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How to get fromOaxaca to Bocas del Toroby car, ferry, plane, bus, shuttle, or busferry

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There are 5 ways to get from Oaxaca to Bocas del Toro by car, ferry, plane, bus, shuttle, or busferry

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  1. Drive, Local Boat

    best
    1. Drive from Oaxaca to Almirantecar car
    2. Take the ferry from Almirante to Bocas del Toroferry ferry Almirante
    32h 20m
    $311–446

  2. Fly to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Oaxaca International Airport (OAX) to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport (BOC)plane plane OAX - BOC
    23h 20m
    $150–700

  3. Bus, shuttle

    1. Take the bus from Oaxaca to Tapachulabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Tapachula to Antigua Guatemalabus bus
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Antigua Guatemala to Terminal Metropolitana de Busesshuttle bus
    4. Take a shuttle bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Buses to San Juan del Surshuttle bus
    5. Take a shuttle bus from San Juan del Sur to Monteverdeshuttle bus
    6. Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Bocas del Toroshuttle bus
    2d 23h
    $1,200–1,259

  4. Fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, bus, shuttle, bus and ferry

    1. Fly from Oaxaca International Airport (OAX) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane plane OAX - SJO
    2. Take the bus from 50 m este Del Aeropuerto to Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14bus bus
    3. Take a shuttle bus from San José to Cahuitashuttle bus
    4. Take the busferry from Cahuita to Taxi Valencia Dockbusferry bus ferry
    16h 42m
    $410–1,964

  5. Fly to Limón International Airport, shuttle, bus and ferry

    1. Fly from Oaxaca International Airport (OAX) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane plane OAX - LIO
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Limon Airport to Manzanilloshuttle bus
    3. Take the busferry from Manzanillo to Taxi Valencia Dockbusferry bus ferry
    17h 36m
    $225–699

Oaxaca International Airport (OAX) to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport (BOC) flights

Calendar12Weekly Planes
Duration23h 7mAverage Duration
Ticket$156Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,246.4 km
  • Duration: 32h 20m

What companies run services between Oaxaca, Mexico and Bocas del Toro, Panama?

Viva Aerobus, SANSA, and four other airlines fly from Oaxaca International Airport (OAX) to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport (BOC) twice daily.

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