Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
4:30am to 9:30pm. On the Costa Rican side of the border, you can catch regular
buses to San José or other parts of the country.
The least trafficked crossing into Costa Rica is the border post at
Río Sereno
(9am to 5pm Monday to Saturday, to 3pm Sunday), located 47km west of Volcán.
Buses to the border depart from David and travel via La Concepción, Volcán and
Santa Clara (US$6.50, three hours, every 30 minutes). On the Costa Rican side of
the border, you can take a 15-minute bus or taxi ride to San Vito, where you can
catch buses to regional destinations.
From David, there are also taxis to Paso Canoas (US$40 to US$50) or Río Ser-
eno (US$70). Note that you can be asked for an onward ticket if you are entering
Costa Rica. If you do not possess one, it is acceptable to buy a return bus ticket
back to Panama. Also note that Costa Rica is one hour behind Panama - opening
and closing times here are given in Panama time.
Getting There & Away
AIR
David's airport, the Aeropuerto Enrique Malek, is about 5km from town. There are no
buses to the airport; take a taxi (US$5) or a shared taxi (US$2).
City (US$117, 45 minutes).
BUS
The Interamericana does not go through the town, but skirts around its northern and
western sides. The David
bus terminal
(Av del Estudiante)
is about 600m northeast of the
central plaza. Most buses begin service around 7am.
For Guadalupe, passengers can get on a Cerro Punta bus, which continues on; passen-
gers for Volcán also take the Cerro Punta bus, but get off earlier. For Las Lajas, visitors
will have to continue to the beach via taxi.
Costa Rica (US$21, eight hours), daily at 8:30am and noon from the David bus terminal.
BUSES FROM DAVID
DESTINATION
COST (US$)
DURATION
FREQUENCY
Boquete
1.75
1hr
every 20min until 9:30pm
