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| − | This was a ferry service that ran between Panama and Colombia; however, it closed around 2015, and | + | This was a ferry service that ran between [[Panama]] and [[Colombia]]; however, it closed around 2015, and it does not seem that the ferry service will begin operating again in future. |
[[File:Ferry_xpress.jpg|right|150px]] | [[File:Ferry_xpress.jpg|right|150px]] | ||
| − | =Status as of | + | =Status as of December 2018= |
| − | Ferry | + | Useful information about the ferry’s closure can be found on [https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g297476-i4451-k7896434-o10-Finally_a_Ferry_service_between_Colombia_and_Panama-Cartagena_Cartagena_District_Boliva.html Tripadvisor]. In mid-2018, TripAdvisor [https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g297476-i4451-k7896434-o30-Finally_a_Ferry_service_between_Colombia_and_Panama-Cartagena_Cartagena_District_Boliva.html closed down] its discussion forum about the ferry, but you can still see posts made prior to the forum’s closure. |
| − | Recent comments on the Ferry Express Facebook page indicate that there may not be any ferry service across the Darien Gap at this | + | |
| + | There is a [https://tabogaexpress.com Taboga Ferry Express] in the Panama area, but it goes to an island off the coast of Panama, not Colombia. | ||
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| + | =Status as of February 2016= | ||
| + | [http://www.ferrypanamacartagena.com/ Ferry service] has not been reopened. | ||
| + | Recent comments on the [https://www.facebook.com/ferryxpress Ferry Express Facebook page] indicate that there may not be any ferry service across the Darien Gap at this time. | ||
=External Links= | =External Links= | ||
| − | + | * [http://www.down2earthtravel.com/travel-tips/the-long-awaited-ferry-xpress/ http://www.down2earthtravel.com/travel-tips/the-long-awaited-ferry-xpress/] has an excellent review of the whole ferry process, including taking pets. | |
| − | * [http://www.down2earthtravel.com/travel-tips/the-long-awaited-ferry-xpress/ http://www.down2earthtravel.com/travel-tips/the-long-awaited-ferry-xpress/] | + | |
| + | * [https://colombiapanamasailing.com/ferry-express-san-blas-ferry-status/ https://colombiapanamasailing.com/ferry-express-san-blas-ferry-status/] used offer tickets for the ferry and keeps an update on the ferry status, as well as options for shipping Motorcycles over the Darien Gap. | ||
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| tags = Ship vehicle from [[Panama]] to [[Colombia]], ferry from [[Panama]] to [[Colombia]], Darien Gap Crossing, [[Panama]] to [[Colombia]] car ferry, Drive the [[Pan American Highway]], drive from Alaska to Argentina, drive to South America | | tags = Ship vehicle from [[Panama]] to [[Colombia]], ferry from [[Panama]] to [[Colombia]], Darien Gap Crossing, [[Panama]] to [[Colombia]] car ferry, Drive the [[Pan American Highway]], drive from Alaska to Argentina, drive to South America | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:02, 22 October 2019
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This was a ferry service that ran between Panama and Colombia; however, it closed around 2015, and it does not seem that the ferry service will begin operating again in future.
Status as of December 2018[edit]
Useful information about the ferry’s closure can be found on Tripadvisor. In mid-2018, TripAdvisor closed down its discussion forum about the ferry, but you can still see posts made prior to the forum’s closure.
There is a Taboga Ferry Express in the Panama area, but it goes to an island off the coast of Panama, not Colombia.
Status as of February 2016[edit]
Ferry service has not been reopened. Recent comments on the Ferry Express Facebook page indicate that there may not be any ferry service across the Darien Gap at this time.
External Links[edit]
- http://www.down2earthtravel.com/travel-tips/the-long-awaited-ferry-xpress/ has an excellent review of the whole ferry process, including taking pets.
- https://colombiapanamasailing.com/ferry-express-san-blas-ferry-status/ used offer tickets for the ferry and keeps an update on the ferry status, as well as options for shipping Motorcycles over the Darien Gap.
