There are 6 ways to get from Europe to Drake Bay by train, plane, taxi, shuttle, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Frankfurt, fly to Drake Bay
best- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Drake Bay (DRK)plane FRA - DRK
31h 41m$369–1,378Train to Frankfurt, fly to Puerto Jiménez Airport, taxi
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Puerto Jiménez Airport (PJM)plane FRA - PJM
- Take the taxi from Puerto Jiménez Airport (PJM) to Drake Baytaxi
24h 9m$604–1,998Train to Frankfurt, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle, drive
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane FRA - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Uvita
- Drive from Ciudad Cortés to Drake Baycar
25h 1m$869–1,718Train to Frankfurt, fly to Golfito, drive
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Golfito (GLF)plane FRA - GLF
- Drive from Golfito (GLF) to Drake Baycar
25h 10m$522–1,897Train to Frankfurt, fly to Quepos La Managua Airport, drive
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane FRA - XQP
- Drive from Quepos-Airport-XQP to Drake Baycar
26h 6m$374–1,318Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle, drive
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe to Amersfoort Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amersfoort Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane AMS - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Uvita
- Drive from Ciudad Cortés to Drake Baycar
28h 50m$889–1,856
Frankfurt (FRA) to Drake Bay (DRK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Drake Bay is to train and fly and drive which costs $370 - $1,400 and takes 26h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Drake Bay is to train and fly and taxi which takes 24h 9m and costs $600 - $2,000.
The distance between Europe and Drake Bay is 9625 km.
It takes approximately 31h 41m to get from Europe to Drake Bay, including transfers.
Drake Bay is 7h behind Europe. It is currently 9:59 AM in Europe and 2:59 AM in Drake Bay.
There are 145+ hotels available in Drake Bay.
What companies run services between Europe and Drake Bay, Costa Rica?
There is no direct connection from Europe to Drake Bay. However, you can take the line 260 bus to Sontra Breitwiese, walk to Sontra Bahnhof, take the train to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, then fly to Drake Bay (DRK). Alternatively, you can take the line 260 bus to Sontra Breitwiese, walk to Sontra Bahnhof, take the train to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Puerto Jiménez Airport (PJM), then take the taxi to Drake Bay.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Drake Bay via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Drake Bay via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Drake Bay via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Drake Bay via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Golfito via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Golfito via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Golfito via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Golfito via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Quepos La Managua Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Quepos La Managua Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 23m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Quepos La Managua Airport via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Quepos La Managua Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Drake Bay via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Puerto Jiménez Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Puerto Jiménez Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Puerto Jiménez Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Puerto Jiménez Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Golfito via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Golfito via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Golfito via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Golfito via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,400
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–32
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus-bahn.de
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe to Amersfoort Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–250
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $70–110
- 1st Class
- $140–250
Train from Amersfoort Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–35
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $11–18
- 1st Class
- $20–35
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from San José to Uvita
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $311
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Estimated price
- $95–120
Want to know more about travelling around Costa Rica
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
Heading to Europe? Read this before you buy a Eurail Pass
Read the travel guide


















