There are 9 ways to get from Los Angeles to Almirante by plane, bus, shuttle, or car
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 Juan Santamaría International Airport, bus, shuttle
best- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane LAX - 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 the bus from Puerto Viejo de Talamanca to Almirantebus
16h 5m$413–1,020Fly to Golfito, drive
cheapest- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Golfito (GLF)plane LAX - GLF
- Drive from Golfito (GLF) to Terminal de transportecar
16h 4m$158–533Bus, shuttle, drive
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador to Terminal Tica Bus San Josébus
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Cahuita
- Drive from Cahuita to Almirantecar
4d 17h$435–550Drive 5,567.2 km
- Drive from Los Angeles to Almirantecar 5,567.2 km
2d 21h$762–1,101Fly to Limón International Airport, shuttle, Bus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane LAX - LIO
- Take a shuttle bus from Limon Airport to Punta de Uva
- Take the bus from Punta de Uva to Almirantebus
14h 36m$215–642Fly to Liberia International Airport, shuttle, Bus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane LAX - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puerto Viejo de Talamanca
- Take the bus from Puerto Viejo de Talamanca to Almirantebus
17h 46m$1,088–1,950Fly to Tocumen International Airport, shuttle, drive
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY)plane LAX - PTY
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Tocumen to Boquete
- Drive from Boquete to Terminal de transportecar
18h 39m$1,024–1,173Fly to Quepos La Managua Airport, shuttle, Bus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane LAX - XQP
- Take a shuttle bus from Manuel Antonio to Playa Manzanillo
- Take the bus from Manzanillo to Almirantebus
21h 56m$668–1,105Bus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Managua to Terminal NicaBusbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus to Penonomébus
- Take the bus from Penonomé to Terminal de transportebus
5d 15h$434–538
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Los Angeles to Almirante is to fly and drive which costs $150 - $550 and takes 16h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Los Angeles to Almirante is to fly and shuttle and Bus which takes 14h 36m and costs $210 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Los Angeles to Almirante. However, there are services departing from Los Angeles and arriving at Terminal de transporte via Managua, Terminal Tica Bus and Penonomé. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5 days 15h.
The distance between Los Angeles and Almirante is 4811 km. The road distance is 5567.2 km.
The best way to get from Los Angeles to Almirante without a car is to bus which takes 5 days 15h and costs $430 - $550.
It takes approximately 16h 5m to get from Los Angeles to Almirante, including transfers.
Los Angeles to Almirante bus services, operated by Buses USA Tours, depart from Los Angeles station.
Los Angeles to Almirante bus services, operated by Buses USA Tours, arrive at Managua station.
Almirante is 2h ahead of Los Angeles. It is currently 3:30 AM in Los Angeles and 5:30 AM in Almirante.
Yes, the driving distance between Los Angeles to Almirante is 5567 km. It takes approximately 2 days 21h to drive from Los Angeles to Almirante.
What companies run services between Los Angeles, CA, USA and Almirante, Bocas Del Toro, Panama?
You can take a bus from Los Angeles to Terminal de transporte via Managua, Terminal NicaBus, Terminal Tica Bus, Penonomé, and Penonomé in around 5d 15h.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Limón International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Limón International Airport via San Salvador, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Limón International Airport via Monterrey, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Limón International Airport via Guatemala City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via San Salvador, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Houston Hobby Apt, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Guatemala City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Golfito via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–470
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Golfito via San Salvador, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Golfito via Monterrey, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Golfito via Guatemala City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–750
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Limón International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Limón International Airport via San Salvador, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Limón International Airport via Monterrey, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Limón International Airport via Guatemala City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via San Salvador, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Houston Hobby Apt, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Guatemala City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Golfito via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–470
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Golfito via San Salvador, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Golfito via Monterrey, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Golfito via Guatemala City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–550
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Saturday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
- Website
- costaricagreenair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Monterrey, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Guatemala City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via San Salvador, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–850
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Saturday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–500
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $190–950
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
- 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
Shuttle from San José to Cahuita
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- 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
Shuttle from Manuel Antonio to Playa Manzanillo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $501
- 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
Bus from Puerto Viejo de Talamanca to Almirante
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $43–45
- Website
- Caribe Shuttle
Shuttle from Limon Airport to Punta de Uva
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $35
- Website
- Caribe Shuttle
Bus from Punta de Uva to Almirante
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $42–44
- Website
- Caribe Shuttle
Bus from Puerto Viejo de Talamanca to Almirante
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $43–45
- Website
- Caribe Shuttle
Bus from Manzanillo to Almirante
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $39–41
- Website
- Caribe Shuttle
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- [email protected]
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Los Angeles to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 15h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $290–380
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Los Angeles to Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $330–400
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tica Bus
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador to Terminal Tica Bus San José
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Website
- Tica Bus
- 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 6253 8109
- [email protected]
- Website
- Layover Panama
Shuttle from Aeropuerto Internacional de Tocumen to Boquete
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $575
- Website
- Layover Panama
- Phone
- +505 2222 2276
- [email protected]
- Website
- Nica Bus
Bus from Managua to Terminal NicaBus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $37–38
- Website
- Nica Bus
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus to Penonomé
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $50–75
- Phone
- +507 303 6326
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tranceibosa Bocas del Toro
Bus from Penonomé to Terminal de transporte
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–29
- Schedules at
- Tranceibosa Bocas del Toro
- Child
- $9–12
- Adult
- $19–23
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