There are 5 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 21m$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 50m$516–1,637Fly 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
34h 30m$1,909–2,910Fly 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
32h 19m$1,784–2,384Fly 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
42h 21m$698–2,249
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to David (DAV) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to David is to fly and bus which costs $500 - $1,700 and takes 41h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to David is to fly and bus which takes 32h 19m and costs $1,700 - $2,400.
The distance between Melbourne and David is 14297 km.
It takes approximately 38h 21m to get from Melbourne to David, including transfers.
David is 16h behind Melbourne. It is currently 11:07 PM in Melbourne and 7:07 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 three other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to David (DAV) twice daily.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Golfito via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Golfito via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Golfito via Auckland, Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Golfito via Sydney, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Golfito via Sydney, Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Golfito via Nadi, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–3,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Puerto Jiménez Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Puerto Jiménez Airport via Auckland, Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Puerto Jiménez Airport via Sydney, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Puerto Jiménez Airport via Sydney, Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to David via Los Angeles, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 27m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to David via Sydney, Houston, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 42m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Auckland, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Sydney, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 24m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 7m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tocumen International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 11m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to David via Santiago, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to David via San Francisco, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to David via Los Angeles, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to David via Sydney, Santiago, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 11m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,400
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Golfito via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Golfito via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Golfito via Auckland, Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Golfito via Sydney, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Golfito via Sydney, Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Golfito via Nadi, Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–3,900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 22m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Auckland, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 22m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
- Website
- costaricagreenair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Puerto Jiménez Airport via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
- 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
- $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
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 Puerto Jiménez to Ciudad Neily
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16
- Schedules at
- yoviajocr.com
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