There are 5 ways to get from Playa Flamingo to Drake Bay by plane, bus, car, or shuttle
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 Tamarindo Airport (TNO) to Drake Bay (DRK)plane TNO - DRK
3h 49m$78–358Bus, drive via Terminal de Buses Santa Cruz
cheapest- Take the bus from Playa Flamingo to Terminal de Buses Santa Cruzbus
- Take the bus from Santa Cruz to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberiabus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Puntarenasbus
- Take the bus from Puntarenas to Jacóbus
- Take the bus from Jacó to Ciudad Cortésbus
- Drive from Ciudad Cortés to Drake Baycar
14h 3m$38–58Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Colón to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberiabus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Puntarenasbus
- Take the bus from Puntarenas to Jacóbus
- Take the bus from Jacó to Ciudad Cortésbus
- Drive from Ciudad Cortés to Drake Baycar
12h 16m$64–87Drive 495.6 km
- Drive from Playa Flamingo to Drake Baycar 495.6 km
9h 4m$67–96Shuttle, drive
- Take a shuttle bus from Tamarindo to UvitaPrivate
- Drive from Uvita to Drake Baycar
6h 57m$564–580
Tamarindo Airport (TNO) to Drake Bay (DRK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Playa Flamingo to Drake Bay is to bus and drive via Terminal de Buses Santa Cruz which costs $35 - $60 and takes 14h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Playa Flamingo to Drake Bay is to fly which takes 3h 49m and costs $75 - $360.
The distance between Playa Flamingo and Drake Bay is 315 km. The road distance is 495.6 km.
It takes approximately 3h 49m to get from Playa Flamingo to Drake Bay, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Playa Flamingo to Drake Bay is 496 km. It takes approximately 9h 4m to drive from Playa Flamingo to Drake Bay.
There are 146+ hotels available in Drake Bay.
What companies run services between Playa Flamingo, Costa Rica and Drake Bay, Costa Rica?
World Ticket and SANSA fly from Tamarindo Airport (TNO) to Drake Bay (DRK) 4 times a day.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Tamarindo Airport to Drake Bay via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–380
Flights from Tamarindo Airport to Drake Bay via San Jose, Puerto Jimenez
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–430
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Tamarindo Airport to Drake Bay via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–380
Bus from Colón to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2
- 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 Jacó
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–6
- Schedules at
- tqpcr.com
- Phone
- +506 2221 4214
- info@tracopacr.com
- Website
- tracopacr.com
Bus from Jacó to Ciudad Cortés
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Schedules at
- tracopacr.com
- Colectivo
- $10–14
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Tamarindo to Uvita
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $507
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- info@transportesfolklorica.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Playa Flamingo to Terminal de Buses Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +506 2665 7520
- tlpampaoficial@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Santa Cruz to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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