There are 6 ways to get from Santa Fe to Portobelo by bus, car, taxi, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Santa Fé to Santiagobus
- Take the bus from Santiago to Panama Citybus
- Take the bus from Panama City to Sabanitasbus
7h 8m$18–26Drive 361.8 km
- Drive from Santa Fe to Portobelocar 361.8 km
5h 50m$50–72Bus, taxi to Lago Bay, fly to Albrook Airport
- Take the bus from Santa Fé to Santiagobus
- Take the taxi from Santiago to Lago Baytaxi
- Fly from Lago Bay to Albrook Airportplane
- Take the bus from Panama City to Sabanitasbus
6h 6m$864–2,279Bus via Penonomé
- Take the bus from Santa Fé to Santiagobus
- Take the bus from Santiago de Veraguas to Penonomébus
- Take the bus from Penonomé to Panama Albrookbus
- Take the bus from Panama City to Sabanitasbus
8h 2m$27–36Bus via Lídice
- Take the bus from Santa Fé to Santiagobus
- Take the bus from Santiago to Capirabus
- Take the bus from Capira to Albrookbus
- Take the bus from Panama City to Sabanitasbus
9h 15mBus, bus to Chitre, fly to Albrook Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport
- Take the bus from Santa Fé to Santiagobus
- Take the bus from Ocu to Chitrébus
- Fly from Chitre (CTD) to Albrook Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport (PAC)plane CTD - PAC
- Take the bus from Panama City to Sabanitasbus
7h 20m$155–162
Lago Bay to Albrook Airport flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Fe to Portobelo is to bus which costs $18 - $26 and takes 7h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Fe to Portobelo is to drive which takes 5h 50m and costs $45 - $75.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Fe to Portobelo. However, there are services departing from Santa Fé and arriving at Portobelo via Santiago, Panama City and Sabanitas. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 8m.
The distance between Santa Fe and Portobelo is 399 km. The road distance is 361.8 km.
The best way to get from Santa Fe to Portobelo without a car is to bus which takes 7h 8m and costs $18 - $26.
It takes approximately 7h 8m to get from Santa Fe to Portobelo, including transfers.
Santa Fe to Portobelo bus services, operated by Panamá Regional Buses, depart from Santa Fé station.
Santa Fe to Portobelo bus services, operated by Panamá Regional Buses, arrive at Santiago station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Fe to Portobelo is 362 km. It takes approximately 5h 50m to drive from Santa Fe to Portobelo.
There are 52+ hotels available in Portobelo.
What companies run services between Santa Fe, Veraguas, Panama and Portobelo, Panama?
You can take a bus from Santa Fé to Portobelo via Santiago, Panama City, and Sabanitas in around 7h 8m.
- Website
- airpanama.com
Flights from Chitre to Albrook Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $30–250
Bus from Santa Fé to Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
Bus from Santa Fé to Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
Bus from Santa Fé to Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
Bus from Santa Fé to Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
Bus from Santa Fé to Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
Bus from Ocu to Chitré
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
Bus from Santiago to Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17
Bus from Santiago to Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $13
- Schedules at
- Transporte Panama Chiriqui Frontera S.A (Panachif)
- Phone
- +507958-6484
- Website
- Expreso Veraguense
Bus from Santiago to Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9
- Schedules at
- Expreso Veraguense
Bus from Santiago to Capira
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9
- Schedules at
- Expreso Veraguense
Bus from Capira to Albrook
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- Expreso Veraguense
- Phone
- +507 314 6231
- Website
- Vepasa Sanpasa
Bus from Santiago to Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11
- Website
- Vepasa Sanpasa
- Phone
- +507 983 9091
- Website
- UTRACOLPA
Bus from Panama City to Sabanitas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- UTRACOLPA
Bus from Panama City to Sabanitas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- UTRACOLPA
Bus from Panama City to Sabanitas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- UTRACOLPA
Bus from Panama City to Sabanitas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- UTRACOLPA
Bus from Panama City to Sabanitas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- UTRACOLPA
Bus from Santiago de Veraguas to Penonomé
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $7–11
Bus from Penonomé to Panama Albrook
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $11–16
- Phone
- +507 303-6466
Bus from Penonomé to Panama Albrook
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Estimated price
- $55–70
Cooperativa de Transporte Joaquina H De Torrijos, R. L.
- Phone
- +507 958-7240
- Website
- cootrajoht.com
Radio Taxi Sicotive
- Phone
- +507 998-2611
Selectivo Santiago Sesasa
- Phone
- +507 958-5933
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