There are 5 ways to get from San José to Penonomé by bus, car, or plane
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus to Penonomébus Panamá / ...
13h 5m$45–75Drive 631.8 km
- Drive from San José to Penonomécar 631.8 km
10h 43m$87–125Bus, fly to Tocumen International Airport
- 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 Tocumen International Airport (PTY)plane SJO - PTY
- Take the bus from Paraíso, Panamá Province to Penonomébus
8h 49mBus via David
- Take the bus from San José to Paso Canoasbus
- Take the bus from Frontera to Davidbus
- Take the bus from David to Penonomébus
14h 24m$48–51Bus, fly to Golfito
- 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 Golfito (GLF)plane SJO - GLF
- Take the bus from Golfito to Paso Canoasbus
- Take the bus from Paso Canoas to Penonomébus
9h 56m$211–291
San José to Penonomé by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San José to Penonomé is to bus via David which costs $47 - $52 and takes 14h 24m.
The fastest way to get from San José to Penonomé is to bus and fly which takes 9h 56m and costs $210 - $300.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Terminal Tica Bus and arriving at Penonomé. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 13h 5m.
The distance between San José and Penonomé is 705 km. The road distance is 631.8 km.
The best way to get from San José to Penonomé without a car is to bus which takes 13h 5m and costs $45 - $75.
The bus from Terminal Tica Bus to Penonomé takes 13h 5m including transfers and departs once daily.
San José to Penonomé bus services, operated by Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter), depart from Terminal Tica Bus station.
San José to Penonomé bus services, operated by Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter), arrive at Penonomé station.
Penonomé is 1h ahead of San José. It is currently 3:40 PM in San José and 4:40 PM in Penonomé.
Yes, the driving distance between San José to Penonomé is 632 km. It takes approximately 10h 43m to drive from San José to Penonomé.
What companies run services between San José, Costa Rica and Penonomé, Panama?
Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter) operates a bus from Terminal Tica Bus to Penonomé 4 times a day. Tickets cost $50–75 and the journey takes 13h 5m. Tica Bus also services this route once daily.
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–280
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Golfito
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–250
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Golfito
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–250
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–360
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus to Penonomé
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $50–75
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tica Bus
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus to Penonomé
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- Tica Bus
Bus from Paso Canoas to Penonomé
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–35
- Website
- Tica Bus
- 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
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- 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
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- grupotuasa.com
- Phone
- +507 775-2974
- [email protected]
- Website
- Terminales Panama David
Bus from Paraíso, Panamá Province to Penonomé
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- Terminales Panama David
Bus from David to Penonomé
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15
- Schedules at
- Terminales Panama David
- Phone
- +506 2221 4214
- [email protected]
- Website
- tracopacr.com
Bus from San José to Paso Canoas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–24
- Schedules at
- tracopacr.com
- Colectivo
- $20–24
- Phone
- +507 314 6886
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transporte Panamá Chiriqui Frontera
Bus from Frontera to David
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–13
- Schedules at
- Transporte Panamá Chiriqui Frontera
Bus from Golfito to Paso Canoas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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