There are 8 ways to get from Seattle to Bocas del Toro by plane, car, ferry, bus, shuttle, 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 Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport
best- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport (BOC)plane SEA - BOC
14h 11m$193–753Drive, Local Boat
- Drive from Seattle to Almirantecar
- Take the ferry from Almirante to Bocas del Toroferry
3d 13h$972–1,401Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport, bus, shuttle
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SEA - SJO
- Take the bus from 50 m este Del Aeropuerto to Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14bus
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Puerto Viejo de Talamanca
- Take a shuttle bus from Puerto Viejo de Talamanca to Bocas del Toro
20h 40m$625–1,305Fly King County International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport
- Fly from King County International Airport (BFI) to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport (BOC)plane BFI - BOC
29h 9m$253–953Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane SEA - 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
20h 6m$1,400–2,425Train to Vancouver International Airport, fly to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport
- Take the train from Seattle to Vancouvertrain
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport (BOC)plane YVR - BOC
30h$299–941Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Limón International Airport, shuttle, Bus, Local Boat
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane SEA - LIO
- Take a shuttle bus from Limon Airport to Punta de Uva
- Take the bus from Punta de Uva to Almirantebus
- Take the ferry from Almirante to Bocas del Toroferry
19h 35m$256–738Train to Portland International Airport, fly to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport
- Take the train from Seattle to Portlandtrain
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport (BOC)plane PDX - BOC
17h 57m$291–903
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport (BOC) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Seattle to Bocas del Toro is to fly which costs $190 - $800 and takes 14h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Seattle to Bocas del Toro is to fly which takes 14h 11m and costs $190 - $800.
The distance between Seattle and Bocas del Toro is 5685 km.
It takes approximately 14h 11m to get from Seattle to Bocas del Toro, including transfers.
Bocas del Toro is 2h ahead of Seattle. It is currently 11:59 AM in Seattle and 1:59 PM in Bocas del Toro.
There are 258+ hotels available in Bocas del Toro.
What companies run services between Seattle, WA, USA and Bocas del Toro, Panama?
United Airlines, SANSA, and World Ticket fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport (BOC) 5 times a week.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 36m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from King County International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Portland International Airport, Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Denver, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Limón International Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 51m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Limón International Airport via Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Limón International Airport via Denver, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Portland International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 36m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Portland International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 9m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 36m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from King County International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Portland International Airport, Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Denver, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Limón International Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 51m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Limón International Airport via Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Limón International Airport via Denver, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Portland International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 36m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Portland International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 9m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 21m
- When
- Sunday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 18m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–650
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Seattle to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85–140
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Seattle to Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $95–150
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +506 2442 6900
- [email protected]
- Website
- grupotuasa.com
Bus from 50 m este Del Aeropuerto to Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- grupotuasa.com
Shuttle from San José to Puerto Viejo de Talamanca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $72
- Website
- Jungle Tom Safaris Shuttle
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from San José to Puerto Viejo de Talamanca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $461
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $269
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Monteverde to Puerto Viejo de Talamanca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $772
- Website
- RIDE CR
- Phone
- (+506) 4100 0888
- [email protected]
- Website
- Interbus Shuttles
Shuttle from San José to Puerto Viejo de Talamanca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $341
- Schedules at
- Interbus Shuttles
- Phone
- +506 2750 0626
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caribe Shuttle
Shuttle from San José to Puerto Viejo de Talamanca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60
- Website
- Caribe Shuttle
Shuttle from Puerto Viejo de Talamanca to Bocas del Toro
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $280
- Website
- Caribe Shuttle
Shuttle from Puerto Viejo de Talamanca to Bocas del Toro
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $280
- Website
- Caribe Shuttle
Shuttle from Limon Airport to Punta de Uva
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $35
- Website
- Caribe Shuttle
Bus from Punta de Uva to Almirante
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $42–44
- Website
- Caribe Shuttle
- Phone
- +506 2640 1900 / 2640 0811
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tropical Tours Shuttles
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–69
- Website
- Tropical Tours Shuttles
Ferry from Almirante to Bocas del Toro
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6
Ferry from Almirante to Bocas del Toro
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6
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