We recommend at least 1½ hours for a comfortable connection at Daniel Oduber Quiros International. The minimum connection time is 30 minutes for domestic flights and 90 minutes for international flights. Transit between terminals takes up to 10 minutes.

Domestic-to-Domestic: 30 min. Domestic-to-International: 45 min. International-to-Domestic: 60 min. International-to-International: 90 min. These are the shortest layovers airlines will sell at Daniel Oduber Quiros International.

Liberia's Daniel Oduber Quiros Airport is a small, single-terminal leisure gateway built for tourists heading to Guanacaste's beaches, not for connecting traffic. Because Costa Rica has no sterile international transit area, arriving passengers must clear immigration and collect bags before rechecking in for any onward flight, making genuine connections slow and uncommon here. There is only one small terminal building, so all check-in, security, immigration, and gates are within a short walk of each other. Passengers connecting between international flights must exit through immigration and customs, then re-enter through security and a new check-in line, effectively re-screening from scratch.

This matches the bare domestic-domestic minimum but leaves zero buffer for the airport's manual processes. See full 30 min guide →

This is the domestic-to-international minimum, but re-checking bags and clearing security again leaves little margin. See full 45 min guide →

Meets the international-to-domestic minimum but assumes fast immigration processing, which isn't guaranteed at peak hours. See full 1 hr guide →

Better buffer for international-to-domestic, but international-to-international transfers remain risky given the full re-entry process. See full 1¼ hr guide →

This meets the international-to-international minimum, allowing time to clear immigration, collect bags, and recheck in. See full 1½ hr guide →

Solid buffer for any connection type, including the full customs-to-recheck cycle for international transfers. See full 2 hr guide →

Ample time even with peak-hour congestion or slow baggage delivery. See full 2½ hr guide →

More than enough time to relax before the next flight, though the terminal has limited amenities to fill the wait. See full 3 hr guide →

Excessive for this small airport, but useful padding if flight schedules are infrequent and rebooking options are limited. See full 4 hr guide →