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
25h 38m$183–753Drive, Local Boat
- Drive from Seattle to Almirantecar
- Take the ferry from Almirante to Bocas del Toroferry
3d 13h$845–1,218Fly 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
40h 59m$243–953Fly 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 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$1,410–2,525Train 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
21h 30m$290–902Fly 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
24h 54m$246–738Train 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
32h 20m$289–940
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 $180 - $800 and takes 25h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Seattle to Bocas del Toro is to fly and shuttle which takes 20h 6m and costs $1,400 - $2,600.
The distance between Seattle and Bocas del Toro is 5685 km.
It takes approximately 25h 38m to get from Seattle to Bocas del Toro, including transfers.
Bocas del Toro is 3h ahead of Seattle. It is currently 9:30 AM in Seattle and 12:30 PM in Bocas del Toro.
There are 248+ hotels available in Bocas del Toro.
What companies run services between Seattle, WA, USA and Bocas del Toro, Panama?
United Airlines, SANSA, and five other airlines fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport (BOC) once daily.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Denver, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 17m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 12m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Guadalajara, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 3m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–750
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
- 38h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,400
Flights from King County International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Portland International Airport, Denver, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Portland International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Portland International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,200
Flights from Portland International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Denver, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Limón International Airport via Denver, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 47m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Limón International Airport via Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Limón International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 17m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Limón International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Limón International Airport via Guadalajara, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 33m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–650
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Denver, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Denver, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 17m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Guadalajara, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 3m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–750
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
- 38h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,400
Flights from King County International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Portland International Airport, Denver, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Portland International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Portland International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,200
Flights from Portland International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Denver, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Limón International Airport via Denver, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 47m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Limón International Airport via Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Limón International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Limón International Airport via Guadalajara, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 33m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–650
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Denver, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- 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
- $290–1,200
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- 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
- $500–1,800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Seattle to Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $95–150
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Seattle to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- 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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