There are 5 ways to get from Melbourne to David by plane, shuttle, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to David
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to David (DAV)plane MEL - DAV
25h 14m$673–2,524Fly to Golfito, bus
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Golfito (GLF)plane MEL - GLF
- Take the bus from Golfito to Paso Canoasbus
- Take the bus from Frontera to Davidbus
37h 35m$579–2,129Fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane MEL - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Uvita
- Take the bus from Uvita to Davidbus
32h 37m$1,261–2,816Fly to Tocumen International Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY)plane MEL - PTY
- Take the bus from Paraíso, Panamá Province to Davidbus
31h 19m$1,184–1,984Fly to Liberia International Airport, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane MEL - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Golfito
- Take the bus from Golfito to Paso Canoasbus
- Take the bus from Frontera to Davidbus
33h 35m$1,897–5,502
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to David (DAV) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to David is to fly and bus which costs $550 - $2,200 and takes 37h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to David is to fly which takes 25h 14m and costs $650 - $2,600.
The distance between Melbourne and David is 14297 km.
It takes approximately 25h 14m to get from Melbourne to David, including transfers.
David is 15h behind Melbourne. It is currently 1:40 AM in Melbourne and 10:40 AM in David.
There are 98+ hotels available in David.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and David, Panama?
United Airlines, Copa Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to David (DAV) 4 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to David via Los Angeles, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 38m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 7m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 11m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Liberia International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 24m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 11m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–6,000
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Golfito via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Golfito via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Golfito via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Golfito via Sydney, Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Golfito via Brisbane, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Golfito via Nadi, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–3,200
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Golfito via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Golfito via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Golfito via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Golfito via Sydney, Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Golfito via Brisbane, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Golfito via Nadi, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–3,200
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to David via Santiago, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 38m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to David via Sydney, Santiago, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 11m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 54m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 1m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–6,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–6,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
- 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
- $477
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $269
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Golfito
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $603
- 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
- $13–17
- Schedules at
- tracopacr.com
- Colectivo
- $13–17
- Phone
- +507 775-2974
- terminalesdavidpanama507@gmail.com
- Website
- instagram.com
Bus from Paraíso, Panamá Province to David
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16
- Schedules at
- instagram.com
Bus from Golfito to Paso Canoas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +507 314 6886
- panachifauditoria@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Frontera to David
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–69
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
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