There are 7 ways to get from Bocas del Toro to Chicago by plane, busferry, train, shuttle, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
best- Fly from Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport (BOC) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane BOC - ORD
26h 7m$235–554Fly Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport to South Bend, train
cheapest- Fly from Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport (BOC) to South Bend (SBN)plane BOC - SBN
- Take the train from South Bend Airport to Van Buren St.train
47h 26m$190–721Fly Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Fly from Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport (BOC) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane BOC - MDW
33h 59m$191–760Bus and ferry to David, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Take the busferry from Bocas del Toro to Davidbusferry
- Fly from David (DAV) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane DAV - ORD
16h 21m$255–939Shuttle, bus to Juan Santamaría International Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Bocas del Toro to Puerto Viejo de Talamanca
- Take a shuttle bus from Puerto Viejo de Talamanca to San José
- Take the bus from Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14 to 50 m este Del Aeropuertobus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane SJO - MDW
17h 47m$523–1,556Fly Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport, train
- Fly from Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport (BOC) to General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)plane BOC - MKE
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Stationtrain
28h 45m$298–1,085Shuttle, shuttle to Liberia International Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Bocas del Toro to Puerto Viejo de Talamanca
- Take a shuttle bus from Puerto Viejo de Talamanca to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane LIR - ORD
18h 8m$1,348–2,326
Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport (BOC) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bocas del Toro to Chicago is to fly which costs $230 - $600 and takes 26h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Bocas del Toro to Chicago is to bus and ferry and fly which takes 16h 21m and costs $250 - $950.
The distance between Bocas del Toro and Chicago is 2312 miles.
It takes approximately 26h 7m to get from Bocas del Toro to Chicago, including transfers.
Chicago is 1h behind Bocas del Toro. It is currently 4:45 AM in Bocas del Toro and 3:45 AM in Chicago.
There are 1305+ hotels available in Chicago.
What companies run services between Bocas del Toro, Panama and Chicago, IL, USA?
SANSA, Volaris Costa Rica, and United Airlines fly from Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport (BOC) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) twice a week.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 18m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from David to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Panama City, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport to South Bend via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 46m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 38m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,300
Flights from Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–550
Flights from David to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from David to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from David to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Panama City, Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–800
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 16m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–750
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- Phone
- +1 219-926-5744
- Website
- mysouthshoreline.com
Train from South Bend Airport to Van Buren St.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–17
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $14–17
Train from South Bend Airport to Van Buren St.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–16
- Schedules at
- Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +507 6030-8204
- [email protected]
- Website
- PanaBocas Express S.A
Busferry from Bocas del Toro to David
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30
- Website
- PanaBocas Express S.A
- Phone
- +506 2750 0626
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caribe Shuttle
Shuttle from Bocas del Toro to Puerto Viejo de Talamanca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $280
- Website
- Caribe Shuttle
Shuttle from Puerto Viejo de Talamanca to San José
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60
- Website
- Caribe Shuttle
Shuttle from Bocas del Toro to Puerto Viejo de Talamanca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $280
- Website
- Caribe Shuttle
Shuttle from Puerto Viejo de Talamanca to San José
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $72
- Website
- Jungle Tom Safaris Shuttle
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Puerto Viejo de Talamanca to San José
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $461
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Puerto Viejo de Talamanca to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $772
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $269
- Website
- RIDE CR
- Phone
- (+506) 4100 0888
- [email protected]
- Website
- Interbus Shuttles
Shuttle from Puerto Viejo de Talamanca to San José
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $341
- Schedules at
- Interbus Shuttles
- Phone
- +506 2442 6900
- [email protected]
- Website
- grupotuasa.com
Bus from Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14 to 50 m este Del Aeropuerto
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- grupotuasa.com
- Phone
- +506 2640 1900 / 2640 0811
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tropical Tours Shuttles
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–69
- Website
- Tropical Tours Shuttles
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