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There are 9 ways to get from San Jose to Drake Bay by train, plane, bus, shuttle, car, or taxi

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  1. Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Drake Bay

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    1. Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain train
    2. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Drake Bay (DRK)plane plane SFO - DRK
    13h 16m
    $175–669

  2. Train, bus, shuttle, drive

    1. Take the train from San Jose to Los Angelestrain train
    2. Take the bus from Los Angeles to Managuabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Managua to Terminal NicaBusbus bus
    4. Take a shuttle bus from San José to Uvitashuttle bus
    5. Drive from Uvita to Drake Baycar car
    5d 7h
    $803–993

  3. Drive 6,110.9 km

    1. Drive from San Jose to Drake Baycar car 6,110.9 km
    3d 4h
    $820–1,184

  4. Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Puerto Jiménez Airport, taxi

    1. Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain train
    2. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Puerto Jiménez Airport (PJM)plane plane SFO - PJM
    3. Take the taxi from Puerto Jiménez Airport (PJM) to Drake Baytaxi taxi
    12h 49m
    $335–1,049

  5. Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle, drive

    1. Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane plane SJC - SJO
    2. Take a shuttle bus from San José to Uvitashuttle bus
    3. Drive from Ciudad Cortés to Drake Baycar car
    16h 38m
    $712–1,142

  6. Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle, drive

    1. Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain train
    2. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane plane SFO - SJO
    3. Take a shuttle bus from San José to Uvitashuttle bus
    4. Drive from Ciudad Cortés to Drake Baycar car
    16h 4m
    $525–1,759

  7. Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Golfito, drive

    1. Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain train
    2. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Golfito (GLF)plane plane SFO - GLF
    3. Drive from Golfito (GLF) to Drake Baycar car
    14h 40m
    $258–988

  8. Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Quepos La Managua Airport, drive

    1. Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain train
    2. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane plane SFO - XQP
    3. Drive from Quepos-Airport-XQP to Drake Baycar car
    16h 16m
    $190–709

  9. Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Liberia International Airport, shuttle, bus, drive

    1. Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain train
    2. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane plane SFO - LIR
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverdeshuttle bus
    4. Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Dominicalshuttle bus
    5. Take the bus from Dominical to Ciudad Cortésbus bus
    6. Drive from Ciudad Cortés to Drake Baycar car
    18h 29m
    $728–2,676

San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Drake Bay (DRK) flights

Calendar20Weekly Planes
Duration12h 17mAverage Duration
Ticket$167Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between San Jose, CA, USA and Drake Bay, Costa Rica?

There is no direct connection from San Jose to Drake Bay. However, you can take the train to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound, walk to Millbrae, take the subway to San Francisco International Airport, walk to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) airport, then fly to Drake Bay (DRK). Alternatively, you can take a train from San Jose to Drake Bay via Los Angeles, Union Station - Metro B & D Lines, Westlake / MacArthur Park Station, Westlake Ave & Wilshire Blvd, Union Ave & James M Wood Blvd, Los Angeles, Managua, Terminal NicaBus, San José, and Uvita in around 5d 7h.

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