Miraflores Locks Visitor Center (Centro de Visitantes de Miraflores)

Good to know

Tickets are sold online at tickets.visitcanaldepanama.com (official ACP store) and at the box office. Ship transits are not on a fixed timetable, so ask on arrival when the next vessel is expected. The website lists WhatsApp +507 6676-1686 and email cvm@pancanal.com. The site gives no street address; coordinates are from OpenStreetMap.

Details

Hours

Daily; ticket office 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., visitor center 8:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. IMAX shows 8:45, 9:45, 11:00, 12:15, 1:30, 2:45, 4:00, 5:15

Seasonality

Year-round

Best for ages

All ages (under 6 free)

Shabbat

Open every day including Saturday, but it is outside walking range of the Paitilla/Bella Vista Jewish area, so a Shabbat visit would require a vehicle. Plan for a weekday or Sunday.

Booking

No

Kosher food

No kosher food confirmed on site. Kosher restaurants in Panama City are concentrated in Paitilla, Punta Pacífica, Bella Vista, Marbella and Costa del Este; eat there before/after or bring packed food.

Ticket price

Non-resident adult B/.17.22 (US$); non-resident child 6-12 B/.7.22; under 6 free; nationals/residents adult $3.00, under 18 free (visitcanaldepanama.com, seen 2026-11-05)

Distance from Panama City

~8 km straight-line from Punta Paitilla (computed from coordinates; road distance is longer)