David Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Land

Bus

The David bus station (Av del Estudiante) is about 600m northeast of the central plaza.

Boquete (US$1.50; 1hr; every 30min, 6am-9:30pm)

Caldera (US$1.50; 45min; hourly, 8:15am-7:30pm)

Cerro Punta (US$3; 2¼hr; every 20min, 5am-8pm)

Changuinola (US$12.50; 4½hr; hourly, 5am-6:30pm)

Guadalupe (US$3; 2½hr; take the Cerro Punta bus, which continues on to Guadalupe)

Horconcitos (US$1.50; 45min; 11am & 5pm)

Las Lajas (US$2; 1½hr; 4 per day, 11:45am-5:20pm; from Las Lajas take a taxi, US$5, to the beach)

Panama City (US$12.60; 7-8hr; every 45min, 6:45am-8pm; Express US$15; 6hr; 10:45pm & midnight)

Paso Canoas (US$1.50; 1½hr; every 10min, ­4:30am-9:30pm)

Puerto Armuelles (US$3; 2½hr; every 15min, 5am-9pm)

Santiago (US$6; 3hr; hourly, 7am-9pm)

Río Sereno (US$4; 2½hr; every 30min, 5am-5pm)

Volcán (US$2.50; 1¾hr; take the Cerro Punta–bound bus)

Tracopa (775 0585) operates direct buses between David and San José, Costa Rica. Buses depart every day at 8:30am from the David bus station and arrive in San José about eight hours later. From San José, buses depart for the return trip to David at 7:30am. The fare is US$12.50 one way. Bus tickets can be purchased up to two days in advance.

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Air

David’s airport, the Aeropuerto Enrique Malek, is about 5km from town. There are no buses to the airport; take a taxi (US$2).

Air Panama (721 0841; www.flyairpanama.com) and Aeroperlas (721 1195; www.aeroperlas.com) fly direct from Panama City to David (US$60, 45 minutes). Air Panama has two daily flights from Monday to Saturday and one flight on Sunday while Aeroperlas has two flights daily. Aeroperlas also has one daily flight from Monday to Friday to Bocas del Toro via Changuinola (US$35, 35 minutes).

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