There are 7 ways to get from Liberia to Drake by plane, bus, car, ferry, shuttle, or busferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Drake Bay (DRK)plane LIR - DRK
4h 45m$328–352Bus, 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 Drakecar
10h 18m$33–52Bus, 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 Drakecar
9h 35m$37–60Drive 447.9 km
- Drive from Liberia to Drakecar 447.9 km
8h 6m$61–87Bus, ferry via Puerto Cortés
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Puntarenasbus
- Take the bus from Puntarenas to Parritabus
- Take the bus from Terminal de buses Parrita to Palmar Nortebus
- Take the ferry from Sierpe to Bahía Drakeferry
11h 5m$45–63Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Puntarenasbus
- Take the bus from Puntarenas to Parritabus
- Take the bus from Terminal de buses Parrita to Sierpebus
- Take the ferry from Sierpe to Bahía Drakeferry
11h 12m$45–60Shuttle, ferry
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia to Santa Teresa
- Take the busferry from Santa Teresa to Sierpebusferry
- Take the ferry from Sierpe to Bahía Drakeferry
12h 30m$160–235
Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Drake Bay (DRK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Liberia to Drake is to bus and drive which costs $30 - $55 and takes 10h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Liberia to Drake is to fly which takes 4h 45m and costs $320 - $360.
The distance between Liberia and Drake is 315 km. The road distance is 447.9 km.
The best way to get from Liberia to Drake without a car is to bus and ferry via Puerto Cortés which takes 11h 5m and costs $45 - $65.
It takes approximately 4h 45m to get from Liberia to Drake, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Liberia to Drake is 448 km. It takes approximately 8h 6m to drive from Liberia to Drake.
There are 150+ hotels available in Drake.
What companies run services between Liberia, Costa Rica and Drake, Costa Rica?
SANSA flies from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Drake Bay (DRK) 4 times a day.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Drake Bay via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–264
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Drake Bay via San Jose, Puerto Jimenez
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–264
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Drake Bay via Cobano, San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–264
- 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
Bus from Puntarenas to Parrita
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- 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
Bus from Terminal de buses Parrita to Palmar Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–18
- Schedules at
- tracopacr.com
- Colectivo
- $9–12
Bus from Terminal de buses Parrita to Sierpe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–20
- Schedules at
- tracopacr.com
- Colectivo
- $10–14
Shuttle from Liberia to Santa Teresa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $50
- Schedules at
- santateresaadventures.com
- Phone
- +506 2642 0024
- info@zumatours.net
- Website
- zumatours.net
Busferry from Santa Teresa to Sierpe
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $85–160
- Website
- https://www.zumatours.net/
- Phone
- +506 8720 0801
- tapirus@yahoo.com
Ferry from Sierpe to Bahía Drake
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25
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