There are 5 ways to get from Guanacaste to Drake Bay by shuttle, plane, bus, car, 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.
Shuttle, fly to Drake Bay
best- Take a shuttle bus from Cañas to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Alajuela
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Drake Bay (DRK)plane SJO - DRK
4h 2m$497–513Bus, drive
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Puntarenasbus
- Take the bus from Puntarenas to Herradurabus
- Take the bus from Herradura to Ciudad Cortésbus
- Drive from Ciudad Cortés to Drake Baycar
10h 14m$34–52Bus, drive via Platanillo
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Puntarenasbus
- Take the bus from Puntarenas to Quebrada Amarillabus
- Take the bus from Quebrada Amarilla to Dominicalbus
- Drive from Dominical to Drake Baycar
9h 31m$37–55Drive 445.4 km
- Drive from Liberia to Drake Baycar 445.4 km
8h 2m$60–87Shuttle, fly to Puerto Jiménez Airport, taxi
- Take a shuttle bus from Cañas to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Alajuela
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Puerto Jiménez Airport (PJM)plane SJO - PJM
- Take the taxi from Puerto Jiménez Airport (PJM) to Drake Baytaxi
5h 25m$602–923
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Drake Bay (DRK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Guanacaste to Drake Bay is to bus and drive which costs $30 - $55 and takes 10h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Guanacaste to Drake Bay is to shuttle and fly which takes 4h 2m and costs $490 - $520.
The distance between Guanacaste and Drake Bay is 334 km. The road distance is 445.4 km.
It takes approximately 4h 2m to get from Guanacaste to Drake Bay, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Guanacaste to Drake Bay is 445 km. It takes approximately 8h 2m to drive from Guanacaste to Drake Bay.
There are 150+ hotels available in Drake Bay.
What companies run services between Guanacaste, Costa Rica and Drake Bay, Costa Rica?
There is no direct connection from Guanacaste to Drake Bay. However, you can take the shuttle to Monteverde, take the shuttle to Alajuela, walk to El Erizo, take the bus to Parada Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría, walk to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) airport, then fly to Drake Bay (DRK). Alternatively, you can take a bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Drake Bay via Puntarenas, Quebrada Amarilla, and Dominical in around 9h 31m.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Drake Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $145–850
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Drake Bay via Puerto Jiménez Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $145–850
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Puerto Jiménez Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–1,200
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Drake Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $145–850
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Puerto Jiménez Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $145–1,200
- Website
- costaricagreenair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Puerto Jiménez Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–350
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Cañas to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $176
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Alajuela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $176
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +506 2663 1752
- reinadelcamposa@hotmail.com
- Website
- reinadelcampo.com
Bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Schedules at
- reinadelcampo.com
- Phone
- +506 2777 0263
- info@tqpcr.com
- Website
- tqpcr.com
Bus from Puntarenas to Quebrada Amarilla
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–7
- Schedules at
- tqpcr.com
Bus from Puntarenas to Herradura
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Schedules at
- tqpcr.com
- Phone
- +506 2221 4214
- info@tracopacr.com
- Website
- tracopacr.com
Bus from Quebrada Amarilla to Dominical
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- tracopacr.com
- Colectivo
- $7–10
Bus from Herradura to Ciudad Cortés
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Schedules at
- tracopacr.com
- Colectivo
- $11–15
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Estimated price
- $100–130
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