There are 6 ways to get from Costa Rica to Drake Bay by plane, bus, car, shuttle, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Drake Bay
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Drake Bay (DRK)plane SJO - DRK
1h 59m$31–262Bus, drive
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal TRACOPA to Ciudad Cortésbus by Costanera / ...
- Drive from Ciudad Cortés to Drake Baycar
7h 20m$30–43Shuttle, drive
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to UvitaPrivate
- Drive from Uvita to Drake Baycar
4h 22m$495–504Fly to Puerto Jiménez Airport, taxi
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Puerto Jiménez Airport (PJM)plane SJO - PJM
- Take the taxi from Puerto Jiménez Airport (PJM) to Drake Baytaxi
3h 22m$311–572Shuttle, drive via Puerto Cortés
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to UvitaPrivate
- Drive from Ciudad Cortés to Drake Baycar
5h 19m$495–504Drive 290.4 km
- Drive from San José to Drake Baycar 290.4 km
6h 22m$39–57
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Drake Bay (DRK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Drake Bay is to bus and drive which costs $29 - $45 and takes 7h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Drake Bay is to fly which takes 1h 59m and costs $30 - $270.
The distance between Costa Rica and Drake Bay is 159 km. The road distance is 290.4 km.
It takes approximately 1h 59m to get from Costa Rica to Drake Bay, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Costa Rica to Drake Bay is 290 km. It takes approximately 6h 22m to drive from Costa Rica to Drake Bay.
There are 95+ hotels available in Drake Bay.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Drake Bay, Costa Rica?
SANSA and World Ticket fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Drake Bay (DRK) every 3 hours.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Drake Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–950
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Drake Bay via Puerto Jiménez Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–950
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Puerto Jiménez Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–1,200
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Drake Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–950
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Drake Bay via Puerto Jiménez Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–950
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Puerto Jiménez Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–1,200
- Website
- costaricagreenair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Puerto Jiménez Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–330
- Phone
- +506 2221 4214
- info@tracopacr.com
- Website
- tracopacr.com
Bus from Terminal TRACOPA to Ciudad Cortés
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–22
- Schedules at
- tracopacr.com
- Colectivo
- $17–22
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from San José to Uvita
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $477
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Estimated price
- $100–130
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