There are 6 ways to get from Melbourne to David by plane, shuttle, bus, or car
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
38h 26m$822–2,623Fly 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
39h 25m$628–2,028Fly 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
33h 39m$1,513–2,416Fly 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
37h 2m$683–2,083Fly 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$1,546–3,701Fly to Drake Bay, drive, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Drake Bay (DRK)plane MEL - DRK
- Drive from Drake Bay (DRK) to Palmar Nortecar
- Take the bus from Palmar Norte to Davidbus
39h 23m$745–2,353
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 $600 - $2,100 and takes 39h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to David is to fly and shuttle and bus which takes 33h 35m and costs $1,500 - $3,700.
The distance between Melbourne and David is 14297 km.
It takes approximately 38h 26m to get from Melbourne to David, including transfers.
David is 15h behind Melbourne. It is currently 12:06 AM in Melbourne and 9:06 AM in David.
There are 94+ hotels available in David.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and David, Panama?
United Airlines, Copa Airlines, and four 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 18m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to David via Santiago, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 3m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to David via Sydney, Houston, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 48m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to David via Sydney, Santiago, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 3m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Auckland, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 29m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 52m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tocumen International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 18m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Liberia International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 24m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,900
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Golfito via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Golfito via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Golfito via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Golfito via Auckland, Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Golfito via Nadi, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–5,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Drake Bay via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Drake Bay via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 27m
- When
- Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Drake Bay via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Drake Bay via Auckland, Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Drake Bay via Sydney, Las Vegas, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Drake Bay via Nadi, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–6,500
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Golfito via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Golfito via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Golfito via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Golfito via Auckland, Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Golfito via Nadi, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–5,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Drake Bay via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Drake Bay via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 27m
- When
- Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Drake Bay via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Drake Bay via Auckland, Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Drake Bay via Sydney, Las Vegas, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Drake Bay via Nadi, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–6,500
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to David via San Francisco, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to David via Santiago, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 3m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to David via Los Angeles, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 31m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to David via Sydney, Santiago, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 3m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tocumen International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 3m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
- 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
- $550–1,800
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- 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
- $16–18
- Schedules at
- tracopacr.com
- Colectivo
- $16–18
Bus from Palmar Norte to David
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–16
- Schedules at
- tracopacr.com
- Colectivo
- $14–16
- 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
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
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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