driving

Driving
Tocumen to Gamboa

DRIVING INSTRUCTIONS
    FROM   TOCUMEN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
TO GAMBOA

Panama City is simple, yet confusing due to the lack of road signage.
We find places by   important benchmarks. Bellow you will find a simple detailed driving instructions from the Tocumen International Airport to Gamboa.

Exiting the Tocumen Airport you will need to turn left and head off to Panama City by following the Panama Centro sign and stay on that lane. , This highway is very busy during the morning and evening peak hours. It takes aproximatly 45 minutes to drive from Tocumen to Gamboa however during morning and evening peak hours prepare to duplicate this time specially from the airport to the AUTOPISTA PANAMA- ARRAIJAN intersection .   You will need to drive thru several secondary underpasses and 2 main overpasses on the same highway, one is an overpass bridge located about 5 minutes from the airport and the other is an overpass bridge that crosses the Transisthmian Highway., Follow the Panama Centro sign.. Once you cross the 2nd overpass bridge   you will be exiting the town of San Miguelito. You will need to come across two (2) traffic lights, the first one is in front of a Mc Donald´s and the second is about .5 Km away in front of an abandoned hardware store.. After this second traffic light you will be passing the KIA Car dealer at your right hand and following a main highway intersection with a traffic light, at this intersection you must turn right. .

At this point you have reached the PANAMA - ARRAIJAN HIGHWAY which also leads you to the Corredor Norte entrance. You will need to drive strait ahead, pass an ESSO on the Run GAS STATION and overpass the corredor norte please continue on strait, DO NOT TAKE THE CORREDOR NORTE EXIT keep strait and you will find a 4 lane winding uphill road and further dowhill slope until you   reach the ROD CAREW BASEBALL STADIUM, this is the beiging of the Panama - Arraijan Highway. At 100Km you should be reaching the exit to Gamboa-Paraiso within 10 minutes, this exit is located just before the CENTENARY BRIDGE across the Panama Canal . On this exit keep right at all times to follow the GAMBOA exit sign, from here you will be driving in a single lane asphalt road that will lead you thru and will take you aproximatly 3 minutes reach      you will pass the SUMMIT GOLF & RESORT to your right hand side and you will need to pass a small tunnel. the Gamboa entrance IS to your left had side.

The Gamboa entrance is the only main left hand turn and you will find a cement sign to your left that reads PARQUE NACIONAL SOBERANIA.   After turning left you will see to your right the Parque Nacional Soberania administration builiding now you are on the Gamboa Highway , you will need to pass the SUMMIT BOTANICAL GARDENS , the entrance to the CANOPY TOWER, and EL CHARCO TRAIL all at your right hand side and and just before you reach the Gamboa Bridge you will be passing the RENACER PENITENTIARY at your left hand side . All the above are well marked and easy to spot as you drive thru.

it will take you aprox 10 minutes to reach the Gamboa Bridge from this main intersection. Once you have reached the Gamboa single lane Bridge, please wait for your green light, drive across the Gamboa bridge ( see picture bellow ) once off the bridge drive straight ahead until you find a sign that reads Gamboa. At the Y intersection please keep right, drive uphill until the 2nd left turn, drive downhill for one block and next left again.   Ivan´s Bed & Breakfast is House 111
a white wooden house with peach outlines and is the second house to your lefthand.
A sign Ivan´s Bed & Breakfast   is in the front yard and has a covered carport with an inflatable boat .

IF YOU ARRIVE AFTER DARK AND YOU HAVE NEVER DRIVEN IN PANAMA CITY WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND TO EITHER ARRANGE AIRPORT PICK UP WITH US OR HIRE A TAXI
TO DRIVE YOU TO GAMBOA.
PANAMA CITY LACKS OF GOOD ROAD SIGNAGE AND CHANCES ARE YOU´LL GET LOST!

MOST CAR RENTALS   WILL DELIVER YOUR CAR TO GAMBOA THE NEXT MORNING ........ AN EXTRA FEE IS ASSESSED FOR DELIVERY.

YOU MAY COPY US WITH YOUR EMAIL INTERCHANGE WITH THE RENTAL COMPANY FOR DELIVERY COORDINATIONS.