There are 4 ways to get from Cuenca to Liberia by plane, bus, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Cuenca to Juan Santamaría International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane CUE - 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
10h 40m$421–672Fly Cuenca to Liberia International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane CUE - LIR
12h 2m$236–870Taxi to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, bus
- Take the taxi from Cuenca to Guayaquil-Airport-GYEtaxi
- Fly from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane GYE - 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 19m$446–749Taxi to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, fly to Liberia International Airport
- Take the taxi from Cuenca to Guayaquil-Airport-GYEtaxi
- Fly from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane GYE - LIR
11h 28m$340–1,005
Cuenca (CUE) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cuenca to Liberia is to fly which costs $230 - $900 and takes 12h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Cuenca to Liberia is to fly and bus which takes 10h 40m and costs $420 - $700.
The distance between Cuenca and Liberia is 1852 km.
It takes approximately 10h 40m to get from Cuenca to Liberia, including transfers.
Liberia is 1h behind Cuenca. It is currently 4:54 PM in Cuenca and 3:54 PM in Liberia.
There are 103+ hotels available in Liberia.
What companies run services between Cuenca, Ecuador and Liberia, Costa Rica?
Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A., SANSA, and five other airlines fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Liberia International Airport (LIR) twice daily.
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Cuenca to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Quito, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Flights from Cuenca to Juan Santamaría International Airport via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–430
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–420
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Cuenca to Liberia International Airport via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Cuenca to Liberia International Airport via Quito, Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Cuenca to Liberia International Airport via Quito, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–900
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Cuenca to Juan Santamaría International Airport via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–700
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–470
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–470
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Quito, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–470
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Cuenca to Liberia International Airport via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Cuenca to Liberia International Airport via Quito, Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Cuenca to Liberia International Airport via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Cuenca to Liberia International Airport via Quito, Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 17m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
- 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
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
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
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Estimated price
- $110–140
Fusion radio taxi
- Phone
- +593 7-281-1111
- Website
- facebook.com
Radio Taxi Amigos
- Phone
- +593 99 849 1019
- Website
- facebook.com
Radio Taxi Express
- Phone
- +593 09 9034 2881
- Website
- instagram.com
Radio Taxi FLASH
- Phone
- +593 99 407 6453
- Website
- facebook.com
Taxi Cuenca
- Phone
- +593 653 681 442
- Website
- taxiscuenca.es
Fusion radio taxi
- Phone
- +593 7-281-1111
- Website
- facebook.com
Radio Taxi Amigos
- Phone
- +593 99 849 1019
- Website
- facebook.com
Radio Taxi Express
- Phone
- +593 09 9034 2881
- Website
- instagram.com
Radio Taxi FLASH
- Phone
- +593 99 407 6453
- Website
- facebook.com
Taxi Cuenca
- Phone
- +593 653 681 442
- Website
- taxiscuenca.es
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