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$187 Find Cheap Flights from Raleigh to Panama City

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Cheap Flights from Raleigh to Panama City (RDU-PTY)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Raleigh to Panama City that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent round-trip flight deals from Raleigh to Panama City

Fri, Sep 19 - Sun, Sep 28
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4:21 pm - 7:46 pmRDU-PTY
4h 25mnonstop
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8:57 am - 2:27 pmPTY-RDU
4h 30mnonstop
$353Copa Airlines
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Tue, Oct 14 - Mon, Oct 20
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6:18 am - 12:56 pmRDU-PTY
7h 38m1 stop
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2:21 pm - 10:59 pmPTY-RDU
7h 38m1 stop
$367Delta
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Wed, Oct 15 - Wed, Oct 22
American Airlines Logo
6:03 am - 2:00 pmRDU-PTY
8h 57m2 stops
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3:15 pm - 10:31 amPTY-RDU
18h 16m2 stops
$372American Airlines
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Sat, Oct 11 - Fri, Oct 17
Delta Logo
6:45 pm - 12:56 pmRDU-PTY
19h 11m1 stop
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2:21 pm - 10:59 pmPTY-RDU
7h 38m1 stop
$374Delta
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Fri, Oct 17 - Mon, Oct 20
American Airlines Logo
7:51 pm - 2:00 pmRDU-PTY
19h 09m1 stop
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3:15 pm - 11:56 pmPTY-RDU
7h 41m1 stop
$376American Airlines
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Fri, Sep 19 - Sun, Sep 28
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 2:31 pmRDU-PTY
9h 31m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
3:31 pm - 11:18 amPTY-RDU
18h 47m2 stops
$377American Airlines
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Fri, Oct 10 - Sat, Oct 18
United Airlines Logo
6:30 am - 6:37 pmRDU-PTY
13h 07m1 stop
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10:00 am - 10:14 pmPTY-RDU
11h 14m1 stop
$530United Airlines
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Thu, Oct 16 - Thu, Oct 23
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9:23 am - 9:10 pmRDU-PTY
12h 47m2 stops
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9:33 pm - 3:01 pmPTY-RDU
16h 28m1 stop
Thu, Oct 16 - Wed, Oct 22
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9:23 am - 9:10 pmRDU-PTY
12h 47m2 stops
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9:33 pm - 3:01 pmPTY-RDU
16h 28m1 stop
Tue, Oct 14 - Wed, Oct 15
United Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 2:14 pmRDU-PTY
9h 14m1 stop
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3:30 pm - 11:31 amPTY-RDU
19h 01m1 stop
$600United Airlines
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Expert advice for your flight from Raleigh to Panama City

 
Snippets provided in this section are AI-generated based on a summarization of KAYAK-commissioned articles. The articles are presented as-is, for general informational purposes only, and may not be up-to-date. The opinions contained in the articles are original to the author and reflect their authentic experience, which may vary significantly from the experience of others.
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Airports
RDU

RDU offers free Wi-Fi throughout the airport, lasting 48 hours per session, perfect for staying connected during any delays.

Read more about RDUby Jessica Macdonald
PTY

For a stress-free taxi experience, use the authorized taxi stand at PTY to avoid haggling and ensure a fair rate to Panama City.

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Jessica Macdonald

Jessica Macdonald

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Jessica Macdonald

Jessica Macdonald

Currently based in Scotland after living in South Africa and the United States, Jessica has been writing travel and aviation content for more than 10 years. She regularly contributes to Travel + Leisure and TripSavvy, and has had work published by Condé Nast Traveller and The Independent. She has traveled to more than 50 countries across six continents.

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Mark Chesnut

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Mark Chesnut

Mark Chesnut

Mark Chesnut is a travel writer and public speaker with more than 30 years of experience. The 2019 winner of the NLGJA Excellence in Travel Writing Award, Mark is the author of the book “Prepare for Departure” and has covered air travel for multiple top consumer and trade media outlets.

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KAYAK's insights & trends for Raleigh to Panama City flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Raleigh to Panama City to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

How much is a round-trip flight from Raleigh to Panama City?

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Raleigh to Panama City?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Raleigh to Panama City clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to Panama City on a Tuesday and more expensive on a Saturday. On your return trip to Raleigh, you should consider flying back on a Friday, and avoid Saturdays for better deals.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Raleigh to Panama City?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Raleigh to Panama City, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Raleigh to Panama City is November, where tickets cost $292 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and March, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $639 and $520 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Raleigh to Panama City?

The average round-trip price for all non-stop flights, flights with one layover, and flights with two layovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

Yes, flying with a layover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 2 stops layover the cheapest option at $485 on average.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Raleigh to Panama City?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Raleigh to Panama City, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Raleigh to Panama City, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 4 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonMay
Cheapest flight$187
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 4% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 34% lower on average.
Flight from Raleigh to Panama City

When to book flights from Raleigh to Panama City

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Raleigh to Panama City based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or round-trips with a duration up to 40 days. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs for booking flights from Raleigh to Panama City

  • What is the cheapest flight from Raleigh to Panama City?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Raleigh to Panama City was $187 for a one-way ticket and $353 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Raleigh and Panama City?

    A passport is required to fly from Raleigh to Panama City.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Raleigh to Panama City?

    Raleigh and Panama City are both served by 1 main airport. You will leave Raleigh from Raleigh-Durham and will be arriving at Panama City Tocumen Intl.

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from Raleigh to Panama City?

    American Airlines, LATAM Airlines, GOL, and Delta offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the Raleigh to Panama City flight route.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Raleigh to Panama City?

    The Boeing 737-800 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Raleigh to Panama City flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Raleigh to Panama City?

    Star Alliance is the only airline alliance operating flights between Raleigh and Panama City.

  • On which days can I fly direct from Raleigh to Panama City?

    You can catch a nonstop flight from Raleigh to Panama City on on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Raleigh to Panama City, Delta or Copa Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Raleigh to Panama City are Delta and Copa Airlines. With an average price for the route of $515 and an overall rating of 8.0, Delta is the most popular choice. Copa Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $413 and an overall rating of 7.5.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Raleigh to Panama City?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Raleigh to Panama City.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Raleigh to Panama City?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Panama City from Raleigh is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Raleigh to Panama City?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Panama City with an airline and back to Raleigh with another airline. Booking your flights between Raleigh and PTY can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Raleigh to Panama City?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Panama City from Raleigh up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Raleigh to Panama City

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $200 or less one-way and $359 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from Raleigh to Panama City?

 
Direct data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying direct from Raleigh-Durham to Panama City Tocumen Intl.
Find which airlines fly direct from Raleigh-Durham Airport to Panama City Tocumen Intl Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

Raleigh-Durham to Panama City Tocumen Intl

Monday

Copa Airlines

Copa Airlines

Wednesday

Copa Airlines

Copa Airlines

Friday

Copa Airlines

Copa Airlines

Sunday

Copa Airlines

Copa Airlines

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Panama City Tocumen Intl to Raleigh-Durham

Monday

Copa Airlines

Copa Airlines

Wednesday

Copa Airlines

Copa Airlines

Friday

Copa Airlines

Copa Airlines

Sunday

Copa Airlines

Copa Airlines

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Reviews of the top 4 airlines serving from Raleigh to Panama City

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Raleigh to Panama City. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Raleigh to Panama City? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
8.0
DeltaOverall score based on 7980 reviews
8.5Crew
7.9Entertainment
8.2Boarding
7.9Comfort
7.3Food
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Delayed and took off even later than the scheduled delay time

8.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Jul 2025DTW - SEA
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Delayed and took off even later than the scheduled delay time

For a 69 year old with health problems I had the worse experience, no wheelchair when I entered a lady told me to sit and wait while a gentleman told me I had to walk to the Delta station, which I did. I had a carry on and a bag, and I was traveling with my service dog, which was on his carrier and the lady charged me for my carry on luggage, beside all the waiting cause of the delay, I had to walk to get my luggage cause no wheelchair showed up, I am so disappointed. I will get in touch with the company. I got home at 3:00 am, not good for my health situation.

Only issue was with seating. The economy fare we purchased did say there was no guarantee the three people in our party would be seated together, and we were not. At the gate, the agent told us more specifically, the fare we purchased meant we would be seated in middle seats only. This should just be made more obvious.

Great experience on Delta. Staff from baggage check to flight attendants were very courteous and professional. My only issue was a personal preference for pretzels instead of the chips and cookies that were offered.

There was no problems, just a little uncomfortable with seats that do not lay back a little

Always good but we must do something about people in rows ahead of you that don't put their seats back up when they are suppose to. And It's rough to not be able to even lean over to get something out of my purse.

Flight was delayed, 30+ bags had to be gate checked. Crew were very friendly!

Everything was good until we were boarding our connection flight in Atlanta, we were told to gate check our carry-on, but when we got inside the plane, there was plenty of room in the overhead.

Did not know my son and I had different seating arrangements. He was fine, but it was disappointing.

Flight was canceled, and no effort was made to help with rebooking, no hotel vouchers, no car transportation and minimal food voucher and most places for food were closed by the time the voucher was given. Waited for 3 hours for bags. Simply the worst travel experience I have ever had

the food served was an embarrassment. No connection for charging the cellphone... What a crappy airline.

The flighr attandants were very rude they ignored me didnt offer me anything to drink throughoit the 4 hour flight i feel i was targeted and ignored because i was a darkskin latino man.

I selected first class expecting excetional service. It was mediocre at best. The food service was cold, meal choices was poor and on one leg they did provide dessert. I did enjoy the lay day seat but the movies were old and nothing current. Boarding the plane is always hot. So boarding is quite warm until your in the air. I took a small personal air fan. Update the meals and movies.

Very happy with my flight. I would definitely recommend it.

Did upgrade, travel in business it was great (more room I could sleep)

Seats not reclining, no vegetarian food option, no snacks. 7.5 hr flight should have been more comfortable. Luggage limits are unusually small. Will never fly Copa again and will tell friends and family to avoid this airline.

We had a five hour layover in the way home from Colombia. I read the "bout your flight" email carefully before we checked bags. We had to go through security right at the gate. Almost lost our ground coffee because that airport only allows 16 ounce of coffee and we had 18. I've been to 48 countries and never heard of a coffee restriction. I can't follow a rule I don't know about. I requested they bring our coffee to our checked luggage. Instead tey gate checked our bag for free. Back to planning transfers in Dallas I guess

Enforce the boarding process by group numbers. Tell people to stay seated during the meal/drink distribution. It took forever to get food and drinks because people would not stay out the isle and let the crew do their jobs. Everyone wanted to go to the bathroom forcing the crew to enter and leave the isle constantly so people can pass. Tell people to keep their electronics off speaker mode. No one wants to hear phone conversations and music playing.

Placed us in the last rear row of the plane so could not recline seats because of the rear wall, and also made it more of a tight space when the passenger in front reclined their seat. While understand seat assignments, every passenger should be afforded a reclining seat. The odor control scent from the restrooms was overwhelming strong. My wife and I could not deal with it, and she suffered a terrible headache as a result. I kept getting hit by the crew since I was on the ilse seat. No apologies, nothing. They made me feel like I was supposed to take the beating for a 3 hr flight.

There was no individual at the front check in when I arrived. I waited for at least 15 minutes and walked around asking security/janitors if they could help and they did not have a solution. So I had to take my checked bag through security and they threw away some of my items. I ended up making it to the gate only a few minutes before it closed due to my waiting for an agent at check in.

Terrible. Delayed 7 hours, and cancelled the flight, leaving me stranded and out of pocket $500 for an alternative last minute flight

Was on time until within 1 hour of flight-how does that happen? Staff very friendly.

the delay for 3 hours was understandable due to weather conditions but the flight should’ve provided some on flight compensations or at least provide more food.

Weather delay in Chicago?. No sense of urgency to make connection in Chicago for our connecting flight that wasn't delayed. Connection was missed.

Our flight was understandably diverted to a small regional airport in Laramie, Wyoming due to weather conditions, which I fully recognize and appreciate. However, the low rating stems from the experience that followed: passengers remained on board for over an hour without the option to deplane and stretch, despite the aircraft being stationary. Although the pilot opened the cabin door, only he was permitted to exit. Meanwhile, passengers grew increasingly uncomfortable as warm summer air entered the cabin through the open door, and being in the second row meant we were impacted immediately. While the flight attendants made efforts to keep everyone at ease, I believe allowing passengers to deplane briefly, given the extended delay, would have significantly improved the overall experience.

I never flew. Flight was canceled. DIA worst airport in the country. Avoid at all costs.

I learned that seating towards the end of plane that a line forms for the restroom and people use your chair as a hand railing, bumping your seat consistently. I was seated in the aisle. I think that next time if I am towards the back row I would want to sit in the middle or window seat.

The best airline I have ever travel , really good customer service, attention and service !!

United could have one single once of customer service. No human United employee would help me with the invalid mileage plus number, they said I had to speak with the computer.

United sent me a mileage plus number last year but that number is invalid so I can’t use it to check into flights or collect mileage. There is human to speak about the problem, only computers who keep asking me if I am using the correct email. It’s so frustrating and I cannot resolve it.

Overall fine, but the delay was annoying and the reasons for the delay were not communicated. The crew on board were phenomenal!

This flight never occurred because AA couldn’t get their act together.

Boarding was very efficient. Everyone got on board and we got on our way very quickly. It was frustrating that the entertainment app was not functioning properly. I was not able to activate some of the movies offered. The crew on this flight appears to be pretty grumpy. They had no smile on their faces. I felt like they were doing us a favor for being there.

Delayed because of weather in Nashville. I think God or some higher power generally has cursed me when it comes to flying out of Charlotte on American. I'm delayed pretty much everytime. We need Team Cobra Kai types to come in and "sweep the leg(s)" of the Charlotte ops people on principle. Don't let the sweet southern rocking chairs fool you, Charlotte is a sinkhole

Long 5 hour and 45 min flight and only one drink service and cookie snack

Newark airport grounded inbound flight and only announced when the flight was about to start taxing.

Was a normal flight but it was delayed, and there wasn't an explanation.

Terrible. The flight was delayed two hours due to weather. Then when we got on the plane, the first pilot ended up timing out and we had to wait for a second pilot. Second pile came on board and we tax it out. Had to return back to the gate because of an unruly passenger. Then the copilot timed out. Had to wait for new copilot. Also had to wait for maintenance to check for fuel. Then found out the second pilot timed out and we had to wait for a third pilot. Was ready to go and then needed maintenance again for another issue. In the end, it was 2 o’clock in the morning when they announced that the flight couldn’t go because the third pilot and the second copilot had timed out.

American Airlines initially postponed the flight. Then they cancelled it an rescheduled us on a flight that would take over 24 hours with multiple stops. They then changed this flight to a reasonable alternative the next day which they later cancelled and replaced with a flight that would take off with an additional 16 hour delay. They blamed weather but I noticed (at 4am) that Delta had direct flights from Charlotte to Detroit. I went on line. Booked it and was in Detroit buy 9am. The interesting thing is they did a similar thing to a family member just 2 days earlier. I don't think I will fly American unless I have to.

I was a little disappointed of not having an android charger. Only one it was for an iPhone. I've flown American in the past and had access to one.

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