World-class Jazz & Blues on the slopes of Volcan Baru

How to get to Boquete...

Boquete is situated in a rural area at an elevation of 3000 ft in the beautiful highlands of Chiriqui province in the far west of Panama, close to the Costa Rican border, and about a seven hours drive from Panama City. Located between two oceans a drive of 1 hour will take you to endless Pacific beaches while within 2.5 hours you'll arrive at the beautiful caribbean islands of Bocas del Toro. Towering above Boquete is the dormant Volcano Baru, Panama's highest mountain (11,398 ft or 3474 m). Don't forget to check out some of the best coffees grown in the world!

Check the visitors' info section in the directions sub-menu for more information.

Airlines servicing Panama City and David:
Panama's national airline, Copa Airlines, provides flights directly to David connecting through Panama City from 74 cities in North and South America.  From Boston to San Francisco, Montreal to Miami, Copa's modern fleet and experienced crews has the best on-time performance record in the industry.  Enjoy two free checked bags, complimentary beverages, a real meal served with real utensils.  No doubt Copa is the way to fly! (www.CopaAir.com)

Panama's domestic airline Air Panama provides 45 minutes flights three times a day between Albrook airport  in Panama City and Enrique Malek airport of David, the provincial capital of Chiriqui, and Panama's second largest city with about 200,000 inhabitants.


From David it just takes a 35 minutes ride on a new highway to get to Boquete. Rent-a-Car companies Hertz, Avis, Budget, Thrifty, Alamo are available at David Enrique Malek airport. There also are numerous buses running from the bus terminal in David. A taxi ride from/to the airport to Boquete is about $40.
American Airlines as well as Delta Airlines and United Airlines offer numerous connections from/to the US and Canada.

At the present time KLM, Air France, Lufthansa and Iberia offer non-stop flights to Panama City from Amsterdam/Netherlands, Paris, Frankfurt/Germany and Madrid/Spain.

Other airlines provide lots of flights from Europe via the US and/or South America, connecting to Panama City.

Travelers on long distance flights from Europe, the U.S., Canada or South America have direct connecting flights from Tocumen International Airport on Copa Airlines or a new jet service with Air Panama from Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport (Albrook Airport) which has a flight time to David of only 45 minutes.

International travelers will usually have to plan for an overnight stay in Panama City before continuing to David.

Map of Boquete
The marker shows the Boquete central park. To get to the festival venue follow Calle 4a Sur across the bridge over the river and turn left at Av. Buenos Aires. The fairground is situated between Av. Buenos Aires and the Caldera River.
Note: The streets are not marked with names.

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