Cheap Car Rentals at Liberia Airport

Liberia, Costa Rica - Liberia (LIR)

10 Feb — 17 Feb

Same drop-off

Fri 10/2

Noon

Fri 17/2

Noon

Driver's age:

26-65Other

What is the cheapest time to rent a car at Liberia Airport?

January

1,148,616 ₫

February

1,312,705 ₫

March

1,476,793 ₫

April

1,101,734 ₫

May

398,499 ₫

June

421,940 ₫

July

796,999 ₫

August

586,029 ₫

September

164,088 ₫

October

164,088 ₫

November

562,587 ₫

December

1,453,352 ₫

Currently, the cheapest month to rent a car at Liberia Airport is September. The most expensive time to rent a car is March. The cheapest prices for each month are shown above, but prices will vary based on availability, how far out you book your rental car, and of course, car type.

Top rental agencies in Liberia Airport

All major car rental suppliers in Liberia Airport

Alamo

9.3

Wonderful

34 reviews•1 location

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10.0

Wonderful|Jan 2023

Pickup and drop off the staff were fantastic with no hassles. Alex in Liberia was fantasitic and got us on our way very quickly. The staff in Uvita were great as well.

10.0

Wonderful|May 2022

Ana in Nosara was very helpful & Steven & Jean Paul in SanJose we’re excellent. All of them were helpful, great to work with, and gave great customer service. A plus people!

9.6

Wonderful|Feb 2018

The staff are so kind and helpful. We have only had great experiences with Alamo and this was no different. Easy pickup and drop off.

The vehicle was on the older side and had an after market radio which didn't work all that well. Not a big deal though

7.6

Good|Dec 2017

Swapped out a car with mechanical problem very quickly.

The insurance rates

6.0

Okay|Aug 2017

Relatively cheap Staff was helpful Upgraded for minimum ($5 a day) charge

I wasn't told I needed 3rd party car insurance in Costa Rica (not just collision insurance; apparently it's the law) until I was at the Alamo office trying to pick up my car. This was a complete surprise and about doubled the cost of my rental car. Also, the Alamo office next to San Juan International Airpirt was VERY difficult to find. We spent about an hour driving around and talked to 3 different professionals (and got 3 different locations).

6.8

Okay|Jul 2017

The car we got was exactly as described online and worked great for our needs. The people we met at the Alamo location in Libera for pick up and in San Jose for drop off were very helpful and extremely accommodating with providing maps and recommendations.

The rate we were quoted online was vastly different from the end price we paid. When we made our reservation online the price was around $150 for our full reservation and once we arrived at the airport in Liberia to pick up the car we were quoted 3 price options that we could choose from ranging from $450 - $660 depending on the insurance coverage we wanted. If we went with the $450 option the car rental location would put a $1,000 hold on our card that would not be lifted for at least 7 business days after we returned the car (and left the country!). We did not feel in any way comfortable with this option and the only way to not have the hold placed on our card was to go with the $660 option, so we did. At the time of pick up we were told these were required insurances/fees put in place by the country of Costa Rica that we had to pay in order to rent the car. At this point, had just traveled 10+ hours, were in a foreign country and had no other means of transportation for the duration of our vacation so had to accept the fees. In my opinion, it was still not an unreasonable total fee for the time we had the car; however, it was extremely misleading to be quoted one price online for our confirmed reservation and then required to pay another upon arrival. I suggest that if possible, this should be rectified so travelers aren't caught off guard in the future.

1 out of 12

Enterprise

10.0

Wonderful

4 reviews•1 location

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5.2

Fair|Sep 2017

Reps at both checkout and checkin were good

Car was very old, beaten up and underpowered. REALLY wasn't clear on insurance and it ended up costing A LOT more than expected. I'm not sure why I bought 3rd party insurance, it didn't really save me anything.

4.8

Mediocre|Feb 2017

Car cost 3.5 times my confirmed rate. They tried to charge me 5.5 and I said that's enough. Most of money extra was insurance and additional add ons such as license charge. Never had this experience before. Very low class!

7.2

Good|Dec 2016

Great car for price and season

An employee loaded our luggage into another customers car that left with our stuff. It was really tough on us because we were traveling with infant and made our first day a looooooong nightmare. They did help in tracking down our luggage, but it was up to us to make arrangement to to meet up with that customer and go pick up our luggage.

8.4

Very good|Jul 2016

The people were friendly and (thankfully) spoke English. The "Large SUV" (a Suzuki Grand Vitara) met my needs perfectly although I originally got a smaller vehicle not realizing how small it was going to be. I asked if I could get a manual transmission and they did that for me too, which was great. The SUV performed great on dirt roads along the Guanacaste coastal region.

I opted out of insurance when I booked it, and that was probably a mistake. I think it was a lot cheaper if I had booked it online, and without this I had to buy there and it was almost twice the price of the car. That SUCKED.

1 out of 2

Ace

4.6

Mediocre

5 reviews•1 location

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2.0

Poor|Apr 2022

My prepaid insurance through your website was not honored. I had to spend $250 extra just on the insurance. The car was 5 years old and beat up. It had 110000 kilometers on the odometer. I reserved automatic and I was offered a manual transmission for the same money. Major disappointment. Also they requested $1,000.00 deposit!!! That’s way far from the industry standard.

10.0

Wonderful|Dec 2019

Staff great to deal with

2.0

Poor|Feb 2018

Nothing

I reserved an automatic SUV a week in advance. When I got there they told me they only have manual pickup tucks and told me I was SOL, had no other options and my only choice was take that at the same rate or cancel my reservation. We cancelled and went to Enterprise. Do yourself a favor and avoid at all cost!

10.0

Wonderful|Jan 2018

Friendly staff, quick process, and decent price. Made a 10-day reservation for an SUV for about $325, and had to pay the local insurance for the vehicle. In the grand scheme of the cost and everything that went with it, it was totally worth it.

10.0

Wonderful|Aug 2017

The folks at the ACE office in Liberia, CR were absolutely wonderful!

1 out of 2

Avis

4.5

Mediocre

16 reviews•1 location

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10.0

Wonderful|Feb 2023

The vehicle had several maintenance alerts that were displayed. There was an intermittent clunking coming from the right front side.

2.0

Poor|Jan 2023

No counter in terminal as advertised! (No rental cars are parked at he terminal for pick up by any company, all require shuttle service) Extra insurance charges at pick up

4.0

Mediocre|Jan 2023

Lots of extra charges and insurance upon pick up making the rental price deceiving. Pick up was not smooth. was advertised as a terminal rental facility, it was off premise. I was specifically looking for an agency at the airport and was comparing price on that basis. It was not far but there was no signage or instruction on how to get there. No Avis signs. We almost walked, but there were no sidewalks. Pick up was 2 hours with no one in line before us. There were several currency conversion issues with deposits and three currencies.

10.0

Wonderful|Jan 2023

Need to figure out all details about insurance, GPS options (I got international plan for my phone so I had GPS all the time even when wi-fi was not available), and how many days you really need a car before booking it all. Saw many people being surprised with additional 3d party expenses but it is really all in there - read everything before so you will not be surprised with the amount you need to pay. For me it was all great, fast check out, they upgraded the car - which was great to have 4wd for some roads, even must have I'd say. Easy communication, great service. I am happy and next time will rent with them again.

4.0

Mediocre|Jan 2023

Nice people but my online quote was $300 but when I tried to pick up the car they told me that in addition there was a mandatory $300 insurance fee. Which they said was required, so I walked away paying 2x more than what I booked online.

2.0

Poor|Dec 2022

The price shown on this site was a third of what the final price was. When I tried to cancel the cancel button vanished. I sent emails with no response and the entire experience has taught me never to use these companies ever again.

1 out of 6

Economy Rent a Car

3.3

Poor

21 reviews•2 locations

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2.0

Poor|Jul 2022

They forced us to get super expensive insurance. Then they said we put a ding in the car and made us pay extra for the repairs. I will be disputing the charge entirely.

2.0

Poor|Apr 2022

Economy Rent-a-Car posts a low price on services like Kayak/Priceline- but then when you get to the pickup spot in Costa Rica you learn that mandatory insurance will cost you much more than the cost of the car. At that point you have little choice but to either get no car, or pay the overage, as the booking is non-refundable. It feels upsetting and dishonest. Please stop recommending Economy in Costa Rica.

2.0

Poor|Mar 2022

Over charged me. Will not refund

2.0

Poor|Feb 2022

DO NOT RENT FROM THIS COMPANY! They were rude and disrespectful scam artists. If we hadn’t been in a hurry we would have gone to another facility. Horrible!

2.0

Poor|Oct 2019

Staff was friendly

Price is incredibly misleading. What I reserved was a week long rental for a SUV. When we finally got to the rental counter, they surprised us with government mandated insurance, which caused the price to skyrocket. By the end of it, the cheapest option we had, which was “insurance” that still has us liable for all damages and expenses to the sum of $500+ for a week. Had I known the total price before booking, I wouldn’t have even bothered. Look elsewhere for a car rental.

6.0

Okay|Sep 2019

Car was relatively new, drop-off was easy

WAY More expensive than online quote. They fail to mention that even if you purchase insurance you still need to buy another 3rd party insurance at almost $40/day. Brakes squeaked all week

1 out of 7

Europcar

2.0

Poor

1 review•1 location

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Firefly

2.0

Poor

5 reviews•1 location

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2.0

Poor|Feb 2022

Please have a manager reach out. No car was provided. Family of 5 left at the airport with no transportation.

2.0

Poor|Jan 2022

Our car was not available to us when we arrived. And we had booked in March 2021. Absolutely appalling. No text notifications and left stranded on Christmas Day with two kids and no transportation.

2.0

Poor|Jan 2022

I had a reservation booked for 4 months. We showed up in Liberia, Costa Rica to be told that they didn’t have a car and couldn’t provide a replacement. We saw at least 3 other groups that Firefly said this to within a 10 minute period. We were told by a different car rental agency that Firefly did have cars but our rate was too low so they were saying they didn’t have the cars to then turn around and rent them at a higher rate. This complete flake on our car rental reservation cost us an extra $1,000

2.0

Poor|Jan 2017

There was no car available. We had to rent from someone else.

2.0

Poor|Jan 2017

I arrived and went to talk to an agent and they said they see my reservation but don't have any cars available. Bad enough, but they didn't even care. They made no effort to rectify the situation and gave me a "tough luck" attitude.

1 out of 2

ADOBE

1 location

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Car Rental FAQs

Which car rental providers are at Liberia Airport?

There are 10 car rental providers located at Liberia Airport. The following companies can be found near the Liberia Airport car rental counter:
Enterprise (10.0)
Alamo (9.3)
NU Car (5.1)
Payless (4.7)
Ace (4.6)
Avis (4.5)
Thrifty (4.0)
Hertz (3.6)
Economy Rent a Car (3.3)
Europcar (2.0)

Which car rental company is considered to be the best at Liberia Airport?

Taking our users’ ratings and reviews into consideration, Enterprise (10.0 rating), National (9.6 rating) and Alamo (8.6 rating) seem to be the best rental car companies at Liberia Airport.

How far in advance should I rent a car at Liberia Airport for the best price?

Renting your favorite car model can become more difficult the closer you are to your desired travel date. It’s ideal to book early to have that peace of mind. An early booking can save you up to 18% at Liberia Airport - we recommend booking at least 90days in advance.