There are 6 ways to get from Colombo to Panama City by plane, bus, train, or taxi
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Fly Bandaranaike International Airport to Tocumen International Airport
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY)plane CMB - PTY
31h 24m$717–1,972Train to Batticaloa Airport, fly to Tocumen International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Fort Station to Batticaloatrain
- Fly from Batticaloa Airport (BTC) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY)plane BTC - PTY
46h 5m$593–2,175Fly Bandaranaike International Airport to Panama Pacific International Airport
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Panama Pacific International Airport (BLB)plane CMB - BLB
30h 15m$746–2,155Fly Bandaranaike International Airport to Scarlett Martinez International Airport, bus
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Scarlett Martinez International Airport (RIH)plane CMB - RIH
- Take the bus from San Carlos to Albrookbus
47hBus to Koggala, fly to Tocumen International Airport
- Take the bus from Makumbra Multimodal Transport Center to Galle Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Koggala (KCT) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY)plane KCT - PTY
47h 20m$606–2,161Bus, taxi to Weerawila International Airport, fly to Tocumen International Airport
- Take the bus from Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal to Embilipitiyabus
- Take the taxi from Embilipitiya to Weerawila International Airport (WRZ)taxi
- Fly from Weerawila International Airport (WRZ) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY)plane WRZ - PTY
2d 2h$612–2,167
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Panama City is to train and fly which costs $550 - $2,200 and takes 46h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Panama City is to fly which takes 30h 15m and costs $700 - $2,200.
The distance between Colombo and Panama City is 17150 km.
It takes approximately 31h 24m to get from Colombo to Panama City, including transfers.
Panama City is 10h 30m behind Colombo. It is currently 8:46 PM in Colombo and 10:16 AM in Panama City.
There are 843+ hotels available in Panama City.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Panama City, Panama?
SriLankan Airlines, Air France, and three other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY) once daily.
Airlines
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Frankfurt, Punta Cana
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Koggala to Tocumen International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Panama Pacific International Airport via Istanbul, Havana
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Panama Pacific International Airport via Istanbul, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 29m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Panama Pacific International Airport via London Heathrow, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Scarlett Martinez International Airport via Doha, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Scarlett Martinez International Airport via Doha, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Scarlett Martinez International Airport via Dubai, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Scarlett Martinez International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Scarlett Martinez International Airport via Dubai, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,200
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Frankfurt, Punta Cana
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Train operators
- Phone
- +94 11 4 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Fort Station to Batticaloa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–40
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- $4–6
- 3rd Class Fare
- $4–6
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- $9–40
Bus operators
- Phone
- +507 775-2974
- terminalesdavidpanama507@gmail.com
- Website
- instagram.com
Bus from San Carlos to Albrook
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- instagram.com
- Phone
- +94 011-2587372
- info@ntc.gov.lk
- Website
- ntc.gov.lk
Bus from Makumbra Multimodal Transport Center to Galle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/times/
- Standard
- $1–2
- Semi Lux
- $1–2
- Super Lux
- $2–4
Bus from Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal to Embilipitiya
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/times/
- Standard
- $1–2
- Semi Lux
- $2–3
- Super Lux
- $4–5
Other operators
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Estimated price
- $22–27
Visit Sri Lanka Taxi
- Phone
- +94763222239
- Website
- visitlankataxi.com
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