There are 5 ways to get from Zurich to Drake Bay by plane, taxi, shuttle, or car
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Fly to Puerto Jiménez Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Puerto Jiménez Airport (PJM)plane ZRH - PJM
- Take the taxi from Puerto Jiménez Airport (PJM) to Drake Baytaxi
17h 44m$544–1,730Fly to Drake Bay
cheapest- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Drake Bay (DRK)plane ZRH - DRK
16h 11m$319–1,210Fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle, drive
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane ZRH - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Uvita
- Drive from Ciudad Cortés to Drake Baycar
20h 46m$839–1,850Fly to Golfito, drive
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Golfito (GLF)plane ZRH - GLF
- Drive from Golfito (GLF) to Drake Baycar
18h 40m$462–1,629Fly to Quepos La Managua Airport, drive
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane ZRH - XQP
- Drive from Quepos-Airport-XQP to Drake Baycar
19h 36m$334–1,150
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Puerto Jiménez Airport (PJM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Drake Bay is to fly and drive which costs $330 - $1,200 and takes 19h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Drake Bay is to fly which takes 16h 11m and costs $310 - $1,300.
The distance between Zurich and Drake Bay is 9515 km.
It takes approximately 17h 44m to get from Zurich to Drake Bay, including transfers.
Drake Bay is 7h behind Zurich. It is currently 2:26 PM in Zurich and 7:26 AM in Drake Bay.
There are 145+ hotels available in Drake Bay.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Drake Bay, Costa Rica?
Edelweiss Air and SANSA fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Drake Bay (DRK) twice a week.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Puerto Jiménez Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Drake Bay via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Golfito via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Golfito via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Puerto Jiménez Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Drake Bay via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Golfito via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from San José to Uvita
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $311
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Estimated price
- $95–120
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