Bus Central America: Tica Bus, Chiapas to Panama City
For independent travelers through Southern Mexico to Central America as far south
as Panama City there is a bus option that takes some of the anxiety out of finding
the next bus. This system is called the Tica bus for short and stands for Tansportes
Internacionales Centroamericanos:
The 2010 ticket price for a trip from Tapachula in Chiapas Mexico to Panama City
Panama in Central America is $224. USD round trip, paid in US Dollars, travelers
checks, or the currency of the country only, no checks or credit cards accepted.
Make reservation via email and pay when arriving at the terminal.
The above mentioned trip leaves Mexico and goes through Guatemala to El
Salvador where it stops for the night. It then goes to Managua and stops for the
overnight. The bus then makes a day and overnight trip to Panama.
For independent travelers through Southern Mexico to Central America as far south
as Panama City there is a bus option that takes some of the anxiety out of finding
the next bus. This system is called the Tica bus for short and stands for Tansportes
Internacionales Centroamericanos:
The 2010 ticket price for a trip from Tapachula in Chiapas Mexico to Panama City
Panama in Central America is $224. USD round trip, paid in US Dollars, travelers
checks, or the currency of the country only, no checks or credit cards accepted.
Make reservation via email and pay when arriving at the terminal.
The above mentioned trip leaves Mexico and goes through Guatemala to El
Salvador where it stops for the night. It then goes to Managua and stops for the
overnight. The bus then makes a day and overnight trip to Panama.
Central America Bus
Travel, The Tica Bus
Luxury Seating at a
Backpackers Price
Travel, The Tica Bus
Luxury Seating at a
Backpackers Price
Central America Bus Travel, Tica Bus, Chiapas to Panama
Beyond Panama south there is no reliable road. Impassible
during the rain season and dangerous any time the roads turn
to dirt track and only a few 4wd vehicles make the passage
through the Darien Gap. Otherwise air or boat is the only way
to reach south America from Panama.
during the rain season and dangerous any time the roads turn
to dirt track and only a few 4wd vehicles make the passage
through the Darien Gap. Otherwise air or boat is the only way
to reach south America from Panama.
| Bus service through Central America can be made simpler and safer by the Tica Bus. The line runs a total of 38 air-conditioned buses that have reclining seats, restrooms, window curtains, TV and video. |
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Leave Tapachula at 7:00 am, arrive at Guatemala at 12:00 noon.
Leave Guatemala at 1:00 p.m., arrive at El Salvador approximately at 5:00 p.m.
Leave El Salvador at 5:00 a.m., arrive at Nicaragua approximately
at 5:00 p.m.
Leave Nicaragua at 6:00 a.m., and 12:00 noon, arrive at Costa Rica
approximately at 4:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.
Leave Costa Rica at 10:00 p.m. on the same day and arrive at Panama at 4 in the
afternoon the following day.
Passengers can stop for extended stays in the terminal cities, the ticket is still
honored, they must however make a reservation and reserve a seat to continue.
Passengers pay additional for their hostel or hotel, and food. Other expenses that
are the passenger’s responsibility would be the visa and each country’s customs
charge which averages $7
Tica runs a total of 38 air-conditioned, 54-passenger buses that have reclining
seats, restrooms, window curtains, TV and video.
Leave Guatemala at 1:00 p.m., arrive at El Salvador approximately at 5:00 p.m.
Leave El Salvador at 5:00 a.m., arrive at Nicaragua approximately
at 5:00 p.m.
Leave Nicaragua at 6:00 a.m., and 12:00 noon, arrive at Costa Rica
approximately at 4:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.
Leave Costa Rica at 10:00 p.m. on the same day and arrive at Panama at 4 in the
afternoon the following day.
Passengers can stop for extended stays in the terminal cities, the ticket is still
honored, they must however make a reservation and reserve a seat to continue.
Passengers pay additional for their hostel or hotel, and food. Other expenses that
are the passenger’s responsibility would be the visa and each country’s customs
charge which averages $7
Tica runs a total of 38 air-conditioned, 54-passenger buses that have reclining
seats, restrooms, window curtains, TV and video.
The 2010 ticket price for a trip from Tapachula in Chiapas Mexico to Panama City Panama in Central
America is $224. USD round trip, paid in US Dollars, travelers checks, or the currency of the country only, no
checks or credit cards accepted.
America is $224. USD round trip, paid in US Dollars, travelers checks, or the currency of the country only, no
checks or credit cards accepted.
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