There are 6 ways to get from Drake Bay to Punta Uva by car, bus, busferry, plane, 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.
Drive, bus, bus and ferry
best- Drive from Drake Bay to Palmar Nortecar
- Take the bus from Palmar Norte to Davidbus
- Take the busferry from David to Bocas del Torobusferry
- Take the busferry from Taxi Valencia Dock to Punta de Uvabusferry
13h 8m$80–88Drive 400.4 km
cheapest- Drive from Drake Bay to Punta Uvacar 400.4 km
7h 57m$55–80Drive to Quepos La Managua Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
- Drive from Drake Bay to Quepos-Airport-XQPcar
- Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane XQP - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Puerto Viejo de Talamanca
8h 45m$193–520Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from La Palma to Hospital Queposbus 699 Puerto Jiménez / ...
- Take a shuttle bus from Manuel Antonio to Playa ManzanilloPrivate
14h 12m$524–535Fly Drake Bay to Puerto Jiménez Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Drake Bay (DRK) to Puerto Jiménez Airport (PJM)plane DRK - PJM
- Take a shuttle bus from Puerto Jiménez to San José
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Puerto Viejo de Talamanca
8h 58m$670–1,068Taxi to Puerto Jiménez Airport, shuttle
- Take the taxi from Drake Bay to Puerto Jiménez Airport (PJM)taxi
- Take a shuttle bus from Golfito to San José
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Puerto Viejo de Talamanca
10h$790–1,228
Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Drake Bay to Punta Uva is to drive which costs $55 - $80 and takes 7h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Drake Bay to Punta Uva is to drive which takes 7h 57m and costs $55 - $80.
The distance between Drake Bay and Punta Uva is 445 km. The road distance is 400.4 km.
The best way to get from Drake Bay to Punta Uva without a car is to bus and shuttle which takes 14h 12m and costs $520 - $540.
It takes approximately 13h 8m to get from Drake Bay to Punta Uva, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Drake Bay to Punta Uva is 400 km. It takes approximately 7h 57m to drive from Drake Bay to Punta Uva.
There are 673+ hotels available in Punta Uva.
What companies run services between Drake Bay, Costa Rica and Punta Uva, Costa Rica?
There is no direct connection from Drake Bay to Punta Uva. However, you can drive to Palmar Norte, take the bus to David, walk to David, take the vehicle to Bocas del Toro, walk to Taxi Valencia Dock, then take the vehicle to Punta de Uva. Alternatively, you can drive from Drake Bay to Punta Uva in around 7h 57m.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $28–230
Flights from Drake Bay to Puerto Jiménez Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–190
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $28–230
- Website
- costaricagreenair.com
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $28–230
- Phone
- +506 2221 4214
- info@tracopacr.com
- Website
- tracopacr.com
Bus from Palmar Norte to David
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Schedules at
- tracopacr.com
- Colectivo
- $10–13
- Phone
- +507 6030 8204
- booking@panabocas.com
- Website
- panabocas.com
Busferry from David to Bocas del Toro
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20
- Website
- https://panabocas.com/
- Phone
- +506 2750 0626
- info@caribeshuttle.com
- Website
- caribeshuttle.com
Busferry from Taxi Valencia Dock to Punta de Uva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $37
- Website
- https://www.caribeshuttle.com/
- Phone
- +506 2221 7878
- jungletomsafaris@gmail.com
- Website
- jungletomsafaris.com
Shuttle from San José to Puerto Viejo de Talamanca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $72
- Website
- https://www.jungletomsafaris.com/
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from San José to Puerto Viejo de Talamanca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $300
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Manuel Antonio to Playa Manzanillo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $501
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Puerto Jiménez to San José
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $507
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Golfito to San José
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $519
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +506 6050 6500
- reservations@interbusonline.com
- Website
- interbusonline.com
Shuttle from San José to Puerto Viejo de Talamanca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $373
- Schedules at
- interbusonline.com
- Phone
- +506 2771 2550
- contraloriadeservicios@grupoblanco.cr
- Website
- grupoblanco.cr
Bus from La Palma to Hospital Quepos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–15
- Book at
- facebook.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Estimated price
- $100–120
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