There are 8 ways to get from California to Panama by plane, bus, 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 from San Diego International Airport
best- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY)plane SAN - PTY
9h 10m$282–995Fly from San Francisco International Airport
cheapest- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY)plane SFO - PTY
10h 35m$270–653Bus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Managua to Terminal NicaBusbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus to Terminal Albrookbus
5d 8h$435–531Drive 6,064.8 km
- Drive from Los Angeles to Panama Citycar 6,064.8 km
3d 5h$830–1,199Fly from Los Angeles International Airport
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY)plane LAX - PTY
9h 37m$281–653Fly from Fresno Yosemite International Airport
- Fly from Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY)plane FAT - PTY
14h 13m$281–991Fly from Tijuana International Airport
- Fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY)plane TIJ - PTY
12h 57m$354–613Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY)plane SJC - PTY
11h 50m$286–996
San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from California to Panama is to fly which costs $270 - $700 and takes 10h 35m.
The fastest way to get from California to Panama is to fly which takes 9h 10m and costs $280 - $1,000.
The distance between California and Panama is 4714 km. The road distance is 6064.8 km.
The best way to get from California to Panama without a car is to bus which takes 5 days 8h and costs $430 - $550.
It takes approximately 9h 10m to get from California to Panama, including transfers.
The best way to get from California to Panama is to fly which takes 9h 10m and costs $280 - $1,000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $430 - $550 and takes 5 days 8h.
Panama is 3h ahead of California. It is currently 8:12 AM in California and 11:12 AM in Panama.
Yes, the driving distance between California to Panama is 6065 km. It takes approximately 3 days 5h to drive from California to Panama.
There are 857+ hotels available in Panama.
What companies run services between California, USA and Panama?
Copa Airlines, United Airlines, and American Airlines fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Spring / 1st to Fernandez de Cordoba via Los Angeles, Managua, Terminal NicaBus, Terminal Tica Bus, Terminal Albrook, and Albrook in around 5d 8h.
Airlines
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 31m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 38m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via San Jose Cabo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 9m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–600
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Bus operators
- 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
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
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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