There are 6 ways to get from Melbourne to David by plane, bus, or shuttle
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 24m$823–2,724Fly 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
41h 15m$636–2,137Fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, bus, shuttle
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane MEL - SJO
- Take the bus from 50 m este Del Aeropuerto to Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14bus
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Paso Canoas
- Take the bus from Frontera to Davidbus
35h 32m$1,808–2,710Fly 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$1,284–2,184Fly 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$1,504–3,610Fly to Puerto Jiménez Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Puerto Jiménez Airport (PJM)plane MEL - PJM
- Take the bus from Puerto Jiménez to Ciudad Neilybus
- Take the bus from Frontera to Davidbus
40h 11m$698–2,149
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 - $2,200 and takes 41h 15m.
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 24m to get from Melbourne to David, including transfers.
David is 15h behind Melbourne. It is currently 8:13 PM in Melbourne and 5:13 AM in David.
There are 96+ 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) 3 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to David via Los Angeles, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 23m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to David via Santiago, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 8m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to David via Sydney, Houston, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 53m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to David via Sydney, Santiago, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 8m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 20m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 52m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
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
- $650–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 18m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Liberia International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 24m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Golfito via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 5m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Golfito via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 35m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Golfito via Sydney, Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Golfito via Sydney, Las Vegas, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Golfito via Nadi, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–5,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Puerto Jiménez Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 5m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Puerto Jiménez Airport via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 45m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Puerto Jiménez Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Puerto Jiménez Airport via Sydney, Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Puerto Jiménez Airport via Sydney, Las Vegas, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Golfito via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 5m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Golfito via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 35m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Golfito via Sydney, Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Golfito via Sydney, Las Vegas, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Golfito via Nadi, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–5,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Puerto Jiménez Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 5m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Puerto Jiménez Airport via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 45m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Puerto Jiménez Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Puerto Jiménez Airport via Sydney, Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Puerto Jiménez Airport via Sydney, Las Vegas, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to David via San Francisco, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 48m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to David via Santiago, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 8m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to David via Los Angeles, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 33m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to David via Sydney, Santiago, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 8m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tocumen International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 7m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,000
- 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
- $550–1,900
- Phone
- +506 2442 6900
- contraloriadeservicios@grupotuasa.com
- Website
- grupotuasa.com
Bus from 50 m este Del Aeropuerto to Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- grupotuasa.com
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from San José to Paso Canoas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $775
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $269
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Monteverde to Golfito
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $603
- Website
- RIDE CR
Bus from Frontera to David
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–13
- Schedules at
- Transporte Panamá Chiriqui Frontera
Bus from Frontera to David
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–13
- Schedules at
- Transporte Panamá Chiriqui Frontera
Bus from Frontera to David
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–13
- Schedules at
- Transporte Panamá Chiriqui Frontera
Bus from Frontera to David
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–13
- Schedules at
- Transporte Panamá Chiriqui Frontera
Bus from Paraíso, Panamá Province to David
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16
- Schedules at
- Terminales Panama David
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
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–69
- Website
- Tropical Tours Shuttles
Bus from Puerto Jiménez to Ciudad Neily
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16
- Schedules at
- yoviajocr.com
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