There are 5 ways to get from California to David by plane, bus, shuttle, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly San Diego International Airport to David
best- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to David (DAV)plane SAN - DAV
10h 56m$306–1,309Fly Los Angeles International Airport to David
cheapest- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to David (DAV)plane LAX - DAV
11h 16m$194–767Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Managua to Terminal NicaBusbus
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Uvita
- Take the bus from Uvita to Davidbus
4d 21h$702–768Drive 5,623.1 km
- Drive from Los Angeles to Davidcar 5,623.1 km
2d 23h$770–1,112Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane LAX - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Uvita
- Take the bus from Uvita to Davidbus
14h 19m$435–723
San Diego International Airport (SAN) to David (DAV) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from California to David is to fly which costs $190 - $800 and takes 11h 16m.
The fastest way to get from California to David is to fly which takes 10h 56m and costs $300 - $1,400.
The distance between California and David is 4493 km. The road distance is 5623.1 km.
The best way to get from California to David without a car is to bus and shuttle which takes 4 days 21h and costs $700 - $800.
It takes approximately 10h 56m to get from California to David, including transfers.
David is 3h ahead of California. It is currently 4:59 PM in California and 7:59 PM in David.
Yes, the driving distance between California to David is 5623 km. It takes approximately 2 days 23h to drive from California to David.
There are 100+ hotels available in David.
What companies run services between California, USA and David, Panama?
Copa Airlines and United Airlines fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to David (DAV) once daily.
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to David via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 14m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from San Diego International Airport to David via Los Angeles International Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 24m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to David via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to David via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 54m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to David via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–310
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- info@boletosdebus.com
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Los Angeles to Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $340–400
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
- Phone
- +505 2222 2276
- Nicabusinternacionalsa@gmail.com
- Website
- nicabus.com.ni
Bus from Managua to Terminal NicaBus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $37–38
- Website
- https://nicabus.com.ni/en/
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from San José to Uvita
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $311
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +506 2221 4214
- info@tracopacr.com
- Website
- tracopacr.com
Bus from Uvita to David
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Schedules at
- tracopacr.com
- Colectivo
- $12–16
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