Your day, step by step
08:30
Leave the terminal by ride-hailing app or agreed-fare taxi to the Miraflores Locks visitor centre.
09:00
Miraflores: viewing terraces, exhibits and the film. Allow at least 90 minutes; entry queues can be long around 08:00 and 14:00 during the modernisation works.
10:45
Ride to Casco Viejo.
11:15
Interoceanic Canal Museum on Plaza de la Independencia, next to the cathedral.
12:30
Lunch: Panamanian dishes at Fonda Lo Que Hay, or ceviche at the Mercado de Mariscos at the start of the Cinta Costera.
13:45
Walk Plaza de Francia and the Paseo Esteban Huertas along the old sea wall; Guna women sell molas along the waterfront.
15:00
Coffee and a rest in Casco Viejo. Book your ride back by 15:30.
15:30
Leave Casco Viejo for the Amador terminal, two hours before all-aboard.
- Latest you can leave Casco Viejo15:30
16:30
Back on board, 60 minutes before all-aboard.
One port done
Your Panama City day is timed. Now the rest of your cruise.
The Cruise Pass times every port of one sailing, up to 10, to your all-aboard like this, with a Plan B if you run late, an offline copy, and live mode on the day: Google Maps travel time back to the pier and alerts at 30, 15 and 0 minutes.
€14.99 once, nothing renews. 30-day full refund.
Where to leave from, and when
on foot bus, train, boat taxiPins show when to leave each place. Lines: route back to your ship.
Going further? Leave by these times
- Casco ViejoRide-hailing app or agreed-fare taxi, 15–30 min, 45–60 min in afternoon traffic15:30
- Miraflores LocksTaxi or ride-hailing app, about 25–30 min, longer in afternoon traffic15:30
- Panamá ViejoTaxi or ride-hailing app across the city15:30
- Mercado de Mariscos / Cinta CosteraRide-hailing app or taxi, 45–60 min in afternoon traffic15:30
Where people get Panama City wrong
Leaving Casco Viejo or Miraflores on morning journey times and getting stuck in afternoon traffic on the way back to the causeway.
Built from our Panama City guide, checked against 18 official sources (November 2026). Nothing here is guessed. Read the full guide or see the sources.
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You just timed Panama City to your own all-aboard. Every other port on your cruise needs the same, and your ship's times change at each one. The Cruise Pass does this for every port of your sailing, up to 10: each day timed to your ship, a Plan B if you run late, and live mode on the day with Google Maps travel time back to the pier and alerts at 30, 15 and 0 minutes. Every plan uses the same checked facts as this guide. Nothing is made up.
Cruise Pass
€14.99
One sailing, up to 10 ports. Pay once, nothing renews.
- Every port of your cruise timed to your all-aboard, in port time and ship time
- Live on the day: Google Maps travel time back to the pier, alerts at 30, 15 and 0 minutes
- The full planner for each port, with a Plan B if you run late
- An offline copy for when there is no signal
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