There are 6 ways to get from Rivas to Drake Bay by bus, car, plane, or shuttle
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Bus, drive via Platanillo
best- Take the bus from Peñas Blancas to Liberia - Estación de Servicio EMESAbus Mga
- 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
13h 20m$47–93Bus, drive
cheapest- Take the bus from Peñas Blancas 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 9m$38–58Drive 557.4 km
- Drive from Rivas to Drake Baycar 557.4 km
9h 37m$75–108Bus to Liberia International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Peñas Blancas to Liberia - Estación de Servicio EMESAbus
- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Drake Bay (DRK)plane LIR - DRK
8h 16m$268–300Bus, drive #2
- Take the bus from Rivas to La Cruzbus
- Take the bus from La 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 11m$44–66Shuttle, shuttle to Juan Santamaría International Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Peñas Blancas to La Fortuna
- Take a shuttle bus from La Fortuna to Alajuela
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Drake Bay (DRK)plane SJO - DRK
6h 54m$586–602
Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Drake Bay (DRK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rivas to Drake Bay is to bus and drive which costs $35 - $60 and takes 14h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Rivas to Drake Bay is to shuttle and fly which takes 6h 54m and costs $580 - $610.
The distance between Rivas and Drake Bay is 588 km. The road distance is 557.4 km.
It takes approximately 13h 20m to get from Rivas to Drake Bay, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Rivas to Drake Bay is 557 km. It takes approximately 9h 37m to drive from Rivas to Drake Bay.
There are 146+ hotels available in Drake Bay.
What companies run services between Rivas, Nicaragua and Drake Bay, Costa Rica?
There is no direct connection from Rivas to Drake Bay. However, you can take the bus to Peñas Blancas, take the bus to Liberia - Estación de Servicio EMESA, walk to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia, take the bus to Puntarenas, take the bus to Quebrada Amarilla, take the bus to Dominical, then drive to Drake Bay. Alternatively, you can drive from Rivas to Drake Bay in around 9h 37m.
- 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
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Peñas Blancas to Liberia - Estación de Servicio EMESA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–35
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $7–35
- 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
- $3–6
- Schedules at
- 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 Quebrada Amarilla to Dominical
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- tracopacr.com
- Colectivo
- $7–10
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
- +506 2666 0517
- info@grupotranbasa.com
- Website
- grupotranbasa.com
Bus from Peñas Blancas to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- grupotranbasa.com
Bus from La Cruz to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- grupotranbasa.com
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- info@ticabus.com
- Website
- ticabus.com
Bus from Rivas to La Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Peñas Blancas to La Fortuna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $271
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from La Fortuna to Alajuela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $168
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
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