There are 5 ways to get from Paquera to Drake Bay by bus, shuttle, plane, busferry, 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.
Bus, shuttle, fly to Drake Bay
best- Take the bus from Paquera to Tamborbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Tambor 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 48m$636–655Drive, bus
cheapest- Drive from Paquera to Quebrada Amarillacar
- Take the bus from Quebrada Amarilla to Dominicalbus
- Drive from Dominical to Drake Baycar
8h 30m$60–88Shuttle, drive
- Take the busferry from Montezuma to Sierpebusferry Sierpe
- Drive from Sierpe to Drake Baycar
10h 3m$120–214Shuttle, fly to Puerto Jiménez Airport, taxi
- Take a shuttle bus from Tambor 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
7h 11m$741–1,065Drive 497.5 km
- Drive from Paquera to Drake Baycar 497.5 km
9h 7m$67–97
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Drake Bay (DRK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Paquera to Drake Bay is to drive and bus which costs $60 - $90 and takes 8h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Paquera to Drake Bay is to bus and shuttle and fly which takes 5h 48m and costs $630 - $660.
The distance between Paquera and Drake Bay is 423 km. The road distance is 497.5 km.
It takes approximately 5h 48m to get from Paquera to Drake Bay, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Paquera to Drake Bay is 498 km. It takes approximately 9h 7m to drive from Paquera to Drake Bay.
There are 150+ hotels available in Drake Bay.
What companies run services between Paquera, Costa Rica and Drake Bay, Costa Rica?
There is no direct connection from Paquera to Drake Bay. However, you can take the bus to Tambor, walk to Tambor, 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 Paquera to Drake Bay via Tambor, Tambor, Montezuma, and Sierpe in around 10h 3m.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Drake Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–260
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Drake Bay via Puerto Jiménez Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–270
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Puerto Jiménez Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–350
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Drake Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–260
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Puerto Jiménez Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–350
- Website
- costaricagreenair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Puerto Jiménez Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–350
- Phone
- +506 7005 9114
- usuariotranscobano@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Paquera to Tambor
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–18
- Website
- https://www.laterminalcostarica.com/en/
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Tambor to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $300
- 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 2642 0024
- info@zumatours.net
- Website
- zumatours.net
Busferry from Montezuma to Sierpe
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $80–160
- Website
- https://www.zumatours.net/
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Estimated price
- $100–130
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