There are 4 ways to get from Sámara 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 Nosara Airport (NOB) to Drake Bay (DRK)plane NOB - DRK
4h 4m$364–450Bus, drive
cheapest- Take the bus from Sámara centro to Central Autobusera Inteligentebus
- Take the bus from San José to Ciudad Cortésbus
- Drive from Ciudad Cortés to Bahía Drakecar
8h 58m$41–52Shuttle, ferry, Tour
- Take a shuttle bus from Sámara to Montezuma
- Take the busferry from Montezuma to Sierpebusferry
- Take the ferry from Sierpe to Bahía Drakeferry
- Take the ferry from Bahía Drake to Bahía Drakeferry
16h 31m$273–364Drive 468.8 km
- Drive from Sámara to Bahía Drakecar 468.8 km
8h 58m$63–91
Nosara Airport (NOB) to Drake Bay (DRK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sámara to Bahía Drake is to bus and drive which costs $40 - $55 and takes 8h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Sámara to Bahía Drake is to fly which takes 4h 4m and costs $360 - $450.
The distance between Sámara and Bahía Drake is 294 km. The road distance is 468.8 km.
The best way to get from Sámara to Bahía Drake without a car is to shuttle and ferry and Tour which takes 16h 31m and costs $270 - $370.
It takes approximately 4h 4m to get from Sámara to Bahía Drake, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Sámara to Bahía Drake is 469 km. It takes approximately 8h 58m to drive from Sámara to Bahía Drake.
There are 138+ hotels available in Bahía Drake.
What companies run services between Sámara, Costa Rica and Bahía Drake, Costa Rica?
World Ticket and SANSA fly from Nosara Airport (NOB) to Drake Bay (DRK) twice daily.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Nosara Airport to Drake Bay via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–440
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Nosara Airport to Drake Bay via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–440
- Phone
- +506 4404 0505
- [email protected]
- Website
- tiguanacaste.com
Bus from Sámara centro to Central Autobusera Inteligente
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Schedules at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Book at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Phone
- +506 2221 4214
- [email protected]
- Website
- tracopacr.com
Bus from San José to Ciudad Cortés
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–18
- Schedules at
- tracopacr.com
- Colectivo
- $16–18
- Phone
- +506 2640 1900 / 2640 0811
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tropical Tours Shuttles
Shuttle from Sámara to Montezuma
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–70
- 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
- $80–160
- 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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