A night bus also provides a connection from the Albrook Bus Terminal in Panama City.
This option is more economical but takes much longer than the flight (11 hours of travel).
The bus will drop you off at the port of Almirante, where you will need to take a boat to the center of Bocas.
The boat crossing takes about 30 minutes, after which you will need to take a taxi to the hotel, which takes about 3 minutes.
You will be traveling with the transportation company TRANCEIBOSA.
Their contact number is 507-6400-4509.
FROM PANAMA CITY TO BOCAS DEL TORO (ALMIRANTE):
From Monday to Sunday.
Evening departures: 6 pm, 7 pm, 8 pm.
Bus ticket: $27.80 per person.
Taxi from Almirante bus stop to the docks: $1.50 per person.
Water taxi from Almirante to Bocas: $6 per person.
Taxi from Bocas Town to the hotel: $2 per person.
FROM BOCAS DEL TORO (ALMIRANTE) TO PANAMA CITY.
From Monday to Sunday.
Departures: 8 AM.
Evening departures: 7 PM.
Taxi from the hotel to Bocas town: $2 per person.
Water taxi from Bocas to Almirante: $6 per person.
Taxi from Almirante dock to the Almirante bus stop: $1.50 per person.
Bus ticket: $27.80 per person.
Note: You must purchase the ticket at Taxi 25 (next to the Brother restaurant) on 1st street,
up to two days before your departure.Note: The bus schedules and prices are subject to change without prior notice.
Do not wait until the last minute to purchase your tickets.SOME INFORMATION
FOR A PLEASANT JOURNEY ON BOARD THE NIGHT BUS:
- It is freezing on the bus. And the journey is long! Ensure you have socks, blankets, and a hat to not leave any part of the body uncovered. Prevention is better than freezing to death!
- Be vigilant with your personal and valuable effects (identity and travel documents, wallet, telephone). Keep them close to you throughout the journey rather than storing them above the seats.
- The bus stops three times along the way. Make the most of those little breaks by eating and using the restrooms! Except in an emergency case, access to the toilets will be denied on board the bus.
- Fasten your seat belt, or more precisely, hang on! If a good part of the journey is on the highway, the last segment is winding, and the driving is sometimes folkloric!
Here is a website providing your local bus schedules for internal travel in Panama
Panama City Bus Terminal.
It is also possible to make this journey on
your own via the Costa Rican bus company
www.mepecr.com
The journey takes about six hours (to calculate broadly) for around $15.
The border is to be crossed on foot. Once you have obtained your exit stamp from Costa Rica and the entry one into Panama, you can board a Panamanian shuttle ($10) in the direction of Almirante.
www.mepecr.com