There are 4 ways to get from Tamarindo to Drake Bay by plane, bus, car, or shuttle
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 11m$109–341Drive 492.5 km
cheapest- Drive from Tamarindo to Drake Baycar 492.5 km
9h 6m$79–114Bus, drive
- 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 Tárcolesbus
- Take the bus from Playa Herradura to Sierpebus
- Drive from Sierpe to Drake Baycar
14h 35m$84–194Shuttle, drive
- Take a shuttle bus from Tamarindo to UvitaPrivate
- Drive from Uvita to Drake Baycar
6h 22m$798–812
Tamarindo Airport (TNO) to Drake Bay (DRK) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Tamarindo to Drake Bay is to drive which costs $75 - $120 and takes 9h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Tamarindo to Drake Bay is to fly which takes 3h 11m and costs $100 - $350.
The distance between Tamarindo and Drake Bay is 301 km. The road distance is 492.5 km.
It takes approximately 3h 11m to get from Tamarindo to Drake Bay, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Tamarindo to Drake Bay is 492 km. It takes approximately 9h 6m to drive from Tamarindo to Drake Bay.
There are 130+ hotels available in Drake Bay.
What companies run services between Tamarindo, Guanacaste, Costa Rica and Drake Bay, Costa Rica?
World Ticket and SANSA fly from Tamarindo Airport (TNO) to Drake Bay (DRK) every 4 hours.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Tamarindo Airport to Drake Bay via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Tamarindo Airport to Drake Bay via San Jose, Puerto Jimenez
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–600
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Tamarindo Airport to Drake Bay via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- 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
- $7–9
- Schedules at
- Reina del Campo
- Phone
- +506 2777 0263
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transportes Quepos Puntarenas
Bus from Puntarenas to Tárcoles
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Schedules at
- Transportes Quepos Puntarenas
- Phone
- +506 2642 0024
- [email protected]
- Website
- Zuma Tours
Bus from Playa Herradura to Sierpe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–150
- Website
- Zuma Tours
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Tamarindo to Uvita
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $778
- Website
- RIDE CR
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