There are 6 ways to get from Alajuela to Bahía Drake by plane, bus, car, shuttle, busferry, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Drake Bay (DRK)plane SJO - DRK
56 min$201–388Bus, drive
cheapest- Take the bus from San José to Sierpebus San José – Sierpe vía Costanera
- Drive from Sierpe to Bahía Drakecar
10h 9m$32–41Shuttle, drive
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to UvitaPrivate
- Drive from Uvita to Bahía Drakecar
5h 21m$495–504Bus, drive via 25 m este Ebais Alajuela Centro
- Take the bus from San José to Sierpebus San José – Sierpe vía Costanera
- Drive from Sierpe to Bahía Drakecar
10h 36m$34–43Bus and ferry, shuttle, ferry, Tour
- Take the busferry from Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría to Montezumabusferry
- Take the busferry from Montezuma to Sierpebusferry
- Take the ferry from Sierpe to Bahía Drakeferry
- Take the ferry from Bahía Drake to Bahía Drakeferry
21h 35m$286–364Drive 299.5 km
- Drive from Alajuela to Bahía Drakecar 299.5 km
6h 34m$41–58
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Drake Bay (DRK) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Alajuela to Bahía Drake is to bus and drive which costs $30 - $45 and takes 10h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Alajuela to Bahía Drake is to fly which takes 56 min and costs $200 - $390.
The distance between Alajuela and Bahía Drake is 158 km. The road distance is 299.5 km.
The best way to get from Alajuela to Bahía Drake without a car is to bus and ferry and shuttle and ferry and Tour which takes 21h 35m and costs $280 - $370.
It takes approximately 56 min to get from Alajuela to Bahía Drake, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Alajuela to Bahía Drake is 299 km. It takes approximately 6h 34m to drive from Alajuela to Bahía Drake.
There are 138+ hotels available in Bahía Drake.
What companies run services between Alajuela, Costa Rica and Bahía Drake, Costa Rica?
SANSA and World Ticket fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Drake Bay (DRK) twice daily.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Drake Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–380
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Drake Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–380
- Phone
- +506 2221 4214
- [email protected]
- Website
- tracopacr.com
Bus from San José to Sierpe
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–22
- Schedules at
- tracopacr.com
- Colectivo
- $19–22
Bus from San José to Sierpe
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–22
- Schedules at
- tracopacr.com
- Colectivo
- $19–22
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from San José to Uvita
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $477
- Website
- RIDE CR
- Phone
- +506 2640 1900 / 2640 0811
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tropical Tours Shuttles
Busferry from Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría to Montezuma
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–69
- Website
- Tropical Tours Shuttles
- Phone
- +506 2642 0024
- [email protected]
- Website
- Zuma Tours
Busferry from Montezuma to Sierpe
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $85–160
- Website
- Zuma Tours
- [email protected]
- Website
- Perla del Sur
Ferry from Sierpe to Bahía Drake
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25
- Website
- Perla del Sur
- Phone
- +506 8491 8897
- [email protected]
- Website
- Drake Bay Discovery
Ferry from Bahía Drake to Bahía Drake
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $110
- Website
- Drake Bay Discovery
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