There are 5 ways to get from Bahía Drake to Monte Verde by plane, shuttle, car, bus, 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, shuttle
best- Fly from Drake Bay (DRK) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane DRK - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from Alajuela to Monteverde
2h 56m$505–557Drive, bus
cheapest- Drive from Bahía Drake to Ciudad Cortéscar
- Take the bus from Ciudad Cortés to San Josébus
- Take the bus from Empresarios Unidos to Puntarenasbus
- Take the bus from Puntarenas to Monteverdebus 625
11h$43–54Drive, bus, shuttle
- Drive from Bahía Drake to Ciudad Cortéscar
- Take the bus from Ciudad Cortés to San Josébus
- Take a shuttle bus from Alajuela to Monteverde
6h 44m$345–354Tour, ferry, bus, shuttle
- Take the ferry from Bahía Drake to Bahía Drakeferry
- Take the ferry from Bahía Drake to Sierpeferry
- Take the bus from Palmar Norte to Dominicalbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Dominical to Monteverde
17h 43m$400–403Drive 380.8 km
- Drive from Bahía Drake to Monte Verdecar 380.8 km
7h 19m$52–74
Drake Bay (DRK) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bahía Drake to Monte Verde is to drive and bus which costs $40 - $55 and takes 11h.
The fastest way to get from Bahía Drake to Monte Verde is to fly and shuttle which takes 2h 56m and costs $500 - $600.
The distance between Bahía Drake and Monte Verde is 288 km. The road distance is 380.8 km.
The best way to get from Bahía Drake to Monte Verde without a car is to Tour and ferry and bus and shuttle which takes 17h 43m and costs $400 - $403.
It takes approximately 2h 56m to get from Bahía Drake to Monte Verde, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Bahía Drake to Monte Verde is 381 km. It takes approximately 7h 19m to drive from Bahía Drake to Monte Verde.
There are 334+ hotels available in Monte Verde.
What companies run services between Bahía Drake, Costa Rica and Monte Verde, Puntarenas, Costa Rica?
There is no direct connection from Bahía Drake to Monte Verde. However, you can take the taxi to Drake Bay (DRK) airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO), walk to El Cacique, take the line 200 bus to Contiguo Al Cruce Al Hospital, walk to Alajuela, then take the shuttle to Monteverde. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Bahía Drake to Monteverde via Ciudad Cortés, San José, Terminal del Mercado de la Coca Cola, Alajuela, and Alajuela in around 6h 44m.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Drake Bay to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–380
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Drake Bay to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–380
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Alajuela to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $315
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Alajuela to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $315
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +506 2221 4214
- [email protected]
- Website
- tracopacr.com
Bus from Ciudad Cortés to San José
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–19
- Schedules at
- tracopacr.com
- Colectivo
- $16–19
Bus from Ciudad Cortés to San José
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–19
- Schedules at
- tracopacr.com
- Colectivo
- $16–19
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Palmar Norte to Dominical
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $4–7
- Phone
- +506 6061 5674 / 2645 7272
- [email protected]
- Website
- shuttlesmonteverde.com
Shuttle from Dominical to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $260
- Schedules at
- shuttlesmonteverde.com
- Phone
- +506 2221 6600
- [email protected]
- Website
- empresariosunidos.cr
Bus from Empresarios Unidos to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7
- Schedules at
- empresariosunidos.cr
- Phone
- +506 2645 7447
- [email protected]
- Website
- transmonteverde.com
Bus from Puntarenas to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Schedules at
- transmonteverde.com
- Phone
- +506 8491 8897
- [email protected]
- Website
- drakebaydiscovery.net
Ferry from Bahía Drake to Bahía Drake
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $110
- Website
- https://www.drakebaydiscovery.net/en/
- [email protected]
- Website
- laperladelsur.cr
Ferry from Bahía Drake to Sierpe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25
- Website
- https://www.laperladelsur.cr/en/
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