There are 5 ways to get from Liberia to Drake Bay by plane, bus, 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.
Fly from Liberia International Airport
best- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Drake Bay (DRK)plane LIR - DRK
4h 18m$146–719Bus, 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
11h$35–53Bus, shuttle, drive
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Cañasbus 524
- Take a shuttle bus from Cañas to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Dominical
- Drive from Dominical to Drake Baycar
7h 37m$750–762Drive 445.4 km
- Drive from Liberia to Drake Baycar 445.4 km
8h 2m$60–87Shuttle, shuttle to Juan Santamaría International Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Alajuela
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Drake Bay (DRK)plane SJO - DRK
5h 2m$412–846
Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Drake Bay (DRK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Liberia to Drake Bay is to bus and drive which costs $30 - $55 and takes 11h.
The fastest way to get from Liberia to Drake Bay is to fly which takes 4h 18m and costs $140 - $750.
The distance between Liberia and Drake Bay is 309 km. The road distance is 445.4 km.
It takes approximately 4h 18m to get from Liberia to Drake Bay, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Liberia to Drake Bay is 445 km. It takes approximately 8h 2m to drive from Liberia to Drake Bay.
There are 140+ hotels available in Drake Bay.
What companies run services between Liberia, Costa Rica and Drake Bay, Costa Rica?
SANSA and World Ticket fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Drake Bay (DRK) every 4 hours.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Drake Bay via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–2,100
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Drake Bay via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Puerto Jimenez
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,100
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Drake Bay via Nosara Beach, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Drake Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–950
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Drake Bay via Puerto Jimenez
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–950
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Drake Bay via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–2,100
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Drake Bay via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Puerto Jimenez
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Drake Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–950
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Drake Bay via Puerto Jimenez
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–950
- Phone
- +506 2663 1752
- reinadelcamposa@hotmail.com
- Website
- reinadelcampo.com
Bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Cañas
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–5
- Schedules at
- reinadelcampo.com
Bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- reinadelcampo.com
- Phone
- +506 2222 0610
- info@grupocaribeños.com
Bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Cañas
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- 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
- $268
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Dominical
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $459
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Liberia to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $269
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Alajuela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $315
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +506 6061 5674 / 2645 7272
- jorge27fm@gmail.com
- Website
- shuttlesmonteverde.com
Shuttle from Liberia to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $180
- Schedules at
- shuttlesmonteverde.com
Shuttle from Liberia to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–69
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
- Phone
- +506 2777 0263
- info@tqpcr.com
- Website
- tqpcr.com
Bus from Puntarenas to Herradura
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Schedules at
- tqpcr.com
- Phone
- +506 2221 4214
- info@tracopacr.com
- Website
- tracopacr.com
Bus from Herradura to Ciudad Cortés
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Schedules at
- tracopacr.com
- Colectivo
- $12–16
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