There are 6 ways to get from Colombo to Panama City by plane, bus, train, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Bandaranaike International Airport to Panama Pacific International Airport
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Panama Pacific International Airport (BLB)plane CMB - BLB
29h 55m$1,045–4,055Train to Koggala, fly to Tocumen International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Fort Station to Habaraduwatrain
- Fly from Koggala (KCT) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY)plane KCT - PTY
46h 21m$639–2,251Fly 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
35h 30mFly Bandaranaike International Airport to Tocumen International Airport
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY)plane CMB - PTY
31h 9m$1,016–3,672Train to Batticaloa Airport, fly to Tocumen International Airport
- Take the train from Fort Station to Batticaloatrain
- Fly from Batticaloa Airport (BTC) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY)plane BTC - PTY
46h 43m$643–2,375Bus, 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$661–2,366
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Panama Pacific International Airport (BLB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Panama City is to train and fly which costs $600 - $2,300 and takes 46h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Panama City is to fly which takes 29h 55m and costs $1,000 - $4,100.
The distance between Colombo and Panama City is 17158 km.
It takes approximately 29h 55m to get from Colombo to Panama City, including transfers.
Panama City is 10h 30m behind Colombo. It is currently 4:29 AM in Colombo and 5:59 PM in Panama City.
There are 772+ hotels available in Panama City.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Panama City, Panama?
Turkish Airlines, AeroRepública, and two other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Panama Pacific International Airport (BLB) once daily.
Airlines
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,600
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Zurich, Punta Cana
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $200–2,900
Flights from Koggala to Tocumen International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Scarlett Martinez International Airport via Dubai, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Scarlett Martinez International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,600
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Scarlett Martinez International Airport via Doha, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,700
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Scarlett Martinez International Airport via Doha, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,700
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Panama Pacific International Airport via Istanbul, Havana
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Panama Pacific International Airport via London Heathrow, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 19m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,100
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Zurich, Punta Cana
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $200–2,900
Train operators
- Phone
- +94 11 4 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Fort Station to Batticaloa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–35
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- $4–6
- 3rd Class Fare
- $4–6
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- $9–35
Train from Fort Station to Habaraduwa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–13
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- $4–6
- 3rd Class Fare
- $4–5
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- $8–13
- 3rd Class
- $6
- 2nd Class
- $1
- 1st Class
- $7
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 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
- $3–5
Other operators
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Estimated price
- $21–26
Visit Sri Lanka Taxi
- Phone
- +94763222239
- Website
- visitlankataxi.com
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