PA Panama: how to get around
Ride apps, airports, driving side and the latest UK travel advice for Panama, with a ticket finder to plan your journey.
Travel advice right now
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Quick facts
- Capital
- Panama City
- Currency
- Panamanian balboa (PAB), United States dollar (USD)
- Languages
- Spanish
- Driving side
- They drive on the right
- Phone code
- +507
- Region
- Central America
Ride apps
Apps run in some cities only. Open the app, or the company page above, to check your city. Checked 13 October 2026.
Main airports
- PTY Tocumen Airport · Tocumen
- CTD Alonso Valderrama Airport · Chitré
- BOC Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" Airport · Isla Colón
- CHX Changuinola Captain Manuel Niño Airport · Changuinola
- ONX Enrique Adolfo Jimenez Airport · Colón
- DAV Enrique Malek Airport · David
- PAC Marcos A. Gelabert Airport · Albrook
All 7 main passenger airports we hold for Panama (OurAirports), A to Z. Use the ticket finder above to search a flight.
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Getting around Panama
We have not added a full getting-around guide for Panama yet. See the confirmed ride apps, airports and travel advice above, and use Rome2Rio in the ticket finder to see routes.
Frequently asked questions about getting around Panama
Which side of the road do they drive on in Panama?
In Panama, vehicles drive on the right side of the road.
What is the currency in Panama?
The currency is the Panamanian balboa (PAB) and United States dollar (USD).
Which ride-hailing apps work in Panama?
According to the companies' own websites, Uber, inDrive operate in Panama. Coverage differs by city, so check the app for your location.
What are the main airports in Panama?
Main airports with scheduled passenger flights include Tocumen Airport (PTY), Alonso Valderrama Airport (CTD), Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" Airport (BOC), Changuinola Captain Manuel Niño Airport (CHX), Enrique Adolfo Jimenez Airport (ONX).
What is the phone code for Panama?
The international dialling code for Panama is +507.
Is it safe to travel to Panama?
We do not rate safety ourselves. The UK government's travel advice for Panama is shown at the top of this page with its current warning level and the date it was last updated. Read the full advice before you book, because other governments may advise differently.
Sources: ride-app company websites, UK FCDO travel advice (Open Government Licence v3.0), OurAirports, Wikidata, Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data last built 13 October 2026. Found a mistake? Tell us and we will fix it.