There are 6 ways to get from Bocas del Toro to Bahía Drake by busferry, bus, car, ferry, plane, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus and ferry, bus, drive via Golfito
best- Take the busferry from Bocas del Toro to Davidbusferry
- Take the bus from David to Fronterabus
- Take the bus from Paso Canoas to Golfitobus 654
- Drive from Golfito to Bahía Drakecar
9h 33m$49–57Local Boat, drive
- Take the ferry from Bocas del Toro to Almiranteferry Almirante
- Drive from Almirante to Bahía Drakecar
7h 16m$51–76Fly to Drake Bay
- Fly from Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport (BOC) to Drake Bay (DRK)plane BOC - DRK
19h 16m$182–504Bus and ferry, bus, drive
- Take the busferry from Bocas del Toro to Davidbusferry
- Take the bus from David to Fronterabus
- Take the bus from Paso Canoas to Palmar Nortebus
- Drive from Palmar Norte to Bahía Drakecar
10h 45m$51–62Bus, ferry, Tour
- Take the bus from Bocas del Toro to Boquetebus
- Take the bus from Boquete to Davidbus
- Take the bus from David to Palmar Nortebus
- Take the ferry from Sierpe to Bahía Drakeferry
- Take the ferry from Bahía Drake to Bahía Drakeferry
20h 15m$177–184Fly to Puerto Jiménez Airport, taxi
- Fly from Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport (BOC) to Puerto Jiménez Airport (PJM)plane BOC - PJM
- Take the taxi from Puerto Jiménez Airport (PJM) to Bahía Draketaxi
18h 47m$524–733
Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport (BOC) to Drake Bay (DRK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bocas del Toro to Bahía Drake is to bus and ferry and bus and drive via Golfito which costs $45 - $60 and takes 9h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Bocas del Toro to Bahía Drake is to Local Boat and drive which takes 7h 16m and costs $50 - $80.
The distance between Bocas del Toro and Bahía Drake is 316 km.
The best way to get from Bocas del Toro to Bahía Drake without a car is to bus and ferry and Tour which takes 20h 15m and costs $175 - $185.
It takes approximately 9h 33m to get from Bocas del Toro to Bahía Drake, including transfers.
There are 138+ hotels available in Bahía Drake.
What companies run services between Bocas del Toro, Panama and Bahía Drake, Costa Rica?
World Ticket and SANSA fly from Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport (BOC) to Drake Bay (DRK) once daily.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport to Drake Bay via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–500
Flights from Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport to Drake Bay via San Jose, Puerto Jiménez Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–550
Flights from Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport to Puerto Jiménez Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–490
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport to Drake Bay via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–650
Flights from Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport to Puerto Jiménez Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–650
- Phone
- +507 6030 8204
- [email protected]
- Website
- panabocas.com
Busferry from Bocas del Toro to David
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20
- Website
- https://panabocas.com/
Busferry from Bocas del Toro to David
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20
- Website
- https://panabocas.com/
Bus from Bocas del Toro to Boquete
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30
- Website
- https://panabocas.com/
- Phone
- +507 314 6886
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from David to Frontera
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–13
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from David to Frontera
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–13
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Paso Canoas to Golfito
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Paso Canoas to Palmar Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $7–10
Bus from David to Palmar Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $10–16
- Phone
- +507 720 2311
- Website
- instagram.com
Bus from Boquete to David
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.instagram.com/coop_buses_boquete/
Bus from Boquete to David
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
Ferry from Bocas del Toro to Almirante
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6
- [email protected]
- Website
- laperladelsur.cr
Ferry from Sierpe to Bahía Drake
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25
- Website
- https://www.laperladelsur.cr/en/
- 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/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Estimated price
- $110–140
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