There are 5 ways to get from Playas del Coco 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 from Liberia International Airport
best- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Drake Bay (DRK)plane LIR - DRK
5h 51m$269–274Bus, 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
12h 11m$35–63Bus, 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 Drake Baycar
11h 28m$38–66Drive 479 km
- Drive from Playas del Coco to Drake Baycar 479 km
8h 37m$65–93Shuttle, shuttle to Juan Santamaría International Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Playas del Coco 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$532–548
Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Drake Bay (DRK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Playas del Coco to Drake Bay is to bus and drive which costs $30 - $65 and takes 12h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Playas del Coco to Drake Bay is to shuttle and fly which takes 5h 2m and costs $530 - $550.
The distance between Playas del Coco and Drake Bay is 319 km. The road distance is 479 km.
It takes approximately 5h 51m to get from Playas del Coco to Drake Bay, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Playas del Coco to Drake Bay is 479 km. It takes approximately 8h 37m to drive from Playas del Coco to Drake Bay.
There are 150+ hotels available in Drake Bay.
What companies run services between Playas del Coco, Costa Rica and Drake Bay, 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 Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–264
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Drake Bay via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Puerto Jimenez
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–264
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Drake Bay via Cobano, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–264
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 Jimenez
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–270
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Drake Bay via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–264
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Drake Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–260
- 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
- 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
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Playas del Coco to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $211
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Alajuela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $176
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
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