There are 7 ways to get from Quepos to Portobelo by plane, shuttle, bus, car, or taxi
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Fly Quepos La Managua Airport to Tocumen International Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY)XQP - PTY
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Tocumen to Portobelo
5h 54m$172–424Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Quepos to Terminal AlbrookSan José
- Take the bus from Panama City to SabanitasPanama
16h 56m$49–64Drive 764.7 km
- Drive from Quepos to Portobelo764.7 km
11h 31m$105–152Bus, bus to David, fly to Albrook Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport, taxi
- Take the bus from Quepos to Paso Canoas
- Take the bus from Frontera to David
- Fly from David (DAV) to Albrook Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport (PAC)DAV - PAC
- Take the taxi from Albrook Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport (PAC) to Portobelo
8h 27m$242–275Bus, bus to David, fly to Tocumen International Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Quepos to Paso Canoas
- Take the bus from Frontera to David
- Fly from David (DAV) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY)DAV - PTY
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Tocumen to Portobelo
10h 14m$197–535Bus, shuttle to Juan Santamaría International Airport, fly to Tocumen International Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Quepos to Dominical
- Take a shuttle bus from Dominical to San José
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY)SJO - PTY
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Tocumen to Portobelo
10h 4m$252–705Bus via Quepos
- Take the bus from Quepos to PanamaSan Jose
- Take the bus from Panama City to SabanitasPanama
17h 57m$54–79
Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Quepos to Portobelo is to bus which costs $45 - $65 and takes 16h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Quepos to Portobelo is to fly and shuttle which takes 5h 54m and costs $170 - $430.
No, there is no direct bus from Quepos to Portobelo. However, there are services departing from Quepos and arriving at Portobelo via Panama City and Sabanitas. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 56m.
The distance between Quepos and Portobelo is 635 km. The road distance is 764.7 km.
The best way to get from Quepos to Portobelo without a car is to bus which takes 16h 56m and costs $45 - $65.
It takes approximately 5h 54m to get from Quepos to Portobelo, including transfers.
Quepos to Portobelo bus services, operated by Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter), depart from Quepos station.
Quepos to Portobelo bus services, operated by Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter), arrive at Terminal Albrook station.
Portobelo is 1h ahead of Quepos. It is currently 4:16 AM in Quepos and 5:16 AM in Portobelo.
Yes, the driving distance between Quepos to Portobelo is 765 km. It takes approximately 11h 31m to drive from Quepos to Portobelo.
What companies run services between Quepos, Costa Rica and Portobelo, Panama?
You can take a bus from Quepos to Portobelo via Terminal Albrook, Panama City, and Sabanitas in around 16h 56m.
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–290
Flights from David to Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–380
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–280
- Website
- airpanama.com
Flights from David to Albrook Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–400
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–310
- Phone
- +507 238 2700
- info@tocumenpanama.aero
- Website
- tocumenpanama.aero
Shuttle from Aeropuerto Internacional de Tocumen to Portobelo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $120
- Website
- https://tocumenpanama.aero/index.php/19-estacionamiento-y-transporte
- Phone
- +504 9919-5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Quepos to Terminal Albrook
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Quepos to Paso Canoas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–27
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Phone
- +507 983 9091
- Website
- grantnt.com
Bus from Panama City to Sabanitas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- grantnt.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
- Phone
- +506 2771 2550
- contraloriadeservicios@grupoblanco.cr
- Website
- grupoblanco.cr
Bus from Quepos to Dominical
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Book at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Dominical to San José
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $270
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +506 2642 0024
- info@zumatours.net
- Website
- zumatours.net
Shuttle from Dominical to San José
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://www.zumatours.net/
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- info@ticabus.com
- Website
- ticabus.com
Bus from Quepos to Panama
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Estimated price
- $40–55
Piquera de Taxi Clayton
- Phone
- +507 317-0386
- Website
- panama24.org
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