There are 5 ways to get from Europe to Drake by train, plane, taxi, car, bus, shuttle, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, 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
33h 32m$425–1,484Train, fly to Golfito, drive
cheapest- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Golfito (GLF)plane FRA - GLF
- Drive from Golfito (GLF) to Drakecar
33h 28m$404–1,387Train, 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 Draketaxi
30h 47m$581–1,807Train, 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 Drakecar
36h 19m$437–1,507Train, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, bus, shuttle, ferry
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane FRA - SJO
- Take the bus from 50 m este Del Aeropuerto to Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14bus
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Dominical
- Take the bus from Dominical to Palmar Nortebus
- Take the ferry from Sierpe to Bahía Drakeferry
26h 24m$597–1,822
Frankfurt (FRA) to Drake Bay (DRK) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Drake is to train and fly and drive which costs $400 - $1,400 and takes 33h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Drake is to train and fly and bus and shuttle and ferry which takes 26h 24m and costs $550 - $1,900.
The distance between Europe and Drake is 9615 km.
It takes approximately 33h 32m to get from Europe to Drake, including transfers.
Drake is 8h behind Europe. It is currently 2:37 AM in Europe and 6:37 PM in Drake.
There are 134+ hotels available in Drake.
What companies run services between Europe and Drake, Costa Rica?
There is no direct connection from Europe to Drake. However, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Drake Bay (DRK), then take the taxi to Drake. Alternatively, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Puerto Jiménez Airport (PJM), then take the taxi to Drake.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Drake Bay via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Drake Bay via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Puerto Jiménez Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Drake Bay via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Frankfurt to Drake Bay via Amsterdam Schiphol, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Drake Bay via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Drake Bay via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Puerto Jiménez Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Puerto Jiménez Airport via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Puerto Jiménez Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Frankfurt to Puerto Jiménez Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Frankfurt to Puerto Jiménez Airport via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Golfito via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Golfito via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Golfito via Amsterdam Schiphol, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Golfito via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Golfito via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Quepos La Managua Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Quepos La Managua Airport via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Frankfurt to Quepos La Managua Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Quepos La Managua Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Arenal
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +506 2442 6900
- contraloriadeservicios@grupotuasa.com
- Website
- grupotuasa.com
Bus from 50 m este Del Aeropuerto to Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- grupotuasa.com
- info@laperladelsur.cr
- Website
- Perla del Sur
Ferry from Sierpe to Bahía Drake
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25
- Website
- Perla del Sur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Estimated price
- $110–140
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