Bocas del Toro eSIM
In Bocas del Toro you connect to Mas Movil or Tigo, whichever is performing better where you are standing. The median across the country is 36 Mbps. Your data starts working the moment you land, before you reach the immigration hall.
- Networks
- Mas Movil and Tigo
- Real speed in Panama
- 36 Mbps median, 8 Mbps for the slowest tenth244 travellers across Panama, rolling 90 days
- 5G
- 4G only
- Throttle
- None on metered plans
- Tethering
- Allowed on every plan
Plans that cover Bocas del Toro
| Data | Validity | Price per GB | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 GB | Never expires | $14.89 | $14.89 | |
| 3 GB | Never expires | $10.63 | $31.89 | |
| 5 GBMost travellers | Never expires | $9.58 | $47.89 | |
| 10 GB | Never expires | $8.09 | $80.89 |
How Panama compares across North America
- Speed rank
- 4 of 10 destinations we sell in North America
- Regional median
- 33 Mbps
- Consistency
- The slowest tenth still reaches 22 percent of the median
- Upstream networks
- 2, Mas Movil, Tigo
- 5G
- 4G only
- Next fastest nearby
- Mexico, 44 Mbps
- Next slowest nearby
- El Salvador, 34 Mbps
- Cities with their own page
- 2: Panama City, Bocas del Toro
- tenth percentile
- 8 Mbps
- Behind these figures
- 244 travellers, rolling 90 days
Landing at Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International Airport (BOC)
- Airport
- BOC / MPBO
- Distance
- 2 km from the centre of Bocas del Toro
Getting into Bocas del Toro
- Ferry or water taxi from Almirante on the mainland to Isla Colón
- Yellow pickup-truck taxis and minibuses on Isla Colón (BOC)
Worth knowing about Bocas del Toro
- Bocas del Toro is a province and archipelago, not a city; its capital Bocas Town sits on Isla Colón, the northernmost island.
- The only surface route in is by ferry or water taxi from Almirante on the mainland.
- Bocas del Toro airport operates only from 06:00 to 20:00 daily, so late-evening arrivals are not possible.
- Scheduled service is small domestic flights from Panama City Gelabert plus a SANSA link to Costa Rica; international arrivals clear Panamanian customs at the airport.
Sources for this page
Other cities in Panama we cover
- Panama City
- 301 km from Bocas del Toro, nearest airport PAC