There are 8 ways to get from Australia to Panama by plane, bus, 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 Sydney International Airport to Tocumen International Airport
best- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY)plane SYD - PTY
24h 43m$1,055–2,356Fly Brisbane Airport to Tocumen International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY)plane BNE - PTY
25h 39m$553–1,858Fly Sydney International Airport to David
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to David (DAV)plane SYD - DAV
28h 19m$768–2,620Fly Canberra International Airport to Tocumen International Airport
- Fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY)plane CBR - PTY
26h 47m$642–2,144Fly Melbourne Airport to Tocumen International Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY)plane MEL - PTY
24h 25m$1,759–2,359Fly Brisbane Airport to David
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to David (DAV)plane BNE - DAV
36h 8m$816–2,722Fly Brisbane Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport, bus, shuttle
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane BNE - 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 Paso Canoas
- Take the bus from Frontera to Davidbus
30h 44m$2,302–3,308Fly Sydney International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport, bus, shuttle
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SYD - 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 Paso Canoas
- Take the bus from Frontera to Davidbus
31h 47m$1,904–2,706
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Australia to Panama is to fly which costs $550 - $1,900 and takes 25h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Australia to Panama is to fly which takes 24h 25m and costs $1,700 - $2,400.
The distance between Australia and Panama is 14210 km.
It takes approximately 24h 43m to get from Australia to Panama, including transfers.
There are 898+ hotels available in Panama.
What companies run services between Australia and Panama?
United Airlines, LATAM Chile, and two other airlines fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY) 4 times a day.
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 21m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 29m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Tocumen International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 26m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 53m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to David via Houston, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to David via San Francisco, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to David via Los Angeles, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to David via Santiago, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 35m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,000
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Melbourne Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,300
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Brisbane Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 49m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tocumen International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 1m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Brisbane Airport to David via Los Angeles, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
Flights from Brisbane Airport to David via San Francisco, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Brisbane Airport to David via Nadi, Los Angeles, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–6,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to David via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Cancun, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Brisbane Airport to David via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Houston, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Brisbane Airport to David via Los Angeles, San Salvador, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 35m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Tocumen International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 26m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to David via Los Angeles, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to David via Houston, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tocumen International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Brisbane Airport to David via Nadi, Los Angeles, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–6,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Auckland, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 6m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 52m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 52m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Los Angeles, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
- 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
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 Paso Canoas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $775
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from San José to Paso Canoas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $775
- Website
- RIDE CR
- Phone
- +507 314 6886
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transporte Panamá Chiriqui Frontera
Bus from Frontera to David
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–13
- Schedules at
- Transporte Panamá Chiriqui Frontera
Bus from Frontera to David
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–13
- Schedules at
- Transporte Panamá Chiriqui Frontera
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