There are 8 ways to get from Japan to Panama by plane, train, shuttle, or bus
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Fly Tokyo International Airport to Tocumen International Airport
best- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY)plane HND - PTY
20h 29m$944–1,745Train to Kansai International Airport, fly to Tocumen International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Ōsaka to Kansai Airporttrain
- Fly from Kansai International Airport (KIX) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY)plane KIX - PTY
30h 15m$474–1,660Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Tocumen International Airport
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Stationtrain
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY)plane NRT - PTY
20h 48m$858–2,376Fly Tokyo International Airport to David
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to David (DAV)plane HND - DAV
23h 23m$557–2,009Fly Osaka International Airport to Tocumen International Airport
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY)plane ITM - PTY
22h 41m$593–1,745Fly Tokyo International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane HND - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Uvita
- Take the bus from Uvita to Davidbus
25h 56m$1,078–2,135Fly Kobe to Tocumen International Airport
- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY)plane UKB - PTY
22h 38m$691–2,042Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle, bus
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Stationtrain
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane NRT - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Uvita
- Take the bus from Uvita to Davidbus
26h 1m$892–1,466
Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Japan to Panama is to train and fly which costs $470 - $1,700 and takes 30h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Japan to Panama is to fly which takes 20h 29m and costs $900 - $1,800.
The distance between Japan and Panama is 13621 km.
It takes approximately 20h 29m to get from Japan to Panama, including transfers.
Panama is 14h behind Japan. It is currently 5:28 PM in Japan and 3:28 AM in Panama.
There are 847+ hotels available in Panama.
What companies run services between Japan and Panama?
All Nippon Airways, United Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY) every 4 hours.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–4,100
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–4,100
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–4,400
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–4,300
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–4,200
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–4,100
Flights from Narita International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to David via Houston, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–5,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to David via Los Angeles, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–5,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to David via Washington Dulles, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to David via San Francisco, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–5,500
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 11m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–4,300
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–4,300
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–3,800
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–3,800
Flights from Kobe to Tocumen International Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–5,000
Flights from Kobe to Tocumen International Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–5,000
Flights from Kobe to Tocumen International Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–5,500
Flights from Narita International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Narita International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Narita International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 26m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–3,500
Flights from Narita International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–3,500
Flights from Narita International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,100
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to David via Houston, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 49m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–5,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to David via Los Angeles, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–5,500
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Vancouver, Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–4,300
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Narita International Airport, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–4,400
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–4,300
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Kobe to Tocumen International Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–5,000
Flights from Kobe to Tocumen International Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–5,000
Flights from Kobe to Tocumen International Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–5,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–3,800
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Narita International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
Flights from Narita International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 13m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Narita International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,300
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–3,800
Flights from Narita International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,300
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Narita International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $17–40
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/nex/
- Website
- https://www.eki-net.com/en/jreast-train-reservation/Top/Index
- Green Seat (First Class)
- $28–40
- Ordinary Car
- $17–22
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Ōsaka to Kansai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $13–21
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved Seat
- $18–21
- Reserved Seat
- $13–19
- Green Seat
- $17–23
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Ōsaka to Kansai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- 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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