There are 5 ways to get from Zurich to Drake Bay by plane, taxi, 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 to Drake Bay
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Drake Bay (DRK)plane ZRH - DRK
15h 56m$260–1,900Fly to Puerto Jiménez Airport, taxi
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Puerto Jiménez Airport (PJM)plane ZRH - PJM
- Take the taxi from Puerto Jiménez Airport (PJM) to Drake Baytaxi
18h 9m$426–2,496Fly to Golfito, drive
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Golfito (GLF)plane ZRH - GLF
- Drive from Golfito (GLF) to Drake Baycar
19h 5m$274–1,911Fly 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 41m$1,021–1,440Fly 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 31m$286–1,912
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Drake Bay (DRK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Drake Bay is to fly and shuttle and drive which costs $1,000 - $1,500 and takes 20h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Drake Bay is to fly which takes 15h 56m and costs $260 - $1,900.
The distance between Zurich and Drake Bay is 9471 km.
It takes approximately 15h 56m to get from Zurich to Drake Bay, including transfers.
Drake Bay is 8h behind Zurich. It is currently 6:25 AM in Zurich and 10:25 PM in Drake Bay.
There are 140+ 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) once a week.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Drake Bay via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,900
Flights from Zurich Airport to Puerto Jiménez Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–2,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Golfito via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,900
Flights from Zurich Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,900
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Drake Bay via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,900
Flights from Zurich Airport to Puerto Jiménez Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–2,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Golfito via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,900
Flights from Zurich Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,900
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,700
- 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
- $477
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Estimated price
- $100–130
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