There are 4 ways to get from Drake Bay to Tamarindo by plane, car, bus, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Drake Bay (DRK) to Tamarindo Airport (TNO)plane DRK - TNO
2h 46m$49–286Drive, bus
cheapest- Drive from Drake Bay to Sierpecar
- Take the bus from Sierpe to Esterillo Centrobus
- Take the bus from Esterillos to Puntarenasbus
- Take the bus from Puntarenas to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberiabus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Tamarindobus
14h 10m$35–57Drive 492.8 km
- Drive from Drake Bay to Tamarindocar 492.8 km
9h 9m$67–96Drive, shuttle
- Drive from Drake Bay to Uvitacar
- Take a shuttle bus from Uvita to TamarindoPrivate
6h 22m$525–534
Drake Bay (DRK) to Tamarindo Airport (TNO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Drake Bay to Tamarindo is to drive and bus which costs $35 - $60 and takes 14h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Drake Bay to Tamarindo is to fly which takes 2h 46m and costs $45 - $290.
The distance between Drake Bay and Tamarindo is 301 km. The road distance is 492.8 km.
It takes approximately 2h 46m to get from Drake Bay to Tamarindo, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Drake Bay to Tamarindo is 493 km. It takes approximately 9h 9m to drive from Drake Bay to Tamarindo.
There are 961+ hotels available in Tamarindo.
What companies run services between Drake Bay, Costa Rica and Tamarindo, Guanacaste, Costa Rica?
World Ticket and SANSA fly from Drake Bay (DRK) to Tamarindo Airport (TNO) 5 times a day.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Drake Bay to Tamarindo Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–320
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Drake Bay to Tamarindo Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–320
- Phone
- +506 2221 4214
- info@tracopacr.com
- Website
- tracopacr.com
Bus from Sierpe to Esterillo Centro
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–19
- Schedules at
- tracopacr.com
- Colectivo
- $10–14
- Phone
- +506 2777 0263
- info@tqpcr.com
- Website
- tqpcr.com
Bus from Esterillos to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Schedules at
- tqpcr.com
- Phone
- +506 2663 1752
- reinadelcamposa@hotmail.com
- Website
- reinadelcampo.com
Bus from Puntarenas to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Schedules at
- reinadelcampo.com
- Phone
- +506 2665 7520
- tlpampaoficial@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Tamarindo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Uvita to Tamarindo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $507
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
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