There are 4 ways to get from Drake Bay to Paquera by plane, shuttle, car, busferry, taxi, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Drake Bay, shuttle
best- Fly from Drake Bay (DRK) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane DRK - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from Alajuela to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Tambor
6h 5m$979–1,026Drive 497.9 km
cheapest- Drive from Drake Bay to Paqueracar 497.9 km
9h 8m$67–97Drive, shuttle
- Drive from Drake Bay to Sierpecar
- Take the busferry from Sierpe to Montezumabusferry Sierpe
11h 15m$109–216Taxi, bus, fly to Cobano
- Take the taxi from Drake Bay to Parada, 150 Metros De Servicentro La Palma.taxi
- Take the bus from Parada, 150 Metros De Servicentro La Palma. to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus
- Take the bus from Escuela Juan Rafael Mora Porras to El Caciquebus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Cobano (ACO)plane SJO - ACO
6h$287–349
Drake Bay (DRK) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Drake Bay to Paquera is to drive which costs $65 - $100 and takes 9h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Drake Bay to Paquera is to taxi and bus and fly which takes 6h and costs $280 - $350.
The distance between Drake Bay and Paquera is 422 km. The road distance is 497.9 km.
It takes approximately 6h 5m to get from Drake Bay to Paquera, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Drake Bay to Paquera is 498 km. It takes approximately 9h 8m to drive from Drake Bay to Paquera.
There are 157+ hotels available in Paquera.
What companies run services between Drake Bay, Costa Rica and Paquera, Costa Rica?
There is no direct connection from Drake Bay to Paquera. However, you can 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, take the shuttle to Monteverde, take the shuttle to Tambor, walk to Tambor, then take the bus to Paquera. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Drake Bay to Paquera via Sierpe, Montezuma, Montezuma, Cóbano, and Cóbano in around 11h 15m.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Drake Bay to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–380
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cobano
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–310
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cobano via Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–310
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Alajuela to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $315
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Monteverde to Tambor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $461
- Website
- RIDE CR
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Estimated price
- $65–80
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