There are 7 ways to get from Chicago to Bocas del Toro by plane, busferry, ferry, bus, shuttle, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport (BOC)plane ORD - BOC
24h 11m$132–605Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport (BOC)plane MDW - BOC
25h 44m$222–955Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to David, bus and ferry, ferry
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to David (DAV)plane ORD - DAV
- Take the busferry from David to Loma Partidabusferry
- Take the ferry from Loma Partida to Bocas del Toroferry
15h 17mFly Chicago Midway International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport, bus, shuttle
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane MDW - 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 Puerto Viejo de Talamanca
- Take a shuttle bus from Puerto Viejo de Talamanca to Bocas del Toro
18h 14m$534–1,607Train to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport (BOC)plane MKE - BOC
25h 19m$279–1,035Train to South Bend, fly to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airporttrain
- Fly from South Bend (SBN) to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport (BOC)plane SBN - BOC
29h 45m$175–716Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane ORD - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puerto Viejo de Talamanca
- Take a shuttle bus from Puerto Viejo de Talamanca to Bocas del Toro
18h 14m$1,320–2,227
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport (BOC) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Bocas del Toro is to fly which costs $130 - $650 and takes 24h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Bocas del Toro is to fly and shuttle which takes 18h 14m and costs $1,300 - $2,300.
The distance between Chicago and Bocas del Toro is 3700 km.
It takes approximately 24h 11m to get from Chicago to Bocas del Toro, including transfers.
Bocas del Toro is 1h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 4:14 AM in Chicago and 5:14 AM in Bocas del Toro.
There are 248+ hotels available in Bocas del Toro.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Bocas del Toro, Panama?
United Airlines, SANSA, and four other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport (BOC) once daily.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 18m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Atlanta, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Saturday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Guatemala City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 52m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Atlanta, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 32m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Nashville, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Orlando, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Atlanta, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 16m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Nashville, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Orlando, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from South Bend to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Atlanta, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 41m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from South Bend to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Charlotte, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 33m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 18m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Atlanta, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Saturday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Guatemala City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 52m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Atlanta, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 32m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Nashville, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Orlando, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Atlanta, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 16m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Nashville, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Orlando, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from South Bend to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Atlanta, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 41m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from South Bend to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Charlotte, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 33m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 51m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to David via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to David via Orlando, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 44m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to David via Miami, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–800
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 219-926-5744
- Website
- mysouthshoreline.com
Train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–17
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $14–17
Train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–16
- Schedules at
- Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District
- Phone
- +507 6030-8204
- [email protected]
- Website
- PanaBocas Express S.A
Busferry from David to Loma Partida
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25
- Website
- PanaBocas Express S.A
- 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
Shuttle from San José to Puerto Viejo de Talamanca
- 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 San José to Puerto Viejo de Talamanca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $461
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $269
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Monteverde to Puerto Viejo de Talamanca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $772
- Website
- RIDE CR
- Phone
- (+506) 4100 0888
- [email protected]
- Website
- Interbus Shuttles
Shuttle from San José to Puerto Viejo de Talamanca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $341
- Schedules at
- Interbus Shuttles
- Phone
- +506 2750 0626
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caribe Shuttle
Shuttle from San José to Puerto Viejo de Talamanca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60
- Website
- Caribe Shuttle
Shuttle from Puerto Viejo de Talamanca to Bocas del Toro
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $280
- Website
- Caribe Shuttle
Shuttle from Puerto Viejo de Talamanca to Bocas del Toro
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $280
- Website
- Caribe Shuttle
- Phone
- +506 2640 1900 / 2640 0811
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tropical Tours Shuttles
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–69
- Website
- Tropical Tours Shuttles
- Phone
- +507 6030-8204
- [email protected]
- Website
- PanaBocas Express S.A
Ferry from Loma Partida to Bocas del Toro
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- PanaBocas Express S.A
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