There are 3 ways to get from Guayaquil to Bocas del Toro by plane, busferry, bus, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to David, bus and ferry
best- Fly from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to David (DAV)plane GYE - DAV
- Take the busferry from David to Bocas del Torobusferry
9h 30m$136–550Fly to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport
cheapest- Fly from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport (BOC)plane GYE - BOC
9h 17m$100–480Fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, bus, shuttle, bus and ferry
- Fly from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane GYE - 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 Cahuita
- Take the busferry from Cahuita to Taxi Valencia Dockbusferry
10h 41m$381–561
José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to David (DAV) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Guayaquil to Bocas del Toro is to fly which costs $100 - $480 and takes 9h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Guayaquil to Bocas del Toro is to fly which takes 9h 17m and costs $100 - $480.
The distance between Guayaquil and Bocas del Toro is 1318 km.
It takes approximately 9h 30m to get from Guayaquil to Bocas del Toro, including transfers.
There is no direct flight from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport Airport. The quickest flight takes 15h 17m and has two stopovers.
Copa Airlines, SANSA and Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A. offer flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport Airport.
There are 250+ hotels available in Bocas del Toro.
What companies run services between Guayaquil, Ecuador and Bocas del Toro, Panama?
Copa Airlines, SANSA, and Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A. fly from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport (BOC) 6 times a week.
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to David via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–390
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–460
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $180–460
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
- Phone
- +507 6030 8204
- [email protected]
- Website
- PanaBocas Express S.A
Busferry from David to Bocas del Toro
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20
- 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
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- grupotuasa.com
Shuttle from San José to Cahuita
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $72
- Website
- Jungle Tom Safaris Shuttle
- Phone
- +506 2750 0626
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caribe Shuttle
Busferry from Cahuita to Taxi Valencia Dock
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $43
- Website
- Caribe Shuttle
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