Comments on: Can you travel by train from San Francisco to South America?

By: comepollo

comepollo — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 07:45:47 +0000

No. In between Panama and Colombia there’s a huge stretch of jungle that blocks traffic. You’d have to take a boat from Panama to Cartagena. and then continue the journey south.

By: ANDREA L

ANDREA L — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:22:51 +0000

No, you can’t, not all countries have trains.

By: Dr Fred

Dr Fred — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 07:50:38 +0000

I am pretty sure that there is no trains that travel even as far as Guatemala. Some of the other central american countries each have some railroad networks but they are not connected.

In any case, they are not widely used for transprotation even in Mexico, busses are faster and more widely used. The railroad networks in central america are largely from the banana growing regions to the ports and are not for passengers.

As for bus or car transport the road has a gap between Panama and Columbia about 200 miles south of the canal in a dense swamp/jungle.

By: makawao_kane

makawao_kane — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 02:16:41 +0000

Not directly. You can travel by train, but you will have to drive or take a bus to the next train area. It would take a great deal of time for you to accomplish this, as the train is not the best mode of transportation to South America.

By: courtduck62

courtduck62 — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:17:55 +0000

i dont know if you can take a train over the panama canal

if u go make sure to not drink the water and wear bug spray