There are 5 ways to get from Washington to Drake Bay by plane, car, bus, shuttle, train, or subway
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Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Drake Bay
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Drake Bay (DRK)plane DCA - DRK
8h 35m$290–1,200Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Drake Bay
cheapest- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Drake Bay (DRK)plane IAD - DRK
10h 25m$172–753Drive 6,025.7 km
- Drive from Washington to Drake Baycar 6,025.7 km
3d 5h$808–1,168Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport, bus, shuttle, drive
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane DCA - SJO
- Take the bus from 50 m este Del Aeropuerto to Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14bus
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Uvita
- Drive from Uvita to Drake Baycar
13h$736–1,484Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Drake Bay
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Drake Bay (DRK)plane BWI - DRK
9h 13m$202–1,395
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Drake Bay (DRK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Drake Bay is to subway and fly which costs $170 - $800 and takes 10h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Drake Bay is to fly which takes 8h 35m and costs $290 - $1,200.
The distance between Washington and Drake Bay is 3415 km. The road distance is 6025.7 km.
It takes approximately 8h 35m to fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Drake Bay (DRK), including transfers and time at the airport.
There is no direct flight from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Airport to Drake Bay Airport. The quickest flight takes 14h 35m and has two stopovers.
Drake Bay is 2h behind Washington. It is currently 4:39 AM in Washington and 2:39 AM in Drake Bay.
Yes, the driving distance between Washington to Drake Bay is 6026 km. It takes approximately 3 days 5h to drive from Washington to Drake Bay.
Delta, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines and four other airlines offer flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Airport to Drake Bay Airport.
There are 138+ hotels available in Drake Bay.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Drake Bay, Costa Rica?
JetBlue Airways, SANSA, and five other airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Drake Bay (DRK) every 4 hours.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Drake Bay via Fort Lauderdale, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Drake Bay via Atlanta, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Drake Bay via New York JFK, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Drake Bay via Charlotte, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 19m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Drake Bay via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Drake Bay via Orlando, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Drake Bay via Newark, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Drake Bay via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Drake Bay via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Puerto Jimenez
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Drake Bay via Fort Lauderdale, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Drake Bay via Orlando, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Drake Bay via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Drake Bay via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Drake Bay via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Puerto Jimenez
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Drake Bay via Charlotte, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Drake Bay via San Salvador, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Drake Bay via Fort Lauderdale, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Drake Bay via Atlanta, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Drake Bay via New York JFK, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Drake Bay via Charlotte, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 19m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Drake Bay via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Drake Bay via Orlando, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Drake Bay via Newark, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Drake Bay via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Drake Bay via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Puerto Jimenez
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Drake Bay via Fort Lauderdale, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Drake Bay via Orlando, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Drake Bay via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Drake Bay via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Drake Bay via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Puerto Jimenez
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Drake Bay via Charlotte, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Drake Bay via San Salvador, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–19
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- Maryland Transit
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- Maryland Transit
- Standard Fare
- $2–9
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–550
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $6–440
- First Class
- $100–550
Subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- Phone
- +506 2442 6900
- [email protected]
- Website
- grupotuasa.com
Bus from 50 m este Del Aeropuerto to Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- grupotuasa.com
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from San José to Uvita
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $477
- Website
- RIDE CR
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