There are 5 ways to get from Panama to Bora-Bora by plane, ferry, bus, shuttle, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Tocumen International Airport to Bora Bora Airport
best- Fly from Tocumen International Airport (PTY) to Bora Bora Airport (BOB)plane PTY - BOB
21h 52m$640–2,240Fly Tocumen International Airport to Huahine – Fare Airport, ferry
- Fly from Tocumen International Airport (PTY) to Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH)plane PTY - HUH
- Take the ferry from Fare to Vaitapeferry
26h 22m$667–1,945Fly Tocumen International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport, ferry
- Fly from Tocumen International Airport (PTY) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane PTY - PPT
- Take the ferry from Papeete Ferry Terminal to Vaitapeferry
27h 22m$1,215–8,650Bus, shuttle, bus to Juan Santamaría International Airport, fly to Fa'A'Ā International Airport, ferry
- Take the bus from David to Fronterabus
- Take a shuttle bus from Paso Canoas to San José
- Take the bus from Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14 to 50 m este Del Aeropuertobus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane SJO - PPT
- Take the ferry from Papeete Ferry Terminal to Vaitapeferry
35h 11m$1,814–3,100Fly Tocumen International Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport, car ferry, ferry
- Fly from Tocumen International Airport (PTY) to Moorea-Temae Airport (MOZ)plane PTY - MOZ
- Take the carferry from Moorea to Papeete Ferry Terminalcarferry
- Take the ferry from Papeete Ferry Terminal to Vaitapeferry
31h 53m$724–2,250
Tocumen International Airport (PTY) to Bora Bora Airport (BOB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Panama to Bora-Bora is to fly and ferry which costs $650 - $2,000 and takes 26h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Panama to Bora-Bora is to fly which takes 21h 52m and costs $600 - $2,300.
The distance between Panama and Bora-Bora is 8479 km.
It takes approximately 21h 52m to get from Panama to Bora-Bora, including transfers.
Bora-Bora is 5h behind Panama. It is currently 12:46 PM in Panama and 7:46 AM in Bora-Bora.
There are 159+ hotels available in Bora-Bora.
What companies run services between Panama and Bora-Bora, French Polynesia?
Copa Airlines, Air Tahiti Nui, and five other airlines fly from Tocumen International Airport (PTY) to Bora Bora Airport (BOB) once daily.
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Tocumen International Airport to Bora Bora Airport via Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–4,700
Flights from Tocumen International Airport to Bora Bora Airport via San Salvador, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–4,700
Flights from Tocumen International Airport to Bora Bora Airport via Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport, Raiatea
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 53m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,700
Flights from Tocumen International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
Flights from Tocumen International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Salvador, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–5,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Salvador, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–5,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Mexico City, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 39m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–5,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Guatemala City, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–5,500
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Tocumen International Airport to Bora Bora Airport via Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Tocumen International Airport to Bora Bora Airport via San Francisco, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 41m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
Flights from Tocumen International Airport to Bora Bora Airport via San Salvador, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Tocumen International Airport to Bora Bora Airport via Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport, Raiatea
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 36m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Tocumen International Airport to Huahine – Fare Airport via Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 51m
- When
- Saturday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Tocumen International Airport to Huahine – Fare Airport via San Francisco, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 21m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,100
Flights from Tocumen International Airport to Huahine – Fare Airport via Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport, Raiatea
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 47m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Tocumen International Airport to Huahine – Fare Airport via Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport, Moorea-Temae Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 14m
- When
- Saturday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Tocumen International Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 44m
- When
- Saturday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Tocumen International Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via San Francisco, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 16m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,300
Flights from Tocumen International Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via San Salvador, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Tocumen International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
Flights from Tocumen International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Salvador, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–5,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Salvador, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–5,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Mexico City, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 39m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–5,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Liberia, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–5,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Guatemala City, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–5,500
- Website
- airmoana.com
Flights from Tocumen International Airport to Bora Bora Airport via Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 21m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Tocumen International Airport to Huahine – Fare Airport via Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 18m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from Tocumen International Airport to Huahine – Fare Airport via San Salvador, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Tocumen International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Mexico City, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 54m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
- Website
- frenchbee.com
Flights from Tocumen International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 36m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Tocumen International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 9m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Tocumen International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
- Phone
- +507 314 6886
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transporte Panamá Chiriqui Frontera
Bus from David to Frontera
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–13
- Schedules at
- Transporte Panamá Chiriqui Frontera
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Paso Canoas to San José
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $775
- Website
- RIDE CR
- Phone
- +506 2442 6900
- [email protected]
- Website
- grupotuasa.com
Bus from Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14 to 50 m este Del Aeropuerto
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- grupotuasa.com
- Phone
- +689 40 50 54 59
- [email protected]
- Website
- Apetahi Express
Ferry from Fare to Vaitape
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $27–75
- Website
- Apetahi Express
- Ferry Standard
- $27–75
Ferry from Papeete Ferry Terminal to Vaitape
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Website
- Apetahi Express
- Ferry Standard
- $75–110
Ferry from Papeete Ferry Terminal to Vaitape
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Website
- Apetahi Express
- Ferry Standard
- $75–110
Ferry from Papeete Ferry Terminal to Vaitape
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Website
- Apetahi Express
- Ferry Standard
- $75–110
- Phone
- +689 40 46 11 60
- [email protected]
- Website
- vaearai.com
Car ferry from Moorea to Papeete Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–70
- Schedules at
- vaearai.com
- Adult one way
- $18
- Child (2-12 years) one way
- $10
- Vehicle
- $35–70
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