There are 6 ways to get from Colón to Santiago by bus, car, taxi, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Colón to Panama Citybus Panama
- Take the bus from Panama City to Santiagobus David
4h 58m$11–22Drive 249.1 km
- Drive from Colón to Santiagocar 249.1 km
5h 29m$35–50Taxi
- Take the taxi from Colón to Santiagotaxi 249.1 km
5h 29m$130–170Bus, fly
- Take the bus from Colón to Panama Citybus
- Fly from Albrook Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport (PAC) to Chitre (CTD)plane PAC - CTD
- Take the bus from Chitré to Ocubus
- Take the bus from Ocu to Santiagobus
5h 19m$148–157Bus via Penonomé
- Take the bus from Colón to Panama Citybus
- Take the bus from Panama Albrook to Penonomébus
- Take the bus from Penonomé to Santiago de Veraguasbus
5h 47m$20–31Bus via Santiago
- Take the bus from Colón to Panama Citybus Panama
- Take the bus from Albrook to Santiagobus Panama City
6h 24m$15–17
Albrook Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport (PAC) to Chitre (CTD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colón to Santiago is to bus which costs $10 - $22 and takes 4h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Colón to Santiago is to bus which takes 4h 58m and costs $10 - $22.
No, there is no direct bus from Colón to Santiago. However, there are services departing from Colón and arriving at Santiago via Panama City. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 58m.
The distance between Colón and Santiago is 323 km. The road distance is 249.1 km.
The best way to get from Colón to Santiago without a car is to bus which takes 4h 58m and costs $10 - $22.
It takes approximately 4h 58m to get from Colón to Santiago, including transfers.
Colón to Santiago bus services, operated by UTRACOLPA, depart from Colón station.
Colón to Santiago bus services, operated by UTRACOLPA, arrive at Panama City station.
Yes, the driving distance between Colón to Santiago is 249 km. It takes approximately 5h 29m to drive from Colón to Santiago.
There are 20+ hotels available in Santiago.
What companies run services between Colón, Panama and Santiago, Panama?
You can take a bus from Colón to Santiago via Panama City in around 4h 58m.
- Website
- airpanama.com
Flights from Albrook Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport to Chitre
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $29–230
- Phone
- +507 983 9091
- Website
- UTRACOLPA
Bus from Colón to Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- UTRACOLPA
Bus from Colón to Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- UTRACOLPA
Bus from Colón to Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- UTRACOLPA
Bus from Colón to Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- UTRACOLPA
Bus from Colón to Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- EPACOC Expreso Panama Colon Centroamerica
Bus from Colón to Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- EPACOC Expreso Panama Colon Centroamerica
Bus from Colón to Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- EPACOC Expreso Panama Colon Centroamerica
Bus from Colón to Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- EPACOC Expreso Panama Colon Centroamerica
Bus from Panama City to Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18
Bus from Panama City to Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $14
- Schedules at
- Transporte Panama Chiriqui Frontera S.A (Panachif)
- Phone
- +507958-6484
- Website
- Expreso Veraguense
Bus from Panama City to Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9
- Schedules at
- Expreso Veraguense
- Phone
- +507 314 6231
- Website
- Vepasa Sanpasa
Bus from Panama City to Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11
- Website
- Vepasa Sanpasa
Bus from Chitré to Ocu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
Bus from Ocu to Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Phone
- +507 303-6466
Bus from Panama Albrook to Penonomé
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6
Bus from Panama Albrook to Penonomé
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $11–16
Bus from Penonomé to Santiago de Veraguas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $7–11
- Phone
- +507 775-2974
- [email protected]
- Website
- Terminales Panama David
Bus from Albrook to Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13
- Schedules at
- Terminales Panama David
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Estimated price
- $130–170
Radio Taxi El Despertar
- Phone
- +507 449-5132
- Website
- facebook.com
Radio Taxi Express
- Phone
- +507 474-4313
- Website
- facebook.com
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