The Pulmitan de Liberia bus station in San José has several buses per day heading to Liberia, Playa del Coco, Cañas, Tilarán, Aguas Claras, Upala, Las Juntas, Santa Cecilia.
It looks like the company has a new website: Groupos Caribeños – and they have added a schedule. Finally!
San José to Liberia
See schedule below. Directo buses are about 30minutes faster. Time to Liberia: 4.5hrs. Price 4225₡ (Feb 2019). This bus should pass the SJO airport in Alajuela. But always double-check with the driver when you get on.
San José to Upala
See schedule below. Time to Upala: 5hrs. Price 4610₡. *told the 5:15am bus is now at 5am.
San José to Cañas
See schedule below. Time to Cañas: 3.5hrs. Price 2915₡.
San José to Playa del Coco
Three buses there and 3 buses back: 8am, 2pm and 4pm. Returning from Playa del Coco to San José at 4am, 8am and 2am. The price as of May 2017 is 4665₡. Travel time 5hrs. Also have a read through this great blog post by the Costa Rica travel experts, Mytanfeet for a play by play of their trip from San José to Playa del Coco. This bus should pass the SJO airport in Alajuela. But always double-check with the driver when you get on.
San José to Tilarán
See schedule below. Directo buses are about 30minutes faster. Time to Tilarán: 5hrs. Price 4020₡. 2017.
From Tilarán you can switch buses to one that heads to La Fortuna. The bus to Tilarán is 5hrs and, although it looks close on the map, the onward bus to La Fortuna is also a few hours. If you are heading from San José to La Fortuna, the better option is to go to the 7-10 Station and get the direct bus to La Fortuna.
San José to Agua Claras
See schedule below. Time to Agua Claras: 5hrs. Price 3650₡.
San José to Las Juntas
See schedule below. Time to Las Juntas: 3.5hrs. Price 1845₡.
San José to Santa Cecilia
See schedule below. Time to Santa Cecilia: 5hrs. Price 3935₡.
Trip Planning
If you are still planning for your upcoming trip, I am told this Trip Planner from Gecko Trail is quite useful to help you prioritize where you want to spend your time! Gecko Trail is a ICT certified Travel Agency that has great core values and gives back to the community. So much to see and do in this beautiful country!
Help your fellow traveller
If you have taken any of the buses on this page, please drop us a comment below about how the trip went, what time you left, how long it took and what it cost. And, definitely let us know if we have anything wrong.
Lets help each other in our travels!
Buenas,
Donde es la parada/estacion en Liberia (agarrando el bus de San Jose a Liberia)? Busco informacion para saber que tan cerca queda del aeropuerto en Liberia. Gracias!
https://centrocoasting.com/costarica/pulmitan-de-liberia/
Lo siento no somos una agenica, solo viajeros y este website es como una blog. No podemos recojer pasajeros. Por Guatemala te recomienda tomar una bus de Ticabus o Platinum. Pueden buscar el websites en Google. Gracias.
Otra pregunta: tienen conexiones a centro america…. a Guatemala para ser mas especificos. como funcionaria??
cuanto tiempo toma de San Jose a Liberia??
Buenas tardes. cuantas horas se toma el viaje desde San Jose hasta Liberia?
Aproximadamente 4.5 horas
Información sobre encomiendas a Tilarán. Horario y costos
Hola, Patricia, necesita llamar la empresa sobre encomiendas. +506 2222 0610
do the liberia buses stop at bagaces?
Hi Alistair, the bus should pass through there. I believe the bus headed to the border with Transportes Deldu also does.
Cordial saludo
Hay tres personas que quieren viajar desde San Jose hasta Liberia el dia 25 de Noviembre y regreso el 30 de Noviembre
Ellos llegan a San Jose el dia 25 de Nov a las 09:30 en el vuelo internacional delde Colombia
A que hora podrian tomar el bus
Cuanto cuesta el tiquete por persona
El regreso es a las 10 am
A que hora podrian salir desde Liberia ese 30 de Noviembre
Mil gracias por su interes
Santiago Perez
Hola, Santiago! Toda la información que necesita está por encima. El horario por buses de San Jose a Liberia es la primera photographia (desde May 2017). El precio es 3920₡ (desde Mayo 2017). Y, el bus llega por este estacion https://centrocoasting.com/costarica/pulmitan-de-liberia/. El horario por Liberia a San Jose es incluido en la pagina de Liberia. El aeropuerto es aproximadamente 30minutes afuera San Jose. Necesita tomar un taxi al estacion para tomar el bus. Cuando llegan a Liberia pueden comprar los boletos para regressar 30 Nov. Bien viaje!!