There are 6 ways to get from Washington Dulles Airport (IAD) to Bocas del Toro by plane, busferry, bus, shuttle, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Washington Dulles International Airport to David, bus and ferry
best- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to David (DAV)plane IAD - DAV
- Take the busferry from David to Bocas del Torobusferry
12h 35m$257–929Subway to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport
cheapest- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to New Carrollton, Orange Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport (BOC)plane BWI - BOC
28h 56m$205–861Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport (BOC)plane DCA - BOC
26h 34m$294–1,206Fly Washington Dulles International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport (BOC)plane IAD - BOC
10h 20m$320–700Fly Washington Dulles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport, bus, shuttle
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane IAD - 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
13h 40m$485–1,339Fly Washington Dulles International Airport to Tocumen International Airport, bus
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY)plane IAD - PTY
- Take the bus from Paraíso, Panamá Province to Santiagobus
- Take the bus from Santiago to Chiriquí Grandebus
- Take the bus from Chiriquí Grande to Bocas del Torobus
17h 30m$226–696
Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to David (DAV) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Washington Dulles Airport (IAD) to Bocas del Toro is to fly and bus which costs $220 - $700 and takes 17h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Washington Dulles Airport (IAD) to Bocas del Toro is to fly which takes 10h 20m and costs $320 - $700.
The distance between Washington Dulles Airport (IAD) and Bocas del Toro is 3547 km.
It takes approximately 12h 35m to get from Washington Dulles Airport (IAD) to Bocas del Toro, including transfers.
There is no direct flight from Washington Dulles International Airport Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport Airport. The quickest flight takes 16h 20m and has two stopovers.
Bocas del Toro is 1h behind Washington Dulles Airport (IAD). It is currently 3:11 AM in Washington Dulles Airport (IAD) and 2:11 AM in Bocas del Toro.
Volaris El Salvador, SANSA and Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A. offer flights from Washington Dulles International Airport Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport Airport.
There are 250+ hotels available in Bocas del Toro.
What companies run services between Washington Dulles Airport (IAD), USA and Bocas del Toro, Panama?
American Airlines, SANSA, and four other airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport (BOC) 3 times a day.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 36m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Newark, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 29m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Fort Lauderdale, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Atlanta, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 31m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via New York JFK, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Charlotte, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 14m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Orlando, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via San Salvador, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 24m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Liberia, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Fort Lauderdale, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Orlando, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Charlotte, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 36m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to David via Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to David via Miami, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to David via Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to New Carrollton, Orange Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- Phone
- +507 6030 8204
- [email protected]
- Website
- PanaBocas Express S.A
Busferry from David to Bocas del Toro
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30
- Website
- PanaBocas Express S.A
Bus from Chiriquí Grande to Bocas del Toro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12
- Website
- PanaBocas Express S.A
- 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
- $1–2
- 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
- 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
- Phone
- +507 775-2974
- [email protected]
- Website
- Terminales Panama David
Bus from Paraíso, Panamá Province to Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13
- Schedules at
- Terminales Panama David
- Phone
- +507 303 6326
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tranceibosa Bocas del Toro
Bus from Santiago to Chiriquí Grande
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–25
- Schedules at
- Tranceibosa Bocas del Toro
- Child
- $6–8
- Adult
- $13–16
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