There are 4 ways to get from Drake Bay to Nicoya by plane, bus, car, or shuttle
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Fly to Nosara Airport, bus
best- Fly from Drake Bay (DRK) to Nosara Airport (NOB)plane DRK - NOB
- Take the bus from Nosara to Nicoyabus
4h 35m$41–276Drive, bus
cheapest- Drive from Drake Bay to Ciudad Cortéscar
- Take the bus from Ciudad Cortés to Terminal TRACOPAbus
- Take the bus from Central Autobusera Inteligente to Nicoyabus
12h 49m$36–49Drive 438.6 km
- Drive from Drake Bay to Nicoyacar 438.6 km
8h 5m$59–85Fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Drake Bay (DRK) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane DRK - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Nicoya
4h 1m$301–493
Drake Bay (DRK) to Nosara Airport (NOB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Drake Bay to Nicoya is to drive and bus which costs $35 - $50 and takes 12h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Drake Bay to Nicoya is to fly and shuttle which takes 4h 1m and costs $300 - $500.
The distance between Drake Bay and Nicoya is 319 km. The road distance is 438.6 km.
It takes approximately 4h 35m to get from Drake Bay to Nicoya, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Drake Bay to Nicoya is 439 km. It takes approximately 8h 5m to drive from Drake Bay to Nicoya.
There are 46+ hotels available in Nicoya.
What companies run services between Drake Bay, Costa Rica and Nicoya, Costa Rica?
There is no direct connection from Drake Bay to Nicoya. However, you can fly to Nosara Airport (NOB), walk to Nosara, then take the bus to Nicoya. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Drake Bay to Nicoya via Ciudad Cortés, Terminal TRACOPA, Terminal Cartago, Terminal del Mercado de la Coca Cola, and Central Autobusera Inteligente in around 12h 49m.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Drake Bay to Nosara Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–900
Flights from Drake Bay to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $27–750
Flights from Drake Bay to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Puerto Jimenez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–750
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Drake Bay to Nosara Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–270
Flights from Drake Bay to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $27–750
- Phone
- +506 2685 5352
- traroc19@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Nosara to Nicoya
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +506 2221 4214
- info@tracopacr.com
- Website
- tracopacr.com
Bus from Ciudad Cortés to Terminal TRACOPA
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–17
- Schedules at
- tracopacr.com
- Colectivo
- $13–17
- Phone
- +506 4404 0505
- sac@tiguanacaste.com
- Website
- tiguanacaste.com
Bus from Central Autobusera Inteligente to Nicoya
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Schedules at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Book at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from San José to Nicoya
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $272
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
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