Golfito Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Land

Bus

Most buses stop at the depot in front of the Muellecito.

Paso Canoas, Panamanian border US$1, 2½ hours, departs hourly.

Neily US$1, 1½ hours, hourly from 6am to 7pm.

Pavones US$1.20, three hours, 10am and 3pm, returns at 5am and 12:30pm, may be affected by road and weather conditions, especially in the rainy season.

San José, via San Isidro (Tracopa; from the terminal near Muelle Bananero) US$8.50, seven hours, 5am & 1:30pm.

Zancudo US$1, 1½ hours, 1:30pm.

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Boat

There are two main boat docks for passenger service: the Muellecito is the main dock in the southern part of town. There is a smaller dock north of the Muelle Bananero (opposite the ICE building) where you’ll find the Associación de Boteros (Abocap; 775 0357), an association of water taxis that can provide service anywhere in the Golfo Dulce area.

Two passenger ferries travel to Puerto Jiménez from the Muellecito (US$2, 1½ hours), departing at 11:30am and 1:30pm daily.

The boat taxi for Zancudo (US$4, 45 minutes) departs from the dock at Samoa del Sur at noon, Monday through Saturday. The return trip is at 7:30am the next day (except Sunday).

Water taxis to Playa Cacao depart from the Abocap dock (though you can get boatmen to take you from the Muellecito as well). The fare is US$5 minimum or US$2 per person.

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Air

The airport is 4km north of the town center near the Duty-Free Zone. Sansa flies five times a day to/from San José (one way/round trip US$78/156).

Alfa Romeo Aero Taxi (775 1515) has light aircraft (three and five passengers) for charter flights to Puerto Jiménez (US$153), Carate (US$275), Drake (US$357), Sirena (US$357), Palmar Sur (US$350), Quepos (US$632) and Limón (US$1320).

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