There are 8 ways to get from Panama City to Tela by plane, bus, car, or shuttle
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Fly to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Tocumen International Airport (PTY) to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (SAP)plane PTY - SAP
- Take the bus from El Progreso to Telabus
7h 9m$319–557Bus via El Progreso
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Albrook to Terminal Tica Busbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus San José to Terminal Tica Bus Managuabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus Managua to Terminal Metropolitana de Busesbus
- Take the bus from El Progreso to Telabus
46h 38m$131–204Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Terminal Albrook to Terminal Tica Busbus
- Take the bus from Terminal NicaBus to Chinandegabus
- Take the bus from Chinandega to Cinco Pinosbus
- Drive from Cinco Pinos to Cholutecacar
- Take the bus from Choluteca to Tegucigalpabus
- Take the bus from Tegucigalpa to Telabus
41h 52mDrive 1,769.1 km
- Drive from Panama City to Telacar 1,769.1 km
26h 48m$244–352Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Albrook - Panama to Fronterabus
- Take the bus from Paso Canoas to San Josébus
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Peñas Blancas
- Take a shuttle bus from Peñas Blancas to Granada
- Take a shuttle bus from Granada to Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba
- Take the bus from Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba to Telabus
42h 35m$713–721Fly to Palmerola Airport, bus
- Fly from Tocumen International Airport (PTY) to Palmerola Airport (XPL)plane PTY - XPL
- Take the bus from Comayagua to El Progresobus
- Take the bus from El Progreso to Telabus
10h 27m$243–471Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Albrook to Terminal Tica Busbus
- Take the bus from Terminal NicaBus to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Managua Tica Bus to Terminal Metropolitana de Busesbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Buses to Telabus
43h 49m$142–191Bus via Fernandez de Cordoba
- Take the bus from Terminal Albrook to Terminal Tica Busbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Managua Tica Bus to Terminal Metropolitana de Busesbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Buses to Telabus
47h 45m$132–200
Tocumen International Airport (PTY) to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (SAP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Panama City to Tela is to bus which costs $140 - $200 and takes 43h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Panama City to Tela is to fly and bus which takes 7h 9m and costs $310 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Panama City to Tela. However, there are services departing from Terminal Albrook and arriving at Tela via Terminal NicaBus, Managua Tica Bus and Terminal Metropolitana de Buses. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43h 49m.
The distance between Panama City and Tela is 1278 km. The road distance is 1769.1 km.
The best way to get from Panama City to Tela without a car is to bus and shuttle which takes 42h 35m and costs $710 - $725.
It takes approximately 7h 9m to get from Panama City to Tela, including transfers.
Panama City to Tela bus services, operated by Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter), depart from Terminal Albrook station.
Panama City to Tela bus services, operated by Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter), arrive at Terminal Tica Bus station.
Tela is 1h behind Panama City. It is currently 10:23 PM in Panama City and 9:23 PM in Tela.
Yes, the driving distance between Panama City to Tela is 1769 km. It takes approximately 26h 48m to drive from Panama City to Tela.
What companies run services between Panama City, Panama and Tela, Honduras?
You can take a bus from Terminal Albrook to Tela via Terminal Tica Bus, Terminal NicaBus, Managua, Managua Tica Bus, and Terminal Metropolitana de Buses in around 43h 49m.
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Tocumen International Airport to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–410
Flights from Tocumen International Airport to Palmerola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Tocumen International Airport to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–440
Flights from Tocumen International Airport to Palmerola Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–410
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from El Progreso to Tela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/kamaldyhn
Bus from Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba to Tela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/kamaldyhn
Bus from El Progreso to Tela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/kamaldyhn
Bus from El Progreso to Tela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/kamaldyhn
- Phone
- +504 3210 1599
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from El Progreso to Tela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/Mirnaexpress1
Bus from Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba to Tela
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/Mirnaexpress1
Bus from El Progreso to Tela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/Mirnaexpress1
Bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Buses to Tela
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/Mirnaexpress1
Bus from El Progreso to Tela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/Mirnaexpress1
Bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Buses to Tela
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/Mirnaexpress1
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Terminal Albrook to Terminal Tica Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $58–90
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $60–90
Bus from Terminal Albrook to Terminal Tica Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $58–90
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $60–90
Bus from Terminal Albrook to Terminal Tica Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $58–90
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $60–90
Bus from Terminal Albrook to Terminal Tica Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $58–90
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $60–90
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- [email protected]
- Website
- ticabus.com
Bus from Terminal Albrook to Terminal Tica Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
Bus from Terminal Albrook to Terminal Tica Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
Bus from Managua Tica Bus to Terminal Metropolitana de Buses
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
Bus from Terminal Albrook to Terminal Tica Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus San José to Terminal Tica Bus Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus Managua to Terminal Metropolitana de Buses
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
Bus from Terminal Albrook to Terminal Tica Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus to Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
Bus from Managua Tica Bus to Terminal Metropolitana de Buses
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
- Phone
- +505 2222 2276
- [email protected]
- Website
- nicabus.com.ni
Bus from Terminal NicaBus to Chinandega
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Website
- https://nicabus.com.ni/en/
Bus from Terminal NicaBus to Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $37–38
- Website
- https://nicabus.com.ni/en/
Bus from Chinandega to Cinco Pinos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Phone
- +504 782 0841
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Choluteca to Tegucigalpa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +504 9305 8135
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tegucigalpa to Tela
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–25
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/TransportesSanMiguelPlus
- Plus
- $25
- Ejecutive
- $19
- Phone
- +507 314 6886
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Albrook - Panama to Frontera
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–23
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +506 2221 4214
- [email protected]
- Website
- tracopacr.com
Bus from Paso Canoas to San José
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–25
- Schedules at
- tracopacr.com
- Colectivo
- $21–25
- Phone
- +506 2750 0626
- [email protected]
- Website
- caribeshuttle.com
Shuttle from San José to Peñas Blancas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $385
- Website
- https://www.caribeshuttle.com/
- Phone
- +1 586 310 8389
- [email protected]
- Website
- easyridecostarica.com
Shuttle from Peñas Blancas to Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $149
- Schedules at
- easyridecostarica.com
- Phone
- +504 8763 1410
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Shuttle from Granada to Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/shuttlelaceibatoleonGuacamayostours
- Phone
- +504 2425 3931
- [email protected]
- Website
- roneeyshuttle.com
Shuttle from Granada to Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $130
- Website
- https://www.roneeyshuttle.com/
- Phone
- +504 2444 3822
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Comayagua to El Progreso
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064551559434
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