Panama Transportation Tips by BruceDunning Top 5 Page for this destination

Taxi is Hailed

They taxi vehicles are allowed on the dock area for ships after the tour buses leave. They charge $3 to get to town, and around $30 to have a tour there. The cost to go to Gatun and Portobelo is $120, compared to $83 each for the day using the tour ship offering that included Portobelo town also. Taxi would be around $180-200 to get to Panama City.

Mode: AROUND

Type: Other

Regional RAil

The line was shut down in 1981. It was restarted in 2001, and Kansas City RR bought the line. It carries commuters across the isthmus in the AM. Afterword the tourists can use the rail to get to GAtun locks, or all the way across. Apparently freight cars also use these lines to transport the 48 mile route.

Mode: AROUND

Other Contact: http://www.escapeartist.com/efam

Type: Train

Website: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_Railroad