How to travel from Panama City to David:

Option 1: “More Time, Less Money”  BUS – An 8-hour daily bus ride from Albrook Bus Terminal, $15-20 each way, runs hourly, and overnight “Express”. One bathroom and food stop in Santiago. Advanced reservations usually not necessary, just show up and hop on the next bus. At the Albrook Bus Terminal in Panama City, find the ticket counter labeled “David” and stand in line to buy your ticket. From there, go to the waiting area just behind the counter to wait for the scheduled bus. The buses can be very air-conditioned so bring a warm sweater/jacket and long pants for the trip.

Option 2: “More Money, Less Time” FLIGHT – Two airlines now run daily flights from Panama City to the David Airport. The flight time is less than an hour, and there are multiple morning and evening flights. To make your reservations, go directly to the company’s websites at the following links and search for your dates. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED OPTION TO SAVE TIME, AND VERY REASONABLE PRICED.

• Copa Airlines: Service from Tocumen International Airport (PTY), $54-104/p each way.
• Air Panama: Service through Albrook Airport (PAC), $60-115/p each way.

How to travel from David to Boquete:

Option 1: “More Money, Less Time, Most Convenient” PRIVATE PICKUP – We can arrange private airport pickup and transport in a new, comfortable, and spacious vehicle to our office in Boquete (or your accommodations) at great rates. Our driver will wait at the airport with a sign with” Boquete Outdoor Adventures” on it, taking away the hassle of negotiating with the taxi drivers. We charge $40/vehicle + 7% ITBMS sales tax (one-way from the David Airport to Boquete) for 1-2 people, and then rates increase incrementally for more people and depending on the distance from the hotel. THIS IS A ONE-WAY TRANSPORT, NOT ROUNDTRIP. We also offer the return from Boquete to the David Airport for the same additional one-way price. One-way travel time takes approximately 45-50 minutes. Please contact us for details.

Option 2: “More Money, Less Time” TAXI – A 50-minute taxi ride to Boquete for about $30-45 per taxi (1-3 people). Price is based on your negotiation skills, and last we checked, the going rate being asked is $35-45 for one vehicle. Many drivers will be waiting around the airport exit.

Option 3: “More Time, Less Money” BUS – A one-hour public bus from the David bus station to Boquete Central Park for $1.75 per person. The bus runs hourly from around 5:00am to 9:00pm (from David to Boquete). The buses are located on the back side of the bus station, and the “Boquete” buses are the old yellow school buses with “Boquete” written across the front. If arriving to the David Airport, you will need to take a taxi from the Airport to the David Bus Station (around $10).

How to travel from Bocas del Toro to Boquete:

There are a few shuttle companies providing daily transport from Bocas del Toro to Boquete. The trip takes about 4 hours, including the water taxi. If you are in Bocas town, you can make reservations just a few days in advance with (1) PTS Transport or (2) Hola Panama, which has a booking desk at the main water taxi dock. After the 30 minute water taxi ride, the shuttle picks you up at the Almirante water taxi dock, and takes you directly to Boquete (over the continental divide). You can also book advanced reservations with us (Boquete Outdoor Adventures). We also offer customized transport for your schedule which can be arranged as you wish. Please contact us for questions and details.

Option 1: Hello Travel Panama SHUTTLE – 11am-5pm – $30/p + 7% sales tax – drop off at the bus stop / central park in Boquete.
Hello Travel Panama | Daily Shuttle Service, Private Transfers and Tours

Option 2: BOA Private Transport – Can be arranged based on your schedule for the one-way transport between Almirante and Boquete. Water taxi not included. Please contact us for booking.

How to travel from Anywhere in the world to Panama:

The following is a “Complete List of Airlines” with DIRECT flights to Panama City via Tocumen International Airport (PTY) or Albrook Airport (PAC). All flights below are through Tocumen International (PTY) unless otherwise stated.

ARGENTINA:

• Copa Airlines: Buenos Aires–Ezeiza, Córdoba

ARUBA:

• Aruba Airlines: Aruba
• Copa Airlines: Aruba
  

BAHAMAS:

• Copa Airlines: Nassau

BELIZE:

• Copa Airlines: Belize City

BOLIVIA:

• Copa Airlines: Santa Cruz de la Sierra–Viru Viru

BRAZIL:

• Copa Airlines: Belo Horizonte–Confins, Brasilia, Manaus, Porto Alegre, Recife, Rio de Janeiro–Galeão, São Paulo–Guarulhos,

CANADA:

• Air Canada: Toronto–Pearson
• Air Transat: Montréal–Trudeau (seasonal), Toronto–Pearson
• Copa Airlines: Montreal–Trudeau, Toronto–Pearson
• Sunwing Airlines: Toronto–Pearson, Montréal–Trudeau (seasonal)

CAYMAN ISLAND:

• Cayman Airways: Grand Cayman (seasonal)

CHILE:

• Copa Airlines: Santiago de Chile

COLOMBIA: 

• Air Panama (Albrook Airport PAC): Armenia, Medellín–Córdova
• Avianca: Bogotá
• Copa Airlines: Bogotá, Cali, Cartagena de Indias, Medellín–Córdova
• Copa Airlines Colombia: Barranquilla, Bogotá, Bucaramanga, Cali, Cartagena de Indias, Cúcuta, Medellín–Córdova, Pereira

COSTA RICA:

• Air Panama (Albrook Airport PAC): San Jose
• Avianca Costa Rica: San José
• Copa Airlines: Liberia, San José

CUBA:

• Copa Airlines: Havana, Santa Clara

CURAÇAO:

• Copa Airlines:  Curaçao

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC:

• Copa Airlines: Punta Cana, Santo Domingo

ECUADOR:

• Copa Airlines: Guayaquil, Quito

EL SALVADOR:

• Avianca El Salvador: San Salvador
• Copa Airlines: San Salvador

FRANCE:

• Air France: Paris–Charles de Gaulle

GERMANY:

• Condor: Frankfurt
• Lufthansa: Frankfurt

GUATEMALA:

• Conviasa: Managua
• Copa Airlines: Guatemala City
• Copa Airlines Colombia: Guatemala City
  

GUYANA:

• Copa Airlines: Georgetown–Cheddi Jagan

HAITI:

• Copa Airlines: Port-au-Prince

HONDURAS:

• Copa Airlines: Tegucigalpa

JAMAICA

• Copa Airlines: Kingston, Montego Bay

MEXICO:

• Aeroméxico: Mexico City, Monterrey
• Copa Airlines: Cancún, Guadalajara, Mexico City, Puebla, Villahermosa

NETHERLANDS:

• KLM: Amsterdam

NICARAGUA:

• Copa Airlines: Managua

PANAMA (domestic flights):

• Air Panama (Albrook Airport PAC): Bahia Piña, Bocas del Toro, Carti, Changuinola, Chitre, Contadora, Corazón de Jesus, David, El Porvenir, El Real, Garachine, Isla San Jose, Jaque, La Palma, Mamitupo, Mulatupo, Pedasi, Playon Chico, Puerto Obaldia, Rio Sidra, Sambu, San Miguel, Tubuala, Tupile, Ustupo
• Copa Airlines (Tocumen Airport PTY): David

PARAGUAY:

• Copa Airlines: Asunción

PERU:

• Copa Airlines: Lima

PORTUGAL:

• TAP: Portugal, Lisbon

PUERTO RICO:

• Copa Airlines: San Juan

SAINT MAARTEN:

• Copa Airlines: St. Maarten

SPAIN:

• Iberia: Madrid

TRINADAD AND TOBAGO:

• Copa Airlines: Port of Spain

URUGUAY:

• Copa Airlines: Montevideo

USA:

• American Airlines: Dallas/Fort Worth, Miami
• Copa Airlines (affiliate of United): Boston, Chicago-O’Hare, Fort Lauderdale, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, New Orleans, New York – JFK, Orlando, San Francisco, Tampa, Washington-Dulles
  
• Delta Air Lines: Atlanta
• Spirit Airlines: Fort Lauderdale
• United Airlines: Denver (seasonal), Houston–Intercontinental, Newark

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES:

• Dubai International: Dubai

VENEZUELA:

• Avior Airlines: Barcelona
• Conviasa: Caracas
• Copa Airlines: Caracas, Maracaibo, Valencia
• SBA Airlines: Caracas
• Venezolana: Maracaibo

Complete List organized by airline:

Aeroméxico: Mexico City, MEXICO

Air Canada: Toronto–Pearson, CANADA

Air France: Paris–Charles de Gaulle, FRANCE

Air Transat: Montréal–Trudeau (seasonal), Toronto–Pearson, CANADA

American Airlines: Dallas/Fort Worth, Miami, USA

Aruba Airlines:  Aruba, ARUBA

Avior Airlines: Barcelona (VE), SPAIN

Avianca: Bogotá, COLOMBIA

Avianca Costa Rica: San José, COSTA RICA

Avianca El Salvador: San Salvador, EL SALVADOR

Cayman Airways: Grand Cayman (seasonal)

Condor: Frankfurt, GERMANY

Conviasa: Caracas VENEZUELA, Managua GUATEMALA

Copa Airlines: Aruba, Asunción, Belo Horizonte–Confins, Bogotá, Boston, Brasilia, Buenos Aires–Ezeiza, Cali, Campinas, Cancún, Caracas, Cartagena de Indias, Chicago–O’Hare, Córdoba, Curaçao, David, Fort Lauderdale, Georgetown–Cheddi Jagan, Guadalajara, Guatemala City, Guayaquil, Havana, Iquitos, Kingston, Las Vegas, Liberia (CR), Lima, Los Angeles, Managua, Manaus, Maracaibo, Medellín–Córdova, Mexico City, Miami, Montego Bay, Monterrey, Montevideo, Montreal–Trudeau, Nassau, New Orleans, New York–JFK, Orlando, Port-au-Prince, Port of Spain, Porto Alegre, Puebla, Punta Cana, Quito, Recife, Rio de Janeiro–Galeão, San Andrés Island, San Francisco, San José (CR), San Juan, San Pedro Sula, San Salvador, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz de la Sierra–Viru Viru, Santiago de Chile, Santiago de los Caballeros, Santo Domingo, São Paulo–Guarulhos, St. Maarten, Tampa, Tegucigalpa, Toronto–Pearson, Valencia (VE), Villahermosa,Washington–Dulles

Copa Airlines Colombia: Barranquilla, Bogotá, Bucaramanga, Cali, Cartagena de Indias, Cúcuta, Guatemala City, Medellín–Córdova, Pereira

Delta Air Lines: Atlanta, USA

Iberia: Madrid, SPAIN

KLM: Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS

Lufthansa: Frankfurt (begins 16 November 2015), GERMANY

SBA Airlines: Caracas, VENEZUELA

Spirit Airlines: Fort Lauderdale, USA

Sunwing Airlines: Toronto–Pearson, Montréal–Trudeau (sesonal), CANADA

TAP: Portugal, Lisbon, PORTUGAL

United Airlines: Denver, Houston–Intercontinental, Newark, USA

Venezolana: Maracaibo, VENEZUELA