There are 4 ways to get from San Juan 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 Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (SJU) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane SJU - LIR
10h 19m$320–1,044Fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (SJU) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SJU - 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
12h 13m$296–788Fly to Managua Airport, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (SJU) to Managua Airport (MGA)plane SJU - MGA
- Take a shuttle bus from Granada to Peñas Blancas
- Take the bus from Peñas Blancas to Liberia - Estación de Servicio EMESAbus
14h 6m$379–832Fly to Tamarindo Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (SJU) to Tamarindo Airport (TNO)plane SJU - TNO
- Take a shuttle bus from Tamarindo to Liberia
11h 41m$312–615
Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (SJU) to Liberia International Airport (LIR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from San Juan to Liberia is to fly and shuttle which costs $310 - $650 and takes 11h 41m.
The fastest way to get from San Juan to Liberia is to fly which takes 10h 19m and costs $320 - $1,100.
The distance between San Juan and Liberia is 2300 km.
It takes approximately 10h 19m to get from San Juan to Liberia, including transfers.
Liberia is 2h behind San Juan. It is currently 1:40 AM in San Juan and 11:40 PM in Liberia.
There are 103+ hotels available in Liberia.
What companies run services between San Juan, Puerto Rico and Liberia, Costa Rica?
JetBlue Airways, American Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (SJU) to Liberia International Airport (LIR) 4 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport to Managua Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–360
Flights from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Fort Lauderdale, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Orlando, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–750
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–360
Flights from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Fort Lauderdale, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Orlando, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–390
Flights from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport to Managua Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–700
Flights from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–700
Flights from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport to Managua Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 46m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–500
- 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
- $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
- +506 8812 4012
- [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
- 4 times a day
- 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
- Phone
- +506 2750 0626
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caribe Shuttle
Shuttle from Tamarindo to Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Caribe Shuttle
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