There are 6 ways to get from Portland to Bocas del Toro by plane, car, ferry, shuttle, busferry, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Portland International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport
best- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport (BOC)plane PDX - BOC
14h 2m$263–953Drive, Local Boat
- Drive from Portland to Almirantecar
- Take the ferry from Almirante to Bocas del Toroferry
3d 12h$959–1,383Fly Portland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle, bus and ferry
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane PDX - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Cahuita
- Take the busferry from Cahuita to Taxi Valencia Dockbusferry
19h 2m$329–920Fly Portland International Airport to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane PDX - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puerto Viejo de Talamanca
- Take a shuttle bus from Puerto Viejo de Talamanca to Bocas del Toro
21h 46m$1,410–2,425Fly Portland International Airport to Limón International Airport, shuttle, bus and ferry
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane PDX - LIO
- Take a shuttle bus from Limon Airport to Manzanillo
- Take the busferry from Manzanillo to Taxi Valencia Dockbusferry
20h 7m$321–981Train to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport
- Take the train from Portland to Tacomatrain
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport (BOC)plane SEA - BOC
17h 18m$289–995
Portland International Airport (PDX) to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport (BOC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portland to Bocas del Toro is to fly which costs $260 - $1,000 and takes 14h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Portland to Bocas del Toro is to fly which takes 14h 2m and costs $260 - $1,000.
The distance between Portland and Bocas del Toro is 5582 km.
It takes approximately 14h 2m to get from Portland to Bocas del Toro, including transfers.
Bocas del Toro is 2h ahead of Portland. It is currently 11:51 AM in Portland and 1:51 PM in Bocas del Toro.
There are 250+ hotels available in Bocas del Toro.
What companies run services between Portland, OR, USA and Bocas del Toro, Panama?
United Airlines, SANSA, and two other airlines fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport (BOC) once daily.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 31m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Portland International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Las Vegas, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Portland International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Limón International Airport via Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 26m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Portland International Airport to Limón International Airport via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Portland International Airport to Limón International Airport via Las Vegas, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Portland International Airport to Limón International Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,500
Flights from Portland International Airport to Limón International Airport via Denver, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,400
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Las Vegas, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Portland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,300
Flights from Portland International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 51m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Limón International Airport via Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 26m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Portland International Airport to Limón International Airport via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Portland International Airport to Limón International Airport via Las Vegas, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Portland International Airport to Limón International Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,500
Flights from Portland International Airport to Limón International Airport via Denver, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Portland International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Portland International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Portland to Tacoma
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +506 2221 7878 / 2221 7373
- [email protected]
- Website
- jungletomsafaris.com
Shuttle from San José to Cahuita
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $72
- Website
- https://www.jungletomsafaris.com/
- Phone
- +506 2750 0626
- [email protected]
- Website
- caribeshuttle.com
Busferry from Cahuita to Taxi Valencia Dock
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $43
- Website
- https://www.caribeshuttle.com/
Shuttle from Puerto Viejo de Talamanca to Bocas del Toro
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $280
- Website
- https://www.caribeshuttle.com/
Shuttle from Limon Airport to Manzanillo
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $35
- Website
- https://www.caribeshuttle.com/
Busferry from Manzanillo to Taxi Valencia Dock
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $43
- Website
- https://www.caribeshuttle.com/
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $269
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Puerto Viejo de Talamanca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $772
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +506 2640 1900 / 2640 0811
- [email protected]
- Website
- tropicaltourshuttles.com
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–69
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
Ferry from Almirante to Bocas del Toro
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6
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