There are 5 ways to get from Drake Bay to Jaco Beach by plane, shuttle, car, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly, shuttle
best- Fly from Drake Bay (DRK) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane DRK - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Jacó
2h 44m$311–367Drive, bus
cheapest- Drive from Drake Bay to Palmar Nortecar
- Take the bus from Palmar Norte to Jacóbus 601 David
5h 7m$24–33Drive, bus via Uvita
- Drive from Drake Bay to Uvitacar
- Take the bus from Uvita to Jacóbus 601 David
5h 8m$26–39Drive, Bus via Sierpe
- Drive from Drake Bay to Sierpecar
- Take the bus from Sierpe to Playa Herradurabus Sierpe
7h 17m$64–170Drive 261.9 km
- Drive from Drake Bay to Jaco Beachcar 261.9 km
5h 2m$36–51
Drake Bay (DRK) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Drake Bay to Jaco Beach is to drive and bus which costs $23 - $35 and takes 5h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Drake Bay to Jaco Beach is to fly and shuttle which takes 2h 44m and costs $310 - $370.
The distance between Drake Bay and Jaco Beach is 271 km. The road distance is 261.9 km.
It takes approximately 2h 44m to get from Drake Bay to Jaco Beach, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Drake Bay to Jaco Beach is 262 km. It takes approximately 5h 2m to drive from Drake Bay to Jaco Beach.
There are 802+ hotels available in Jaco Beach.
What companies run services between Drake Bay, Costa Rica and Jaco Beach, Costa Rica?
There is no direct connection from Drake Bay to Jaco Beach. However, you can fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO), walk to Parada Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría, take the bus to Terminal TUASA, walk to San José, then take the shuttle to Jacó. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Drake Bay to Jacó via Palmar Norte in around 5h 7m.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Drake Bay to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–240
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Drake Bay to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–240
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from San José to Jacó
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $164
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +506 6050 6500
- reservations@interbusonline.com
- Website
- interbusonline.com
Shuttle from San José to Jacó
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $204
- Schedules at
- interbusonline.com
- Phone
- +506 2221 4214
- info@tracopacr.com
- Website
- tracopacr.com
Bus from Palmar Norte to Jacó
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Schedules at
- tracopacr.com
- Colectivo
- $11–15
Bus from Uvita to Jacó
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- tracopacr.com
- Colectivo
- $8–12
- Phone
- +506 2642 0024
- info@zumatours.net
- Website
- zumatours.net
Bus from Sierpe to Playa Herradura
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–150
- Website
- https://www.zumatours.net/
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