There are 5 ways to get from Santa Marta to Liberia by plane, bus, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Simón Bolívar International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Simón Bolívar International Airport (SMR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SMR - SJO
- Take the bus from Parada Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría to Liberiabus
10h 23m$125–261Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Oficina Transportes Marsolbus
- Take the ferry from Cartagena to Portobeloferry
- Take the bus from Sabanitas to Panama Citybus
- Take the bus from Terminal Albrook to Terminal Tica Busbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Pulmitan De Liberia to Terminal Pulmitan Liberiabus
7d 6h$808–848Bus to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquillabus
- Fly from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane BAQ - SJO
- Take the bus from Parada Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría to Liberiabus
11h 15m$279–494Bus to Cartagena, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Oficina Transportes Marsolbus
- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane CTG - SJO
- Take the bus from Parada Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría to Liberiabus
12h 49m$241–473Fly Simón Bolívar International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Fly from Simón Bolívar International Airport (SMR) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane SMR - LIR
10h 18m$229–447
Simón Bolívar International Airport (SMR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Marta to Liberia is to fly and bus which costs $120 - $270 and takes 10h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Marta to Liberia is to fly which takes 10h 18m and costs $220 - $450.
The distance between Santa Marta and Liberia is 1316 km.
The best way to get from Santa Marta to Liberia without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 7 days 6h and costs $800 - $850.
It takes approximately 10h 23m to get from Santa Marta to Liberia, including transfers.
Liberia is 1h behind Santa Marta. It is currently 11:59 AM in Santa Marta and 10:59 AM in Liberia.
There are 106+ hotels available in Liberia.
What companies run services between Santa Marta, Colombia and Liberia, Costa Rica?
Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A., World Ticket, and three other airlines fly from Simón Bolívar International Airport (SMR) to Liberia International Airport (LIR) 3 times a day.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Cartagena to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–410
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–330
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Cartagena to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–280
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- When
- Saturday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $160–380
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- When
- Saturday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $160–380
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $110–250
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $140–300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Phone
- +506 4404 0505
- [email protected]
- Website
- tiguanacaste.com
Bus from Parada Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría to Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–18
- Schedules at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Book at
- tiguanacaste.com
Bus from Parada Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría to Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–18
- Schedules at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Book at
- tiguanacaste.com
Bus from Parada Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría to Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–18
- Schedules at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Book at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Phone
- +57 605 3685672
- [email protected]
- Website
- marsol.com.co
Bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Oficina Transportes Marsol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $32
- Schedules at
- marsol.com.co
- Book at
- marsol.com.co
Bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Oficina Transportes Marsol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $32
- Schedules at
- marsol.com.co
- Book at
- marsol.com.co
- Phone
- +507 983 9091
- Website
- grantnt.com
Bus from Sabanitas to Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- grantnt.com
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Terminal Albrook to Terminal Tica Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $58–90
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $60–90
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- [email protected]
- Website
- ticabus.com
Bus from Terminal Albrook to Terminal Tica Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
- Phone
- +506 2222 0610
- info@caribeños.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Pulmitan De Liberia to Terminal Pulmitan Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Book at
- mibus.cr
- Phone
- 01 800 051 8001
- [email protected]
- Website
- expresobrasilia.com
Bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $13–24
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $16–24
- Phone
- +57 323 563 9139
- [email protected]
- Website
- copetran.com
Bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $13–18
- Phone
- 01 800 051 8002
- [email protected]
- Website
- unitransco.com
Bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13
- Schedules at
- unitransco.com
- Book at
- unitransco.com
- Phone
- +57 604 444 8888
- [email protected]
- Website
- rapidoochoa.com.co
Bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Schedules at
- rapidoochoa.com.co
- Book at
- rapidoochoa.com.co
- Phone
- +57 310 704 0425
- [email protected]
- Website
- bluesailing.net
Ferry from Cartagena to Portobelo
- Ave. Duration
- 6d
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $700
- Website
- https://bluesailing.net/en_us/
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