There are 5 ways to get from Liberia to Drake Bay by bus, shuttle, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, shuttle, drive
best- Take the bus from Terminal Pulmitan Liberia to Gran Terminal del Caribe, San Josébus
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Uvita
- Drive from Uvita to Drake Baycar
7h 38m$505–516Bus, drive
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Puntarenasbus
- Take the bus from Puntarenas to Queposbus
- Take the bus from Quepos to Palmar Nortebus
- Drive from Palmar Norte to Drake Baycar
11h 4m$31–45Drive 445.8 km
- Drive from Liberia to Drake Baycar 445.8 km
8h 3m$60–87Fly from Liberia International Airport
- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Drake Bay (DRK)plane LIR - DRK
6h 8m$376–519Shuttle, 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 23m$562–816
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 - $45 and takes 11h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Liberia to Drake Bay is to shuttle and fly which takes 5h 23m and costs $550 - $850.
The distance between Liberia and Drake Bay is 499 km. The road distance is 445.8 km.
It takes approximately 7h 38m to get from Liberia to Drake Bay, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Liberia to Drake Bay is 446 km. It takes approximately 8h 3m 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) 3 times a day.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Drake Bay via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–600
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Drake Bay via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Puerto Jimenez
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Drake Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–380
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Drake Bay via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–600
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Drake Bay via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Puerto Jimenez
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Drake Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–380
- Phone
- +506 2222 0610
- info@caribeños.com
- Website
- Pulmitan de Liberia
Bus from Terminal Pulmitan Liberia to Gran Terminal del Caribe, San José
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Schedules at
- Pulmitan de Liberia
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from San José to Uvita
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $477
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Liberia to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $269
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Monteverde to Alajuela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $315
- Website
- RIDE CR
- Phone
- +506 2663 1752
- reinadelcamposa@hotmail.com
- Website
- Reina del Campo
Bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Schedules at
- Reina del Campo
- Phone
- +506 2777 0263
- info@tqpcr.com
- Website
- Transportes Quepos Puntarenas
Bus from Puntarenas to Quepos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Schedules at
- Transportes Quepos Puntarenas
Bus from Quepos to Palmar Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $7–11
Shuttle from Liberia to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $180
- Schedules at
- Jorge's Taxis and Shuttles
Shuttle from Liberia to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–69
- Website
- Tropical Tours Shuttles
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