Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
The city website is
www.chitrenet.net/chitre.html
.
ATP Office
(La Arena)
Offers tourist information.
Banco Nacional de Panamá
(Paseo Enrique Geenzier;
9am-1pm Mon-Thu & Sat, to 3pm Fri)
Has an ATM.
HSBC
(Av Herrera;
9am-1pm Mon-Fri)
Has an ATM. Located just north of the cathedral.
Getting There & Away
AIR
At the time of writing there was no regular flight service to Chitré from Panama City.
Look for possible changes, as there is an airport just outside of town.
BUS
Chitré is a center for regional bus transportation. Buses arrive and depart from
Terminal
de Transportes de Herrera
( 996-6426)
, 1km south of downtown, near Vía Circun-
valación. The terminal has a 24-hour restaurant and a car rental agency. To get there,
Ra-
dio Taxi
( 996-4442)
charges US$2. The 'Terminal' bus (US$0.30) leaves from the in-
tersection of Calle Aminta Burgos de Amado and Av Herrera.
Tuasa
( 996-2661)
and
Transportes Inazun
( 996-4177)
buses depart from
Chitré's Terminal de Transportes de Herrera for Panama City (one way US$9.05, four
hours, every hour from 6am to 11pm). Other buses departing from Chitré operate from
sunrise to sunset.
To get to David or Panama City from Chitré, take a bus to Divisa and then catch a
dir-
ecto
(direct bus) to either city (US$7 or US$8). Buses leave from the Delta station at the
intersection of the Interamericana and the Carretera Nacional. You likely won't have to
wait more than 30 minutes.
To reach Chitré from the Interamericana, ask your bus driver to stop in Divisa, at the
Delta gas station, where you can catch any Chitré-bound bus.
BUSES FROM CHITRÉ
DESTINATION
COST (US$)
DURATION (MIN)
FREQUENCY
Divisa
1.25
30
every 15min
La Arena
0.30
15
every 15min
Las Minas
3
45
every 30min
