Colon 2000 Cruise Terminal
Two berths (200 m and 100 m) with a homeport hall, immigration and customs, luggage storage and parking.
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Colon, Panama
Colon sits at the Atlantic entrance of the Panama Canal, and its Colon 2000 cruise terminal on Paseo Gorgas has served ships since October 2000. More about Colon →
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Ship schedule by month
October 2026 · from today · all times local (Eastern Standard Time)
ShipDateArrivalDeparture
Showing 5 of 5 calls in October
Cruise Ships in Colon
Today and the next 7 days · all times local (Eastern Standard Time)
Today · Thu 22 OctNo ships
0 people in port
No cruise ships today
Next 7 days
Quietest: Mon 26 Oct · busiest: Sun 25 Oct- Thu22 Oct–No ships0 ships
- Fri23 Oct–No ships0 ships
- Sat24 Oct2.8kTypical1 ship
- Sun25 Oct3.0kTypical1 ship
- Mon26 Oct1.4kQuiet1 ship
- Tue27 Oct–No ships0 ships
- Wed28 Oct–No ships0 ships
Thousands of people in port, guests plus crew. Crowd level compared with a typical Colon day.
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The crowd calendar shows every ship and how busy the port is, hour by hour, plus the quietest and busiest days for the next 90 days.
Where is the Colon cruise port?
Colon 2000 is on Paseo Gorgas (Calle 9) in Barrio Norte, Colon, on Manzanillo Bay beside the Atlantic entrance of the Panama Canal.
Cruise port
Colon 2000 Cruise Terminal has no map position yet.
Getting to the Colon cruise port
Tocumen International Airport (PTY) → Colon 2000 Cruise Terminal
89.9 km · ~76 min by car
Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.
TransportTypical priceJourneyGood to know
Official Tocumen airport taxi to Colon
$85per vehicle
Varies
Approximate fare. Fixed reference fare for up to 2 passengers.
Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.
Driving to the port
There is no regular public train; the Panama Canal Railway runs occasional round-trip Family Trains ($40 adult) and cruise-line rail excursions.
Colon Cruise Terminals
1 terminal
Parking at the Colon cruise port
Colon 2000 has a vehicle and bus parking area and offers vehicle custody for passengers sailing from the homeport; check rates with the terminal.
Parking facilities
FacilityServesRatesReservationRate notes
Colon 2000 terminal parking / vehicle custodyPuerto de Cruceros Colon 2000
Colon 2000 Cruise Terminal
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Where to Stay Before Your Cruise
Pick the area first. Typical nightly prices, approximate.
Colon 2000 / central Colon
$49–115 / night
Walking distance to the terminal.
Typical hotel
$49–115 / night
Port ~2 minAirport ~78 min
Business hotels next to the terminal; little to do in the city after dark.
Hotels here
- Radisson Colon 2,000 Hotel & Casino
- Sand Diamond Hotel
- New Washington
Casco Viejo, Panama City
$73–145 / night
Historic old town with restaurants, before or after a cruise.
Typical hotel
$73–145 / night
Port ~66 minAirport ~46 min
Boutique hotels in the UNESCO-listed old town; about an hour by road to Colon.
Hotels here
- Hotel San Felipe
- Hotel Casa Magnolia
- Tantalo Hotel & Roofbar
Eating in Colon
- Breakfast per person
- $5–35
- per person
- Casual lunch per person
- $5–45
- per person
- Restaurant dinner per person
- $5–45
- per person
Prices are approximate, in USD (the balboa is pegged 1:1 to the US dollar).
Where to eat
Colon 2000 Duty Free mall
Restaurants and cafes next to the cruise terminal.
Destination
About Colon
Colon sits at the Atlantic entrance of the Panama Canal, and its Colon 2000 cruise terminal on Paseo Gorgas has served ships since October 2000. The terminal has two berths, a homeport hall with immigration and customs, and the Colon 2000 Duty Free mall, supermarket and restaurants next door, with the Colon Free Zone close by. Most visitors leave the city on excursions: the Agua Clara visitor centre overlooks the expanded canal locks, and the Spanish forts of Portobelo and San Lorenzo are a UNESCO World Heritage site.
The Panama Canal Railway runs between Colon and Panama City along the canal for cruise excursions and occasional family trains. Panama City and Tocumen airport are about 80 to 90 km away by road.
- Time zone
- Eastern Standard Time
- Currency
- USD
Things to Do in Colon
Agua Clara Visitor Center
Viewing terraces over the expanded Panama Canal locks near Gatun.
Portobelo
Spanish colonial forts on the Caribbean coast, part of a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Fort San Lorenzo
Clifftop Spanish fort at the mouth of the Chagres River, part of the same UNESCO site.
Panama Canal Railway
Historic line along the canal between Colon and Panama City, sold as cruise excursions and occasional family trains.