Learn how to use the metro in Panama to get to and from the airport for just .50 cents! This complete guide has step-by-step photos to help you along the way. Typically a trip to and from Panama’s Tocumen International Airport can cost $15 – $30 each way using Uber…
President Juan Carlos Varela has announced that Line 3 of the Panama City Metro will feature Japanese technology and be financed by Japan, a project valued at more than $2 billion dollars. Line 3 will be 27 kilometers with 6 trains and 14 stations going from Line 1 in Albrook to Arraiján…
After a few bumps in the road, the Panama government has approved the contract and plans for the second phase of the Panama City metro. Design and construction are already moving forward, ensuring that the first metro system in Central America will continue to expand to meet the needs of the…
President Juan Carlos Varela announced that in 2015 there will be a readjustment in the cost of using public transportation in Panama, which includes the Metro, Metro Bus, and feeder busses. The tariff charged will change to be based on the amount of time users use the public transportation system.…
Government Minister, Milton Henrquez, has confirmed that Panama will be cutting off ties with Mi Bus, the Colombian company that has been managing the Metro Bus system, in order to create a nationalized transportation system. Mi Bus has received a lot of complaints like long wait times and over crowded busses from…
The preliminary plans have been revealed for line two of the Panama Metro. The second line will go from the San Miguelito to Nuevo Tocumen with a possible extension to Filipillo. It will be 21 km with 16 (17) stations and the entire line will be above ground. The biggest…
Why pay for a taxi when you can travel in Panama City like a local! I’ve put together a guide on the easiest and fastest ways to get to some of Panama City’s key points of interest by using the Metro and Metro Bus. Using public transportation can save a…
Sunday, June 15 began the first day that riders of the Panama Metro would have to pay the $0.35 fare to use the service. The Metro was inaugurated on April 5 and since it’s opening it has been completely free for users to ride. It was announced on May 14…
The government announced today that the cost to use the Panama Metro will be .35 cents a ride (.70 round trip) and charges will begin on June 15, 2014. https://twitter.com/rmartinelli/status/466717108416413697 The Metro was inaugurated on April 5 and since it’s opening it has been completely free for users to ride. President Martinelli…
Starting on Tuesday, May 6th users found breaking the Metro rules will be fined, informed Metro legal advisor Mara Arosemena. According to Decree No. 261, people found littering, smoking, or eating inside the stations or trains will receive a fine. Also prohibited are traveling with animals, with the exception of…
Panama’s new metro recently opened and while passengers are loving the fast transportation system, taxi drivers are not a fan. Before the metro opened, Panama’s infamous taxi drivers used to either drive around the city piling as many people as they could in a car or they would stop and…
Panama’s first Metro was inaugurated on Saturday, April 5 and then opened to the public on Sunday after 38 months of construction. The first line of the Metro includes 19 trains each with 3 cars and 15 stations going from Albrook to Los Andes. Operating hours will be 5:00 am…
After two consecutive years of double digit growth, Panama’s economy slowed down a bit to 8.4% growth in 2013. The easing in growth comes as investments in large-scale infrastructure projects, including the $5.25 billion expansion of the Panama Canal, draw to a close. One of the other major infrastructure projects…
