Direct Flights from Houston to Liberia
Liberia · Costa Rica
Nonstop service from IAH and HOU to LIR on Southwest, United. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
Which airports fly this route
Houston has 2 airports with nonstop service to Liberia. Fares differ by airport — each row opens that exact search on Kayak.
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- Find flights ↗IAHLIRGeorge Bush Intercontinental
- Find flights ↗HOULIRWilliam P. Hobby
How rare is this nonstop?
17 cities have a nonstop to Liberia, Houston among them.
How long to go to Liberia for, from Houston
3h 30m in the air, 1,481 miles. A two-night trip loses most of two days to travel; three or four nights is where this one starts to make sense.
About Liberia

Liberia is the capital city of the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica. It is located about 220 km Northwest San Jose.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Liberia
- The Holy Spirit Cathedral or simply Cathedral of Gbarnga, is a religious building that is located in Gbarnga the second largest city in the African country of Liberia, in the Bong County, northeast of Monrovia city.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Liberia weather, compared with Houston
12° warmer than Houston on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Liberia 93°F · Houston 64°F · 29° warmer
- April
- Liberia 97°F · Houston 80°F · 17° warmer
- July
- Liberia 91°F · Houston 94°F · 3° colder
- October
- Liberia 88°F · Houston 82°F · 6° warmer
April averages 97°F, hot enough to plan the middle of the day around. Liberia is the steadier of the two, moving 9° between its coldest and warmest months where Houston moves 31°.
Daily highs averaged from Meteostat station records (CC BY 4.0), measured at the nearest weather station to each city.
Planning a trip to Liberia
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Liberia is June and September–November, when the weather is mildest, with daytime highs around 89°F.
- How long to stay
- A long weekend is plenty of time to see Liberia, including Holy Spirit Cathedral, Gbarnga.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Houston to Liberia?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Houston (IAH, HOU) to Liberia (LIR) on Southwest, United.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Houston to Liberia?
- Southwest, United fly nonstop between Houston (IAH, HOU) and Liberia (LIR).
- Which Houston airport has nonstop flights to Liberia?
- You can leave from 2 Houston airports: IAH (George Bush Intercontinental) on United; HOU (William P. Hobby) on Southwest.
- How many nonstop flights are there from Houston to Liberia?
- There are about 3 nonstop departures per day (roughly 21 per week) from Houston to Liberia.
- How far is Liberia from Houston?
- Liberia is about 1,481 miles from Houston by air.
- Is there a direct flight from Houston to Costa Rica?
- Yes — Liberia (LIR) has nonstop service from Houston on Southwest, United, making it a nonstop gateway to Costa Rica.
- What is there to do in Liberia?
- Popular things to do include Holy Spirit Cathedral, Gbarnga, and more.
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