There are 5 ways to get from Playa Santa Catalina to Panama City by taxi, plane, bus, car, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi, fly
best- Take the taxi from Playa Santa Catalina to Lago Baytaxi
- Fly from Lago Bay to Albrook Airportplane
59 min$809–2,210Drive 361.7 km
cheapest- Drive from Playa Santa Catalina to Panama Citycar 361.7 km
5h 38m$50–72Bus
- Take the bus from Santa Catalina to Sonábus Soná
- Take the bus from Soná to Gran Terminal Nacional de Transportebus
5h 1mShuttle
- Take a shuttle bus from Santa Catalina to Panama City
6h 15m$450Bus via Santiago
- Take the bus from Santa Catalina to Sonábus
- Take the bus from Soná to Santiagobus
- Take the bus from Santiago to Albrookbus
8h 56m
Lago Bay to Albrook Airport flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Playa Santa Catalina to Panama City is to drive which costs $45 - $75 and takes 5h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Playa Santa Catalina to Panama City is to taxi and fly which takes 59 min and costs $800 - $2,300.
No, there is no direct bus from Playa Santa Catalina to Panama City. However, there are services departing from Santa Catalina and arriving at Gran Terminal Nacional de Transporte via Soná. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 1m.
The distance between Playa Santa Catalina and Panama City is 242 km. The road distance is 361.7 km.
The best way to get from Playa Santa Catalina to Panama City without a car is to bus which takes 5h 1m and costs .
It takes approximately 59 min to get from Playa Santa Catalina to Panama City, including transfers.
Playa Santa Catalina to Panama City bus services, operated by Unión de Transportistas del Sur de Soná (UTRANSUR), depart from Santa Catalina station.
Playa Santa Catalina to Panama City bus services, operated by Unión de Transportistas del Sur de Soná (UTRANSUR), arrive at Soná station.
Yes, the driving distance between Playa Santa Catalina to Panama City is 362 km. It takes approximately 5h 38m to drive from Playa Santa Catalina to Panama City.
There are 887+ hotels available in Panama City.
What companies run services between Playa Santa Catalina, Panama and Panama City, Panama?
You can take a vehicle from Playa Santa Catalina to Gran Terminal Nacional de Transporte via Santa Catalina and Soná in around 5h 1m.
Bus from Santa Catalina to Soná
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5
Bus from Soná to Gran Terminal Nacional de Transporte
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
Bus from Santa Catalina to Soná
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5
Bus from Soná to Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Phone
- +507 6687 1802
- [email protected]
- Website
- Valitours Transportation
Shuttle from Santa Catalina to Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $450
- Website
- Valitours Transportation
- Phone
- +507 775-2974
- [email protected]
- Website
- Terminales Panama David
Bus from Santiago to Albrook
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13
- Schedules at
- Terminales Panama David
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Estimated price
- $8–11
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