There are 8 ways to get from Baton Rouge to Panama City by car, plane, bus (Flixbus), or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive to Natchez, fly
best- Drive from Baton Rouge to Natchez (HEZ)car
- Fly from Natchez (HEZ) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY)plane HEZ - PTY
17h 49m$186–664Fly from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport
cheapest- Fly from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY)plane BTR - PTY
10h 46m$168–648Bus
- Take the bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to Downtown Houstonbus
- Take the bus from Houston to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from Terminal San Carlos - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus Sac
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus to Terminal Albrookbus
4d 21h$338–633Drive 4,735.7 km
- Drive from Baton Rouge to Panama Citycar 4,735.7 km
2d 16h$648–936Bus to Lafayette Regional Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to Lafayette Transit Systembus
- Fly from Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY)plane LFT - PTY
10h 34m$193–668Bus to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to New Orleans Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY)plane MSY - PTY
11h 5m$356–564Bus to Alexandria International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to Boyce, LAbus
- Fly from Alexandria International Airport (AEX) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY)plane AEX - PTY
12h 22m$228–757Bus, bus to Lake Charles Regional Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to Lafayettebus
- Take the bus from Lafayette to Pilot Travel Center - Lake Charles/Iowabus
- Fly from Lake Charles Regional Airport (LCH) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY)plane LCH - PTY
12h 44m$218–748
Natchez (HEZ) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Baton Rouge to Panama City is to fly which costs $160 - $650 and takes 10h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Baton Rouge to Panama City is to bus and fly which takes 10h 34m and costs $190 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Baton Rouge station to Panama City. However, there are services departing from Baton Rouge Bus Station and arriving at Terminal Albrook via Smith St @ Pierce St, Mission Bend Transit Center, Houston, Terminal San Carlos - CCA and Terminal Tica Bus. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4 days 21h.
The distance between Baton Rouge and Panama City is 2977 km. The road distance is 4735.7 km.
The best way to get from Baton Rouge to Panama City without a car is to bus which takes 4 days 21h and costs $330 - $650.
It takes approximately 17h 49m to get from Baton Rouge to Panama City, including transfers.
Baton Rouge to Panama City bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Baton Rouge Bus Station.
The best way to get from Baton Rouge to Panama City is to bus which takes 4 days 21h and costs $330 - $650. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $160 - $650 and takes 10h 46m.
Baton Rouge to Panama City bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Downtown Houston station.
Panama City is 1h ahead of Baton Rouge. It is currently 7:18 AM in Baton Rouge and 8:18 AM in Panama City.
What companies run services between Baton Rouge, LA, USA and Panama City, Panama?
You can take a bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to Terminal Albrook via Downtown Houston, Smith St @ Pierce St, Mission Bend Transit Center, Bellaire Blvd @ Corporate Dr, Houston, San Salvador, Terminal San Carlos - CCA, Terminal Atlántico Norte, and Terminal Tica Bus in around 4d 21h. Alternatively, United Airlines, Delta, and Copa Airlines fly from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY) 3 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Natchez to Tocumen International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Lafayette Regional Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Lafayette Regional Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Alexandria International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Lake Charles Regional Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Natchez to Tocumen International Airport via Houston, Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 43m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Lafayette Regional Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Lafayette Regional Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Alexandria International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Lake Charles Regional Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Lafayette Regional Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Alexandria International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to Downtown Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to New Orleans Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–24
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to Lafayette
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–17
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- info@boletosdebus.com
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Houston to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 3d
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $180–390
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Terminal San Carlos - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $65–95
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus to Terminal Albrook
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $58–90
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $60–90
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- info@ticabus.com
- Website
- ticabus.com
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus to Terminal Albrook
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to Lafayette Transit System
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–18
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to New Orleans Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–23
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to Boyce, LA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Lafayette to Pilot Travel Center - Lake Charles/Iowa
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–130
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $35–130
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