There are 4 ways to get from Melbourne to Panama City by plane or bus
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Fly to Tocumen International Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY)plane MEL - PTY
29h 16m$1,258–2,158Fly to Albrook Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Albrook Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport (PAC)plane MEL - PAC
46h 9m$621–2,121Fly to Panama Pacific International Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Panama Pacific International Airport (BLB)plane MEL - BLB
36h 2m$787–2,141Fly to David, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to David (DAV)plane MEL - DAV
- Take the bus from David to Panama Citybus
45h 27m$894–2,976
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Panama City is to fly which costs $600 - $2,200 and takes 46h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Panama City is to fly which takes 29h 16m and costs $1,200 - $2,200.
The distance between Melbourne and Panama City is 14614 km.
It takes approximately 29h 16m to get from Melbourne to Panama City, including transfers.
Panama City is 15h behind Melbourne. It is currently 9:24 AM in Melbourne and 6:24 PM in Panama City.
There are 884+ hotels available in Panama City.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Panama City, Panama?
United Airlines, Copa Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY) 4 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 52m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tocumen International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to David via Los Angeles, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 23m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to David via Santiago, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 8m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to David via Sydney, Houston, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 53m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to David via Sydney, Santiago, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 8m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tocumen International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to David via San Francisco, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 48m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to David via Santiago, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 8m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to David via Los Angeles, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 33m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to David via Sydney, Santiago, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 8m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Panama Pacific International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 24m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Panama Pacific International Airport via Santiago, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 59m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Panama Pacific International Airport via Santiago, Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 3m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,100
- Website
- airpanama.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Albrook Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport via Los Angeles, San Jose, Bocas Del Toro
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 37m
- When
- Wednesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Albrook Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport via Santiago, Tocumen International Airport, David
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 30m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Albrook Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport via San Francisco, San Jose, Bocas Del Toro
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
- Phone
- +507 6265 8842
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from David to Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–22
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from David to Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from David to Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $30–45
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