PTY · Layover Guide
Tocumen
Stop in Tocumen.
Best layover: 4–24h
LayoverScore™
Base city score. Your route score varies by savings and timing.
Exit realism
Comfortable window
Enough room in Tocumen for a real stop. Keep the buffer at the end anyway.
Landside playbook
If time slips
- Drop the last stop. Go straight to the train, taxi rank, or ride pickup you already chose.
- Add 15 minutes to map ETAs for the return leg at rush hour.
- One ticket for the whole trip protects you when the inbound is late. Separate tickets do not.
Worth knowing
- Road time between Tocumen and the city swings at rush hour. Round-trip can blow past what maps show.
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Places to stay
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Score 72 · Discover 52 · Ease 20
Why Tocumen scores 72
Getting there
Metro Line 2 $0.35 · Official Airport Taxi $30
min to center
metro- 01Metro Line 2 (35 min to city center, $0.35)
- 02Taxi (25-40 min, $30-35 flat rate)
- 03Uber (25-40 min, $15-25)
102 min by Metro 24 de Diciembre-Buena Vista
- 01Walk the cobblestone streets of Casco Viejo's UNESCO-listed old quarter
- 02Watch massive ships transit the Miraflores Locks at the Panama Canal
- 03Explore the biodiversity at BioMuseo designed by Frank Gehry
- 04Sample ceviche and patacones at Mercado de Mariscos fish market
- 05Take in skyline views from the Cinta Costera waterfront promenade
Experiences in Tocumen
Timed tours and tickets for Tocumen are listed on our partner site.
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- Bunz Bite~60 min1 min walk
- Arepa de Choclo El Paisa~60 min1 min walk
- Vista Corona Tocumen~75 min1 min walk
- Coyote 507~75 min1 min walk
- Monument of General Tomás Herrera~90 min1 min walk
- Brand Experience Center~90 min1 min walk
- Parque Omar4.7
- Old Panama4.6
- Plaza 5 de mayo4.2
- Metropolitan Natural Park4.6
- Panama Canal Museum4.6
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Where to stay →Drop your luggage. Don't drag it around the city.
Tocumen Airport Left Luggage
Terminal 2, arrivals level
$8/bag
5 min walk
Riande Aeropuerto Hotel & Casino
Adjacent to airport
$45/day
3 min walk
From the terminal to the good part.
Metro Line 2
to city center
Runs 5am-10pm, connects to Line 1 at San Miguelito
35 min
$0.35
Official Airport Taxi
Fixed rate to Casco Viejo/downtown, no meters
30 min
$30.00
Uber/Cabify
Pickup at designated rideshare area
30 min
$18.00
Panama Card
Canal, BioMuseo, Casco Viejo walking tour, hop-on bus
24-hour validity, good for layovers
$49
per day
Getting there
Get an Uber from the airportAt the airport
- 01Copa Club lounges with showers and local cuisine
- 02Duty-free shopping with Panamanian coffee and rum
- 03Rainforest-themed terminal architecture
- 04Multiple food courts with local options like Niko's Café
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