There are 5 ways to get from Europe to Drake Bay by train, plane, taxi, bus, shuttle, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, fly to Drake Bay
best- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Drake Bay (DRK)plane FRA - DRK
30h 40m$369–1,257Train, fly to Quepos La Managua Airport, drive
cheapest- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane FRA - XQP
- Drive from Quepos-Airport-XQP to Drake Baycar
32h 35m$359–1,202Train, fly to Puerto Jiménez Airport, taxi
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Puerto Jiménez Airport (PJM)plane FRA - PJM
- Take the taxi from Puerto Jiménez Airport (PJM) to Drake Baytaxi
30h 28m$489–1,397Train, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, bus, shuttle, drive
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane FRA - 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
24h 22m$1,030–1,771Train, fly to Golfito, drive
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Golfito (GLF)plane FRA - GLF
- Drive from Golfito (GLF) to Drake Baycar
24h 29m$384–1,280
Frankfurt (FRA) to Drake Bay (DRK) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Drake Bay is to train and fly and drive which costs $350 - $1,200 and takes 32h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Drake Bay is to train and fly and bus and shuttle and drive which takes 24h 22m and costs $1,000 - $1,800.
The distance between Europe and Drake Bay is 9609 km.
It takes approximately 30h 40m to get from Europe to Drake Bay, including transfers.
Drake Bay is 7h behind Europe. It is currently 5:59 AM in Europe and 10:59 PM in Drake Bay.
There are 129+ hotels available in Drake Bay.
What companies run services between Europe and Drake Bay, Costa Rica?
There is no direct connection from Europe to Drake Bay. However, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, then fly to Drake Bay (DRK). Alternatively, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Puerto Jiménez Airport (PJM), then take the taxi to Drake Bay.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Drake Bay via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Puerto Jiménez Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Puerto Jiménez Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Puerto Jiménez Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Puerto Jiménez Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Puerto Jiménez Airport via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Golfito via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Golfito via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 27m
- When
- Wednesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Golfito via Amsterdam Schiphol, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Golfito via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Golfito via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Quepos La Managua Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Arenal
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Drake Bay via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Drake Bay via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Drake Bay via Amsterdam Schiphol, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Drake Bay via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Drake Bay via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Golfito via Zurich, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Quepos La Managua Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Quepos La Managua Airport via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Quepos La Managua Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,100
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,100
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- 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
- $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
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Estimated price
- $110–140
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