There are 6 ways to get from Tamarindo 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 Tamarindo Airport (TNO) to Drake Bay (DRK)plane TNO - DRK
3h 17m$137–332Bus, drive
cheapest- Take the bus from Tamarindo to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberiabus 550
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Puntarenasbus
- Take the bus from Puntarenas to Queposbus
- Take the bus from Quepos to Palmar Nortebus
- Drive from Palmar Norte to Bahía Drakecar
13h 20m$34–50Shuttle, ferry, Tour
- Take a shuttle bus from Tamarindo to Malpais
- Take the busferry from Malpais to Sierpebusferry
- Take the ferry from Sierpe to Bahía Drakeferry
- Take the ferry from Bahía Drake to Bahía Drakeferry
17h 21m$273–703Drive 492.7 km
- Drive from Tamarindo to Bahía Drakecar 492.7 km
9h 7m$67–96Shuttle, ferry, Tour via Cóbano
- Take a shuttle bus from Tamarindo to Santa Teresa
- Take the busferry from Santa Teresa to Sierpebusferry
- Take the ferry from Sierpe to Bahía Drakeferry
- Take the ferry from Bahía Drake to Bahía Drakeferry
20h$276–667Shuttle, drive
- Take a shuttle bus from Tamarindo to UvitaPrivate
- Drive from Uvita to Bahía Drakecar
6h 21m$795–804
Tamarindo Airport (TNO) to Drake Bay (DRK) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Tamarindo to Bahía Drake is to bus and drive which costs $30 - $55 and takes 13h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Tamarindo to Bahía Drake is to fly which takes 3h 17m and costs $130 - $340.
The distance between Tamarindo and Bahía Drake is 304 km. The road distance is 492.7 km.
The best way to get from Tamarindo to Bahía Drake without a car is to shuttle and ferry and Tour which takes 17h 21m and costs $270 - $750.
It takes approximately 3h 17m to get from Tamarindo to Bahía Drake, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Tamarindo to Bahía Drake is 493 km. It takes approximately 9h 7m to drive from Tamarindo to Bahía Drake.
There are 138+ hotels available in Bahía Drake.
What companies run services between Tamarindo, Guanacaste, Costa Rica and Bahía Drake, Costa Rica?
World Ticket and SANSA fly from Tamarindo Airport (TNO) to Drake Bay (DRK) twice daily.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Tamarindo Airport to Drake Bay via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–470
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Tamarindo Airport to Drake Bay via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–470
- Phone
- +506 2665 7520
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transportes La Pampa
Bus from Tamarindo to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- Transportes La Pampa
- Phone
- +506 2663 1752
- [email protected]
- Website
- Reina del Campo
Bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- Reina del Campo
- Phone
- +506 2777 0263
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transportes Quepos Puntarenas
Bus from Puntarenas to Quepos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Schedules at
- Transportes Quepos Puntarenas
Bus from Quepos to Palmar Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $7–11
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Tamarindo to Malpais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $408
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Tamarindo to Uvita
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $778
- Website
- RIDE CR
- Phone
- +506 2642 0024
- [email protected]
- Website
- Zuma Tours
Shuttle from Tamarindo to Malpais
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $45–380
- Website
- Zuma Tours
Busferry from Malpais to Sierpe
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–160
- Website
- Zuma Tours
Shuttle from Tamarindo to Santa Teresa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $50–380
- Website
- Zuma Tours
Busferry from Santa Teresa to Sierpe
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–160
- 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
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
Ferry from Bahía Drake to Bahía Drake
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $110
- Website
- Drake Bay Discovery
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