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Miami to Panama City fares median $238 over 30 days of tracking, ranging $212–$314; fares near the bottom quartile ($226) are worth booking on sight.

MIA–PTY runs $238 median — book near the $226 low end

Key takeaways

  • $238 median fare across 30 days of tracked prices
  • Bottom quartile sits at $226 — a solid target if you're patient
  • Top quartile hits $302, so late or peak-demand fares can run well above median
  • 48% spread between low and high — this route swings more than most, so timing matters
  • Low observed fare of $212 shows how much headroom exists below the median

30-day price trend

MIA → PTY · cheapest cached fare per day · last 30 days · ↓ 15%
$202 low$314 high

See full numbers and stats on the MIA → PTY price history page.

The full picture

Over 30 days of tracked fares, MIA–PTY priced between $212 and $314, with a median of $238. That's a wide 48% spread from low to high, which tells us this route doesn't have a single stable price point — it moves meaningfully depending on when you check and likely how far out you are from departure. A fare quoted near the $226 p25 mark is genuinely a good deal in this dataset; one near $302 or above (p75) is on the expensive side and worth waiting out if your travel dates have flexibility.

We don't have booking-window data (how price changes as departure approaches) in this snapshot — only 30 days of cached fares — so we can't say with confidence whether prices soften closer to departure or further out for this specific route. What we can say is that the gap between the median ($238) and the low ($212) is modest, meaning even 'typical' prices aren't far off the best-case scenario. The bigger risk is landing on the high end, which happens often enough (spread of 48%) that shopping around before booking is worth the effort.

No single carrier stood out clearly enough in the data to make a claim about carrier-specific pricing patterns, so we're not going to speculate there. The honest takeaway: with a spread this wide, the median is a reasonable planning number, but treat anything at or below $226 as a good fare worth taking rather than waiting for something better.

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Why we regenerated this article: Top quartile ↑ 20% ($251 → $302). We only rewrite when the underlying price index actually moves — stable weeks keep the previous take.

AI-authored from this route's 30-day price index. Article last regenerated Sep 19, 2026. Fares shift continuously — confirm at booking.

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