There are 3 ways to get from Panama City to Santiago by plane, car, ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Tocumen International Airport
best- Fly from Tocumen International Airport (PTY) to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL)plane PTY - SCL
9h 21m$339–641Fly from Panama Pacific International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Panama Pacific International Airport (BLB) to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL)plane BLB - SCL
9h 2m$268–773Drive, ferry, bus
- Drive from Panama City to Portobelocar
- Take the ferry from Portobelo to Cartagenaferry
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Cúcutabus
- Take the bus from Cúcuta to Terminal San Borjabus
10d 14h$1,190–1,304
Tocumen International Airport (PTY) to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Panama City to Santiago is to fly which costs $330 - $650 and takes 9h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Panama City to Santiago is to fly which takes 9h 2m and costs $260 - $800.
The distance between Panama City and Santiago is 4845 km.
It takes approximately 9h 21m to get from Panama City to Santiago, including transfers.
Santiago is 1h ahead of Panama City. It is currently 4:32 AM in Panama City and 5:32 AM in Santiago.
There are 3508+ hotels available in Santiago.
What companies run services between Panama City, Panama and Santiago, Chile?
Copa Airlines and Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A. fly from Tocumen International Airport (PTY) to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) every 3 hours.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Tocumen International Airport to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–600
Flights from Panama Pacific International Airport to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 13m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
Flights from Panama Pacific International Airport to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 47m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,000
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Tocumen International Airport to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Panama Pacific International Airport to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $250–750
Flights from Panama Pacific International Airport to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 36m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–750
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Panama Pacific International Airport to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via Quito, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–800
- Phone
- +57 323 563 9139
- [email protected]
- Website
- copetran.com
Bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Cúcuta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $45–65
- Phone
- 01 800 051 8001
- [email protected]
- Website
- expresobrasilia.com
Bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Cúcuta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–66
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $40–60
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Cúcuta to Terminal San Borja
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $420–500
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
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