There are 5 ways to get from Darwin to Panama City by plane or bus
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Fly Darwin International Airport to Tocumen International Airport
best- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY)plane DRW - PTY
35h 13m$988–3,338Fly Darwin International Airport to Albrook Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Albrook Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport (PAC)plane DRW - PAC
2d 13h$901–3,001Fly Darwin International Airport to Panama Pacific International Airport
- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Panama Pacific International Airport (BLB)plane DRW - BLB
2d 6h$1,117–3,721Bus to Katherine, fly to Tocumen International Airport
- Take the bus from Darwin to Katherinebus
- Fly from Katherine (KTR) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY)plane KTR - PTY
45h 52m$1,704–5,644Fly Darwin International Airport to David, bus
- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to David (DAV)plane DRW - DAV
- Take the bus from David to Terminal de Albrookbus
2d 2h$1,522–5,555
Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Darwin to Panama City is to fly which costs $900 - $3,000 and takes 2 days 13h.
The fastest way to get from Darwin to Panama City is to fly which takes 35h 13m and costs $950 - $3,400.
The distance between Darwin and Panama City is 16733 km.
It takes approximately 35h 13m to get from Darwin to Panama City, including transfers.
Panama City is 14h 30m behind Darwin. It is currently 12:58 AM in Darwin and 10:28 AM in Panama City.
There are 879+ hotels available in Panama City.
What companies run services between Darwin, NT, Australia and Panama City, Panama?
Virgin Australia, United Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY) 3 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Sydney, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 1m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Melbourne, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 56m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,500
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 4m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,000
Flights from Katherine to Tocumen International Airport via Darwin International Airport, Sydney, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 41m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,200–6,000
Flights from Katherine to Tocumen International Airport via Darwin International Airport, Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 9m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–7,000
Flights from Katherine to Tocumen International Airport via Tennant Creek, Alice Springs, Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–7,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to David via Sydney, Santiago, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 35m
- When
- Friday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to David via Brisbane, Los Angeles, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 5h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to David via Adelaide, San Francisco, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 57m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Darwin International Airport to David via Melbourne, Santiago, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–5,500
Flights from Darwin International Airport to David via Cairns, Nadi, Los Angeles, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–11,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Sydney, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Katherine to Tocumen International Airport via Darwin International Airport, Sydney, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 8m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Darwin International Airport to David via Cairns, Nadi, Los Angeles, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–11,000
- Website
- airpanama.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Albrook Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles, San Jose, Bocas Del Toro
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 12h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,800
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Panama Pacific International Airport via Brisbane, Dallas/Ft.Worth, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 5h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Bus operators
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
Bus from Darwin to Katherine
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $40–60
- Flexible
- $55–80
Bus from David to Terminal de Albrook
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–22
- Schedules at
- Transporte Panama Chiriqui Frontera S.A (Panachif)
Bus from David to Terminal de Albrook
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $25
Bus from David to Terminal de Albrook
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $30–45
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