Car rental · Tocumen
Car rental desks at Tocumen (PTY)
Checked · official siteWe checked the details on the place’s own or an official website.
Major international rental brands serve Tocumen, with counters in the Terminal 1 arrivals area; Terminal 2 arrivals take the shuttle to Terminal 1. Exact counter positions and brand lineup should be checked with each company.
Good to know
Chabad Panama advises visitors to use drivers or Uber rather than renting, as city traffic and signage are hard going. If you do rent, ask how tolls (Panapass) are billed, and carry your passport with entry stamp plus your home licence.
Details
- Counter location
- Terminal 1 arrivals, after customs (per National, Alamo and Sixt pages); Terminal 2 passengers shuttle to T1
- On site booking option
- Summary
- No Tocumen-wide booking API. Rental aggregators offer embeddable options.
- Brands reported by aggregators
- Hertz; Avis; Budget; Dollar; Thrifty; Enterprise
- Brands confirmed on brand sites
- National; Alamo; Sixt
- Panama pacifico airport agencies note
- Tocumen S.A. lists Budget, Dollar/Thrifty, Sixt, Economy, Express and Automarket at Panamá Pacífico (MPPA) airport, not at Tocumen.
Sources
- nationalcar.com (opens in a new tab) · checked Nov 5, 2026
- alamo.com (opens in a new tab) · checked Nov 5, 2026
- sixt.com (opens in a new tab) · checked Nov 5, 2026
- kayak.com (opens in a new tab) · checked Nov 5, 2026
- tocumenaero.com (opens in a new tab) · checked Nov 5, 2026
- chabadpanama.com (opens in a new tab) · checked Nov 5, 2026
- discovercars.com (opens in a new tab) · checked Nov 5, 2026
- corporate.cartrawler.com (opens in a new tab) · checked Nov 5, 2026
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