There are 7 ways to get from Bocas del Toro to Los Angeles by plane, busferry, bus, ferry, car, or shuttle
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Fly Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
best- Fly from Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport (BOC) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane BOC - LAX
11h 38m$206–508Fly Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport to Long Beach Airport
cheapest- Fly from Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport (BOC) to Long Beach Airport (LGB)plane BOC - LGB
35h 20m$132–470Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Taxi Valencia Dock to Manzanillobusferry
- Take the bus from Parada Playa Manzanillo to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal NicaBus to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Managua to Los Angelesbus
5d 1h$425–501Local Boat, drive
- Take the ferry from Bocas del Toro to Almiranteferry
- Drive from Almirante to Los Angelescar
2d 22h$756–1,106Shuttle, bus to Juan Santamaría International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Bocas del Toro to Puerto Viejo de Talamanca
- Take a shuttle bus from Cahuita 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 Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane SJO - LAX
17h 39m$709–1,016Fly Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Fly from Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport (BOC) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane BOC - SNA
36h 59m$277–998Bus and ferry, shuttle to Limón International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
- Take the busferry from Taxi Valencia Dock to Manzanillobusferry
- Take a shuttle bus from Manzanillo to Limon Airport
- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane LIO - LAX
17h 58m$307–693
Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport (BOC) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bocas del Toro to Los Angeles is to fly which costs $130 - $470 and takes 35h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Bocas del Toro to Los Angeles is to fly which takes 11h 38m and costs $200 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Bocas del Toro to Los Angeles. However, there are services departing from Taxi Valencia Dock and arriving at Los Angeles via Parada Playa Manzanillo, Terminal NicaBus and Managua. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5 days 1h.
The distance between Bocas del Toro and Los Angeles is 2884 miles.
The best way to get from Bocas del Toro to Los Angeles without a car is to bus and ferry and bus which takes 5 days 1h and costs $420 - $500.
It takes approximately 11h 38m to get from Bocas del Toro to Los Angeles, including transfers.
Bocas del Toro to Los Angeles bus services, operated by Caribe Shuttle, depart from Taxi Valencia Dock station.
Bocas del Toro to Los Angeles bus services, operated by Caribe Shuttle, arrive at Manzanillo station.
Los Angeles is 2h behind Bocas del Toro. It is currently 2:32 AM in Bocas del Toro and 12:32 AM in Los Angeles.
There are 3347+ hotels available in Los Angeles.
What companies run services between Bocas del Toro, Panama and Los Angeles, CA, USA?
World Ticket, Volaris Costa Rica, and Viva Aerobus fly from Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport (BOC) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) twice a week.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–470
Flights from Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Limón International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 6m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–700
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–500
Flights from Limón International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Limón International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 54m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Phone
- +506 2750 0626
- [email protected]
- Website
- caribeshuttle.com
Busferry from Taxi Valencia Dock to Manzanillo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45
- Website
- https://www.caribeshuttle.com/
Shuttle from Bocas del Toro to Puerto Viejo de Talamanca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $280
- Website
- https://www.caribeshuttle.com/
Busferry from Taxi Valencia Dock to Manzanillo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45
- Website
- https://www.caribeshuttle.com/
Shuttle from Manzanillo to Limon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $35
- Website
- https://www.caribeshuttle.com/
- Phone
- +506 2758 0618 / 2758 1572 / 4070-6373
- [email protected]
- Website
- mepecr.com
Bus from Parada Playa Manzanillo to Terminal Atlántico Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–18
- Website
- https://www.mepecr.com/Ingles/index.html
- Phone
- +505 2222 2276
- [email protected]
- Website
- nicabus.com.ni
Bus from Terminal NicaBus to Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $37–38
- Website
- https://nicabus.com.ni/en/
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- [email protected]
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Managua to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $330–400
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
- Phone
- +506 2221 7878 / 2221 7373
- [email protected]
- Website
- jungletomsafaris.com
Shuttle from Cahuita to San José
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $72
- Website
- https://www.jungletomsafaris.com/
- 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
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- grupotuasa.com
Ferry from Bocas del Toro to Almirante
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6
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