There are 5 ways to get from Bahía Drake to Bocas del Toro by plane, car, bus, busferry, ferry, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Drake Bay
best- Fly from Drake Bay (DRK) to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport (BOC)plane DRK - BOC
3h 16m$269–470Drive, Local Boat
cheapest- Drive from Bahía Drake to Almirantecar
- Take the ferry from Almirante to Bocas del Toroferry Almirante
7h 17m$60–83Drive, bus, bus and ferry
- Drive from Bahía Drake to Palmar Nortecar
- Take the bus from Palmar Norte to Paso Canoasbus
- Take the bus from Frontera to Davidbus
- Take the busferry from David to Bocas del Torobusferry
10h 44m$63–75Taxi to Puerto Jiménez Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from Bahía Drake to Puerto Jiménez Airport (PJM)taxi
- Fly from Puerto Jiménez Airport (PJM) to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport (BOC)plane PJM - BOC
4h 17m$373–594Drive, bus, taxi, ferry
- Drive from Bahía Drake to Golfitocar
- Take the bus from Golfito to Paso Canoasbus 654
- Take the taxi from Alto Boquete to Chiriquí Grandetaxi
- Take the ferry from Chiriquí Grande to Bocas del Toroferry
9h 49m$148–194
Drake Bay (DRK) to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport (BOC) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bahía Drake to Bocas del Toro is to drive and bus and bus and ferry which costs $60 - $75 and takes 10h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Bahía Drake to Bocas del Toro is to fly which takes 3h 16m and costs $260 - $470.
The distance between Bahía Drake and Bocas del Toro is 171 km.
It takes approximately 3h 16m to get from Bahía Drake to Bocas del Toro, including transfers.
There are 252+ hotels available in Bocas del Toro.
What companies run services between Bahía Drake, Costa Rica and Bocas del Toro, Panama?
SANSA and World Ticket fly from Drake Bay (DRK) to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport (BOC) 5 times a week.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Drake Bay to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–600
Flights from Puerto Jiménez Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–600
Flights from Puerto Jiménez Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Golfito, San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–600
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Drake Bay to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–460
Flights from Puerto Jiménez Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–600
Bus from Palmar Norte to Paso Canoas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $6–10
- 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
- Phone
- +507 6030-8204
- [email protected]
- Website
- PanaBocas Express S.A
Busferry from David to Bocas del Toro
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30
- Website
- PanaBocas Express S.A
Bus from Golfito to Paso Canoas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Ferry from Almirante to Bocas del Toro
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6
- Phone
- +507 6030-8204
- [email protected]
- Website
- PanaBocas Express S.A
Ferry from Chiriquí Grande to Bocas del Toro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12
- Website
- PanaBocas Express S.A
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Estimated price
- $110–140
Adrián Chávez Taxi Boquete
- Phone
- +507 62112859
- Website
- instagram.com
Daniel Higgins Taxi Service
- Phone
- +507 6617-0570
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