There are 350+ hotels available in Volcán Poás.
What companies run services between Liberia, Costa Rica and Volcán Poás, Costa Rica?
Transporte Inteligente de Guanacaste operates a bus from Liberia to Central Autobusera Inteligente 3 times a day. Tickets cost $9–18 and the journey takes 2h 29m.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–390
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Nosara Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–390
Flights from Tamarindo Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–260
Flights from Liberia International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–440
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–390
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Nosara Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–390
Flights from Tamarindo Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–260
Flights from Liberia International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–440
- Phone
- +506 2222 0610
- info@caribeños.com
- Website
- Pulmitan de Liberia
Bus from Terminal Pulmitan Liberia to Gran Terminal del Caribe, San José
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Schedules at
- Pulmitan de Liberia
Bus from Terminal Pulmitan Liberia to San Jose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Book at
- mibus.cr
- Phone
- +506 2449 5141
- [email protected]
- Website
- COOPETRANSASI
Bus from Alajuela to Poás Volcano National Park
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $6
- Schedules at
- COOPETRANSASI
Bus from Alajuela to Poás Volcano National Park
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $6
- Schedules at
- COOPETRANSASI
- Phone
- +506 4404 0505
- [email protected]
- Website
- tiguanacaste.com
Bus from Liberia to Central Autobusera Inteligente
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–18
- Schedules at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Book at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Phone
- +506 2663 1752
- [email protected]
- Website
- Reina del Campo
Bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Cañas
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–5
- Schedules at
- Reina del Campo
- Phone
- +506 2222 0610
- info@grupocaribeños.com
Bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Cañas
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Phone
- +506 2222 3854
- Website
- aresep.go.cr
Bus from Terminal Municipal de Cañas to Escuela Juan Rafael Mora, Detrás De Torre Mercedes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–14
- Schedules at
- busescaribenoscr.com
- Phone
- +506 2673 0612
- Website
- Transnorte de Upala
Bus from Terminal Municipal de Cañas to Escuela Juan Rafael Mora, Detrás De Torre Mercedes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Schedules at
- Transnorte de Upala
- Phone
- +506 2442 6900
- [email protected]
- Website
- grupotuasa.com
Bus from Escuela Juan Rafael Mora Porras to Terminal TUASA Alajuela
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- grupotuasa.com
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Liberia to Tamarindo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $168
- Website
- RIDE CR
- Phone
- +506 2750 0626
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caribe Shuttle
Shuttle from Liberia to Tamarindo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Caribe Shuttle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Estimated price
- $90–110
Coopetaxi
- Phone
- +506 2236 7070
- Website
- facebook.com
Coopetico
- Phone
- +506 2224 7979
- Website
- facebook.com
Coopetranstura
- Phone
- +506 2440 4444
- Website
- officialairportsjotaxi.com
Taxis Coopeirazú
- Phone
- +506 2251 9990
- Website
- coopeirazu.com
Taxis Desamparados
- Phone
- +506 2250 5094
- Website
- facebook.com
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