There are 9 ways to get from Santiago to Liberia by bus, shuttle, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, shuttle via Platanillo
best- Take the bus from Santiago to Fronterabus
- Take the bus from Ciudad Neily to Dominicalbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Dominical to San José
- Take the bus from Central Autobusera Inteligente to Liberiabus
12h 25m$61–448Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Santiago de Veraguas to Terminal Tica Busbus Panamá / ...
- Take the bus from Central Autobusera Inteligente to Liberiabus 1502
14h 51m$54–73Drive 689 km
- Drive from Santiago to Liberiacar 689 km
10h 52m$95–137Bus, shuttle, bus to Juan Santamaría International Airport, fly to Liberia International Airport
- Take the bus from Santiago to Fronterabus
- Take a shuttle bus from Paso Canoas to San José
- Take the bus from Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14 to 50 m este Del Aeropuertobus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane SJO - LIR
12h 23m$1,034–1,609Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Santiago to Davidbus
- Take the bus from David to Fronterabus
- Take a shuttle bus from Paso Canoas to San José
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal del Caribe, San José to Terminal Municipal de Liberiabus
17h 26mBus via Terminal Pulmitan Liberia
- Take the bus from Santiago de Veraguas to Terminal Tica Busbus Panamá / ...
- Take the bus from Terminal Pulmitan De Liberia to Terminal Pulmitan Liberiabus San Jose
18h 5m$55–75Bus, bus to Golfito, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the bus from Santiago to Fronterabus
- Take the bus from Paso Canoas to Golfitobus
- Fly from Golfito (GLF) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane GLF - 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
11h 40m$207–280Bus to Tocumen International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Santiago to Paraíso, Panamá Provincebus
- Fly from Tocumen International Airport (PTY) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane PTY - 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 34m$210–433Bus to Tocumen International Airport, fly to Liberia International Airport
- Take the bus from Santiago to Paraíso, Panamá Provincebus
- Fly from Tocumen International Airport (PTY) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane PTY - LIR
11h 16m$505–829
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Liberia International Airport (LIR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santiago to Liberia is to bus which costs $50 - $75 and takes 14h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Santiago to Liberia is to drive which takes 10h 52m and costs $90 - $140.
No, there is no direct bus from Santiago to Liberia. However, there are services departing from Santiago de Veraguas and arriving at Liberia via Central Autobusera Inteligente. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 51m.
The distance between Santiago and Liberia is 741 km. The road distance is 689 km.
The best way to get from Santiago to Liberia without a car is to bus and shuttle via Platanillo which takes 12h 25m and costs $60 - $450.
It takes approximately 12h 25m to get from Santiago to Liberia, including transfers.
Santiago to Liberia bus services, operated by Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter), depart from Santiago de Veraguas station.
Santiago to Liberia bus services, operated by Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter), arrive at Terminal Tica Bus station.
Liberia is 1h behind Santiago. It is currently 3:05 PM in Santiago and 2:05 PM in Liberia.
Yes, the driving distance between Santiago to Liberia is 689 km. It takes approximately 10h 52m to drive from Santiago to Liberia.
What companies run services between Santiago, Panama and Liberia, Costa Rica?
You can take a bus from Santiago de Veraguas to Liberia via Terminal Tica Bus and Central Autobusera Inteligente in around 14h 51m.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–270
Flights from Golfito to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–250
Flights from Golfito to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Puerto Jimenez
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–250
Flights from Tocumen International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–420
Flights from Tocumen International Airport to Liberia International Airport via San Salvador, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–500
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–270
Flights from Golfito to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–250
Flights from Golfito to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Puerto Jimenez
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–250
Flights from Tocumen International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–420
Flights from Tocumen International Airport to Liberia International Airport via San Salvador, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–500
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Tocumen International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–270
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–330
Flights from Tocumen International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–500
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Tocumen International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–360
- Phone
- +507 6265 8842
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Santiago to Frontera
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $13
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Santiago to Frontera
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $13
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Santiago to Frontera
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $13
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +506 2783 4293
- [email protected]
Bus from Ciudad Neily to Dominical
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- yoviajocr.com
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Dominical to San José
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $414
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Paso Canoas to San José
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $775
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +506 2642 0024
- [email protected]
- Website
- zumatours.net
Shuttle from Dominical to San José
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.zumatours.net/
- 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
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
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
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 2442 6900
- [email protected]
- Website
- grupotuasa.com
Bus from Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14 to 50 m este Del Aeropuerto
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- 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
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
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Santiago de Veraguas to Terminal Tica Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $45–65
Bus from Santiago de Veraguas to Terminal Tica Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $45–65
- Phone
- +507 775-2974
- [email protected]
- Website
- instagram.com
Bus from Santiago to David
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- instagram.com
Bus from Santiago to Paraíso, Panamá Province
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13
- Schedules at
- instagram.com
Bus from Santiago to Paraíso, Panamá Province
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13
- Schedules at
- instagram.com
- Phone
- +507 314 6886
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from David to Frontera
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–13
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +506 2750 0626
- [email protected]
- Website
- caribeshuttle.com
Shuttle from Paso Canoas to San José
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $500
- Website
- https://www.caribeshuttle.com/
- Phone
- +506 2222 0610
- info@caribeños.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Gran Terminal del Caribe, San José to Terminal Municipal de Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Schedules at
- 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
Bus from Paso Canoas to Golfito
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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