Coming from Panama City, David or Costa Rica? We will help you plan your journey!

Option 1: Fly!

Take a taxi to Albrook Airport in Panama City. Fly with AirPanama or Flytrip from Albrook Airport to Bocas del Toro airport on Isla Colon. We can collect you from there by boat for $85. The flight is under one hour and the journey to La Vida Resort is 30 minutes. This is the fastest and easiest way into the archipelago!

Option 2: Bus/By Road from David or Panama City + Speedboat

Coming from David or Panama City? This is the quickest and cheapest option. Take a bus to Chiriqui Grande, take a 10 minute taxi ride to the main dock, take the Panabocas Speedboat service ($8 per person) to Loma Partida, where we can collect you on our boat for $60.

The bus from Panama City takes approximately 8 hours to reach Chiriqui Grande and the speedboat journey is 20minutes, followed by a 30minutes journey on our boat to the Resort.

Option 3: Almirante Speedboat

Take the bus from Panama City, David or the Costa Rica’n border at Sixoala to Almirante. Take the Panaboat Speedboat service to Isla Colon for ($6 per person). We can collect you from Isla Colon for $85.

The bus from Panama City to Almirante takes 10 hours, and the speedboat service takes 30minutes. The bus from the border with Costa Rica takes 1 hour.

The journey to La Vida Resort from Isla Colon takes 30 minutes and is a beautiful journey, often seeing dolphins on the way!