There are 3 ways to get from Drake Bay to Paquera by plane, shuttle, bus, car, or busferry
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Fly, shuttle, bus
best- Fly from Drake Bay (DRK) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane DRK - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from Alajuela to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Tambor
- Take the bus from Tambor to Paquerabus
5h 48m$640–651Drive 497.9 km
cheapest- Drive from Drake Bay to Paqueracar 497.9 km
9h 9m$67–97Drive, shuttle
- Drive from Drake Bay to Sierpecar
- Take the busferry from Sierpe to Montezumabusferry Sierpe
11h 15m$107–215
Drake Bay (DRK) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Drake Bay to Paquera is to drive which costs $65 - $100 and takes 9h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Drake Bay to Paquera is to fly and shuttle and bus which takes 5h 48m and costs $640 - $660.
The distance between Drake Bay and Paquera is 423 km. The road distance is 497.9 km.
It takes approximately 5h 48m to get from Drake Bay to Paquera, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Drake Bay to Paquera is 498 km. It takes approximately 9h 9m to drive from Drake Bay to Paquera.
There are 171+ hotels available in Paquera.
What companies run services between Drake Bay, Costa Rica and Paquera, Costa Rica?
There is no direct connection from Drake Bay to Paquera. However, you can fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO), walk to Parada Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría, take the bus to El Erizo, walk to Alajuela, take the shuttle to Monteverde, take the shuttle to Tambor, walk to Tambor, then take the bus to Paquera. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Drake Bay to Paquera via Sierpe, Montezuma, Montezuma, Cóbano, and Cóbano in around 11h 15m.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Drake Bay to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $145–800
Flights from Drake Bay to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Puerto Jimenez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–800
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Drake Bay to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $145–800
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Alajuela to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $176
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Tambor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $300
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +506 7005 9114
- usuariotranscobano@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tambor to Paquera
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–18
- Website
- https://www.laterminalcostarica.com/en/
- Phone
- +506 2642 0024
- info@zumatours.net
- Website
- zumatours.net
Busferry from Sierpe to Montezuma
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $80–160
- Website
- https://www.zumatours.net/
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