⭐Excellent DealAiFly Score: 63/100Verified 24 Oct 2026 18:35 UTC

Washington DC to Liberia, Costa Rica with United Airlines from $292 — 45% below the typical deal price of $530. Verified 24 Oct 2026 at 18:35 UTC

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🏷️ 45% below typical deal priceTypical deal price: $530

This deal vs. typical deal price for this route — verified 24 Oct 2026 at 18:35 UTC

Tickets from $292 both ways. Checked baggage is not included in the base fare.

✈️ United Airlines — AFR 50/100 (premium-light-strict)

In this fare:

Checked baggage: Not included — paid checked baggage extra
Onboard meal: Snack
WiFi: Free Starlink wifi (members only)

📍 Routing & layovers

Outbound — Layover in Chicago (ORD): 8h 2m (Very long layover) ⚠️
Return — Layover in Houston (IAH): 1h 55m (Good connection) ✓

✈️ Two Washington airports: you fly out of Dulles (IAD) and return to Reagan National (DCA).

📖 Traveler Resources:
✈️ Airport Guides
📍 Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) — Terminals, Transport & Tips
📍 Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) — Terminals, Transport & Tips
📍 Liberia Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport (LIR) — Terminals, Transport & Tips
🌍 Destination Guide
📍 Costa Rica travel guide

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🧳 Baggage Allowance

Bag Type	Dimensions / Weight	Included
👜 Personal Item	Small bag / laptop	✅ Yes
🎒 Cabin Bag	22 lbs (10 kg)	✅ Yes
🧳 Checked Bag	Not included — buy separately	❌ No

⚠️ United Basic Economy: checked bag is a paid add-on.

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🌍 About Liberia, Costa Rica

Most travelers land at Liberia's airport (LIR) and drive straight to the Pacific beaches, but the town earns its nickname Ciudad Blanca honestly: its old adobe houses were whitewashed with lime against the sun, and the streets were once paved with pale river gravel. This is sabanero country — Guanacaste is Costa Rica's cattle-ranching, cowboy-hat heartland, and the local snack to find is rosquillas, crisp little rings of corn masa and cheese, baked hard enough to dunk in coffee. Real draw nearby: Rincón de la Vieja, an active volcano 23 km out with bubbling mud pots, hot springs and waterfalls. It's one of the driest spots in the country. Come December–April for near-zero rain, but that's peak season and prices climb; August–October is green, cheap, and only briefly wet.

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