There are 6 ways to get from Melbourne to Liberia by plane, bus, 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 Liberia International Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane MEL - LIR
24h 37m$885–2,889Fly to Tamarindo Airport, shuttle
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Tamarindo Airport (TNO)plane MEL - TNO
- Take a shuttle bus from Tamarindo to Liberia
36h 49m$797–2,300Fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane MEL - SJO
- Take the bus from 50 m este Del Aeropuerto to Paseo Colon Frente A Torre Mercedesbus
- Take the bus from Central Autobusera Inteligente to Liberiabus
31h 42m$1,030–1,933Fly to Managua Airport, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Managua Airport (MGA)plane MEL - MGA
- Take a shuttle bus from Granada to Peñas Blancas
- Take the bus from Peñas Blancas to Liberia - Estación de Servicio EMESAbus
34h 13m$874–2,527Fly to La Fortuna Arenal Airport, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON)plane MEL - FON
- Take a shuttle bus from La Fortuna to Cañas
- Take the bus from Cañas to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberiabus
41h 27m$881–2,488Fly to Nosara Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Nosara Airport (NOB)plane MEL - NOB
- Take a shuttle bus from Tamarindo to Liberia
41h 49m$1,051–2,401
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Liberia International Airport (LIR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Liberia is to fly and bus which costs $1,000 - $2,000 and takes 31h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Liberia is to fly which takes 24h 37m and costs $850 - $2,900.
The distance between Melbourne and Liberia is 14209 km.
It takes approximately 24h 37m to get from Melbourne to Liberia, including transfers.
Liberia is 16h behind Melbourne. It is currently 5:57 AM in Melbourne and 1:57 PM in Liberia.
There are 108+ hotels available in Liberia.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Liberia, Costa Rica?
United Airlines, Qantas, and Alaska Airlines, Inc. fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Liberia International Airport (LIR) once daily.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 16m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tamarindo Airport via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 20m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Sydney, Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Sydney, Las Vegas, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via San Francisco, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 20m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Los Angeles, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Santiago, Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nosara Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 13m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nosara Airport via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 30m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nosara Airport via San Francisco, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42h
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nosara Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nosara Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nosara Airport via Los Angeles, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 16m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tamarindo Airport via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 20m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Sydney, Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Sydney, Las Vegas, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via San Francisco, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 20m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Los Angeles, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Santiago, Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nosara Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 13m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nosara Airport via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 30m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nosara Airport via San Francisco, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42h
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nosara Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nosara Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nosara Airport via Los Angeles, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 18m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Liberia International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 24m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 20m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Managua Airport via Auckland, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 7m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Managua Airport via Los Angeles, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Managua Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Managua Airport via San Francisco, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Phone
- +506 2442 6900
- [email protected]
- Website
- grupotuasa.com
Bus from 50 m este Del Aeropuerto to Paseo Colon Frente A Torre Mercedes
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- grupotuasa.com
- Phone
- +506 4404 0505
- [email protected]
- Website
- tiguanacaste.com
Bus from Central Autobusera Inteligente to Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–18
- Schedules at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Book at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Phone
- +1 586 310 8389
- [email protected]
- Website
- EasyRide CR
Shuttle from Granada to Peñas Blancas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $149
- Schedules at
- EasyRide CR
Bus from Peñas Blancas to Liberia - Estación de Servicio EMESA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $5–8
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Tamarindo to Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $168
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from La Fortuna to Cañas
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $240
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Tamarindo to Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $168
- Website
- RIDE CR
- Phone
- +506 2750 0626
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caribe Shuttle
Shuttle from Tamarindo to Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Caribe Shuttle
Shuttle from Tamarindo to Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Caribe Shuttle
- Phone
- +506 2663 1752
- [email protected]
- Website
- Reina del Campo
Bus from Cañas to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia
- 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 Cañas to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2–4
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