There are 7 ways to get from Portland to Bocas del Toro by plane, car, ferry, shuttle, train, or bus
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Fly Portland International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport
best- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport (BOC)plane PDX - BOC
16h 17m$303–1,203Train to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Portland to Tacomatrain
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport (BOC)plane SEA - BOC
28h 31m$249–908Drive, Local Boat
- Drive from Portland to Almirantecar
- Take the ferry from Almirante to Bocas del Toroferry
3d 12h$959–1,382Fly Portland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane PDX - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Puerto Viejo de Talamanca
- Take a shuttle bus from Puerto Viejo de Talamanca to Bocas del Toro
19h 26m$391–1,072Fly Portland International Airport to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane PDX - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puerto Viejo de Talamanca
- Take a shuttle bus from Puerto Viejo de Talamanca to Bocas del Toro
21h 50m$1,198–3,073Fly Portland International Airport to Limón International Airport, shuttle, Bus, Local Boat
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane PDX - LIO
- Take a shuttle bus from Limon Airport to Punta de Uva
- Take the bus from Punta de Uva to Almirantebus
- Take the ferry from Almirante to Bocas del Toroferry
21h 4m$291–931Fly Portland International Airport to Tocumen International Airport, shuttle, Local Boat
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY)plane PDX - PTY
- Take a shuttle bus from Panama City to Almirante
- Take the ferry from Almirante to Bocas del Toroferry
20h 47m$421–961
Portland International Airport (PDX) to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport (BOC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portland to Bocas del Toro is to train and fly which costs $240 - $950 and takes 28h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Portland to Bocas del Toro is to fly which takes 16h 17m and costs $300 - $1,200.
The distance between Portland and Bocas del Toro is 5582 km.
It takes approximately 16h 17m to get from Portland to Bocas del Toro, including transfers.
Bocas del Toro is 3h ahead of Portland. It is currently 8:38 PM in Portland and 11:38 PM in Bocas del Toro.
There are 241+ hotels available in Bocas del Toro.
What companies run services between Portland, OR, USA and Bocas del Toro, Panama?
United Airlines, SANSA, and four other airlines fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport (BOC) twice daily.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Portland International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 59m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Portland International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Denver, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Mexico City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 1m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Denver, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 37m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 51m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Guadalajara, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Portland International Airport to Limón International Airport via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Portland International Airport to Limón International Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 4m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Portland International Airport to Limón International Airport via Denver, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 17m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Portland International Airport to Limón International Airport via Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Portland International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 59m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Portland International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Denver, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Mexico City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 1m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Denver, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 37m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 51m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Isla Colón International Airport via Guadalajara, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Portland International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Portland International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 19m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 14m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 31m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Portland International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Portland International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,600
Flights from Portland International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 39m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Portland International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 19m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 14m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,600
Flights from Portland International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 6m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Portland to Tacoma
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +506 2221 7878
- jungletomsafaris@gmail.com
- Website
- jungletomsafaris.com
Shuttle from San José to Puerto Viejo de Talamanca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $72
- Website
- https://www.jungletomsafaris.com/
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from San José to Puerto Viejo de Talamanca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $300
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $223
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Puerto Viejo de Talamanca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $503
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +506 6050 6500
- reservations@interbusonline.com
- Website
- interbusonline.com
Shuttle from San José to Puerto Viejo de Talamanca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $373
- Schedules at
- interbusonline.com
- Phone
- +506 2750 0626
- info@caribeshuttle.com
- Website
- caribeshuttle.com
Shuttle from Puerto Viejo de Talamanca to Bocas del Toro
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $37
- Website
- https://www.caribeshuttle.com/
Shuttle from Limon Airport to Punta de Uva
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $35
- Website
- https://www.caribeshuttle.com/
Bus from Punta de Uva to Almirante
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $37
- Website
- https://www.caribeshuttle.com/
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
- Phone
- +502 7762 0694
- info@marvelustravel.com
- Website
- marvelustravel.com
Shuttle from Panama City to Almirante
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- Book at
- https://marvelusbookings.com/minivan-bus-van-tickets-shared-tranport-shuttle-ride/
Ferry from Almirante to Bocas del Toro
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6
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