There are 6 ways to get from Bluefields to Panama City by plane, bus, or car
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Fly from Bluefields Airport
best- Fly from Bluefields Airport (BEF) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY)plane BEF - PTY
7h 57m$98–398Bus via Managua
cheapest- Take the bus from Bluefields to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Managua to Terminal Tica Busbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus to Terminal Albrookbus
34h 22m$89–134Bus
- Take the bus from Bluefields to Nueva Guineabus
- Take the bus from Nueva Guinea to San Carlosbus
- Take the bus from Los Chiles to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus to Terminal Albrookbus
30h 28mDrive 1,141.4 km
- Drive from Bluefields to Panama Citycar 1,141.4 km
20h 30m$157–226Bus to Managua Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Terminal Regional de Buses to Mercado Mayoreobus
- Fly from Managua Airport (MGA) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY)plane MGA - PTY
12h 7m$359–699Bus via Almirante
- Take the bus from Bluefields to Nueva Guineabus
- Take the bus from Nueva Guinea to San Carlosbus
- Take the bus from Los Chiles to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Puerto Viejo de Talamancabus
- Take the bus from Puerto Viejo de Talamanca to Almirantebus
- Take the bus from Almirante to Panama Citybus
34h 51m
Bluefields Airport (BEF) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bluefields to Panama City is to bus via Managua which costs $85 - $140 and takes 34h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Bluefields to Panama City is to fly which takes 7h 57m and costs $95 - $400.
No, there is no direct bus from Bluefields to Panama City. However, there are services departing from Bluefields and arriving at Terminal Albrook via Managua and Terminal Tica Bus. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 22m.
The distance between Bluefields and Panama City is 607 km. The road distance is 1141.4 km.
The best way to get from Bluefields to Panama City without a car is to bus via Managua which takes 34h 22m and costs $85 - $140.
It takes approximately 7h 57m to get from Bluefields to Panama City, including transfers.
Bluefields to Panama City bus services, operated by Nicaragua Local Buses, depart from Bluefields station.
The best way to get from Bluefields to Panama City is to fly which takes 7h 57m and costs $95 - $400. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 30h 28m.
Bluefields to Panama City bus services, operated by Nicaragua Local Buses, arrive at Managua station.
Panama City is 1h ahead of Bluefields. It is currently 6:35 PM in Bluefields and 7:35 PM in Panama City.
What companies run services between Bluefields, Nicaragua and Panama City, Panama?
Skyway and Copa Airlines fly from Bluefields Airport (BEF) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bluefields to Fernandez de Cordoba via Nueva Guinea, San Carlos, Los Chiles, Terminal Atlántico Norte, Terminal Tica Bus, Terminal Albrook, and Albrook in around 30h 28m.
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Bluefields Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Managua Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–360
Flights from Bluefields Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Corn Island, Managua Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from Bluefields Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Managua Airport, San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Managua Airport to Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–380
Flights from Managua Airport to Tocumen International Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–380
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Managua Airport to Tocumen International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–650
Bus from Bluefields to Nueva Guinea
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
Bus from Nueva Guinea to San Carlos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
Bus from Bluefields to Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9
- Phone
- +506 8356 1555
- contraloriadeservicios.buses@gmail.com
- Website
- yoviajocr.com
Bus from Los Chiles to Terminal Atlántico Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- yoviajocr.com
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus to Terminal Albrook
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $50–70
- 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/
Bus from Managua to Terminal Tica Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
- Phone
- +505 8600 5612
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Regional de Buses to Mercado Mayoreo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Puerto Viejo de Talamanca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Website
- https://www.mepecr.com/Ingles/index.html
- Phone
- +506 2750 0626
- info@caribeshuttle.com
- Website
- caribeshuttle.com
Bus from Puerto Viejo de Talamanca to Almirante
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $37
- Website
- https://www.caribeshuttle.com/
- Phone
- +507 303 6326
- tranceibosa@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Almirante to Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–30
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Child
- $12–15
- Adult
- $25–30
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