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$46–284Drive, bus
cheapest- Drive from Drake Bay to Ciudad Cortéscar
- Take the bus from Ciudad Cortés to Terminal TRACOPAbus
- Take the bus from Hospital México to Tamarindobus
13h 52m$39–55Drive 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 13h 52m.
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 983+ hotels available in Tamarindo.
What companies run services between Drake Bay, Costa Rica and Tamarindo, Guanacaste, Costa Rica?
SANSA and World Ticket fly from Drake Bay (DRK) to Tamarindo Airport (TNO) every 4 hours.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Drake Bay to Tamarindo Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–280
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Drake Bay to Tamarindo Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–900
- 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 Hospital México to Tamarindo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Schedules at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Book at
- tiguanacaste.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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