There are 6 ways to get from Montreal to Guanacaste by plane, bus, train, car, or shuttle
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Fly Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Liberia International Airport
best- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane YUL - LIR
9h 23m$258–622Bus, train
- Take the bus from Montreal to New York Midtownbus
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Take the bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Houstonbus
- Take the bus from Houston to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador to Liberiabus
5d 19h$1,108–1,850Drive 6,332.5 km
- Drive from Montreal to Liberiacar 6,332.5 km
3d 4h$901–1,301Fly Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane YUL - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from Alajuela to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Cañas
11h 10m$866–1,486Train to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport, fly to Liberia International Airport
- Take the train from Montréal to Ottawatrain
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane YOW - LIR
11h 35m$388–1,441Fly Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Tamarindo Airport
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Tamarindo Airport (TNO)plane YUL - TNO
13h 12m$325–818
Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Liberia International Airport (LIR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Montreal to Guanacaste is to fly which costs $250 - $650 and takes 9h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Montreal to Guanacaste is to fly which takes 9h 23m and costs $250 - $650.
The distance between Montreal and Guanacaste is 4066 km. The road distance is 6332.5 km.
The best way to get from Montreal to Guanacaste without a car is to bus and train which takes 5 days 19h and costs $1,100 - $1,900.
It takes approximately 9h 23m to get from Montreal to Guanacaste, including transfers.
Guanacaste is 2h behind Montreal. It is currently 6:24 PM in Montreal and 4:24 PM in Guanacaste.
Yes, the driving distance between Montreal to Guanacaste is 6333 km. It takes approximately 3 days 4h to drive from Montreal to Guanacaste.
There are 104+ hotels available in Guanacaste.
What companies run services between Montreal, QC, Canada and Guanacaste, Costa Rica?
Air Canada, Air Transat, and two other airlines fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Liberia International Airport (LIR) once daily.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,800
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,800
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Toronto, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Cancun, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Toronto, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Cancun, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,900
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,200
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Montréal to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–170
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $30–90
- Business
- $60–160
- Business Plus
- $70–170
- Economy
- $30–95
- Economy Plus
- $35–110
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Montreal to New York Midtown
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- [email protected]
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Houston to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 3d
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $180–390
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tica Bus
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador to Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- Tica Bus
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Alajuela to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $315
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Monteverde to Cañas
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $268
- Website
- RIDE CR
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