There are 6 ways to get from Edinburgh to Panama by plane, train, shuttle, or bus
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Tocumen International Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY)plane EDI - PTY
17h 28m$603–1,003Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Tocumen International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY)plane GLA - PTY
17h 38m$328–1,183Train to Newcastle, fly to Tocumen International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY)plane NCL - PTY
18h 8m$396–1,455Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Tocumen International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY)plane ABZ - PTY
21h 53m$455–1,659Train to Durham Tees Valley Airport, fly to Tocumen International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Darlingtontrain
- Fly from Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY)plane MME - PTY
21h 55m$746–2,722Fly Edinburgh Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane EDI - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Uvita
- Take the bus from Uvita to Davidbus
23h 21m$837–1,643
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Panama is to train and fly which costs $320 - $1,200 and takes 17h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Panama is to fly which takes 17h 28m and costs $600 - $1,000.
The distance between Edinburgh and Panama is 8338 km.
It takes approximately 17h 28m to get from Edinburgh to Panama, including transfers.
Panama is 5h behind Edinburgh. It is currently 11:37 PM in Edinburgh and 6:37 PM in Panama.
There are 857+ hotels available in Panama.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Panama?
United Airlines, Copa Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY) 3 times a day.
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 16m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 34m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 56m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Tocumen International Airport via London Gatwick, Punta Cana
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Newcastle to Tocumen International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Newcastle to Tocumen International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 3m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Tocumen International Airport via London Gatwick, Punta Cana
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Newcastle to Tocumen International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 43m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 34m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $18–45
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- $18–24
- 1st Class
- $30–45
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–100
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- $40–60
- 1st Class
- $70–100
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $100–140
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- $100–140
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–140
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- $100–140
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- $110–160
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75–210
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- $75–120
- 1st Class
- $150–210
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–220
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- $80–120
- 1st Class
- $160–220
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $95–280
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- $95–140
- 1st Class
- $190–280
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–80
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- $30–50
- 1st Class
- $65–80
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- $280–310
- Sleeper Seat
- $80–110
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- $330–380
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- $280–310
- Sleeper Seat
- $80–110
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- $330–380
- 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
- $12–17
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