There are 4 ways to get from Bluefields to Costa Rica by bus or car
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Bus via Muelle del San Carlos
best- Take the bus from Bluefields to Nueva Guinea
- Take the bus from Nueva Guinea to San Carlos
- Take the bus from Los Chiles to Muelle del San Carlos
- Take the bus from Muelle del San Carlos to Terminal Atlántico Norte
11h 17mBus via Managua
cheapest- Take the bus from Bluefields to ManaguaManagua
- Take the bus from Managua to Terminal Tica Bus
16h 57m$39–54Drive 376.4 km
- Drive from Bluefields to San José376.4 km
7h 34m$51–73Bus
- Take the bus from Bluefields to Nueva Guinea
- Take the bus from Nueva Guinea to San Carlos
- Take the bus from Los Chiles to Terminal Atlántico Norte
12h 40m
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bluefields to Costa Rica is to bus via Managua which costs $35 - $55 and takes 16h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Bluefields to Costa Rica is to drive which takes 7h 34m and costs $50 - $75.
No, there is no direct bus from Bluefields to Costa Rica. However, there are services departing from Bluefields and arriving at Terminal Tica Bus via Managua. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 57m.
The distance between Bluefields and Costa Rica is 447 km. The road distance is 376.4 km.
The best way to get from Bluefields to Costa Rica without a car is to bus via Managua which takes 16h 57m and costs $35 - $55.
It takes approximately 11h 17m to get from Bluefields to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Bluefields to Costa Rica bus services, operated by Nicaragua Local Buses, depart from Bluefields station.
Bluefields to Costa Rica bus services, operated by Nicaragua Local Buses, arrive at Managua station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bluefields to Costa Rica is 376 km. It takes approximately 7h 34m to drive from Bluefields to Costa Rica.
There are 112+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Bluefields, Nicaragua and Costa Rica?
You can take a bus from Bluefields to Terminal Atlántico Norte via Nueva Guinea, San Carlos, Los Chiles, and Muelle del San Carlos in around 11h 17m.
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Bus from Bluefields to Nueva Guinea
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
Bus from Nueva Guinea to San Carlos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
Bus from Bluefields to Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9
- Phone
- +506 2460 1886
- info@chilsaca.com
- Website
- chilsaca.com
Bus from Los Chiles to Muelle del San Carlos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6
- Schedules at
- chilsaca.com
- Phone
- +506 8356 1555
- contraloriadeservicios.buses@gmail.com
- Website
- yoviajocr.com
Bus from Los Chiles to Muelle del San Carlos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Schedules at
- yoviajocr.com
Bus from Muelle del San Carlos to Terminal Atlántico Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- yoviajocr.com
Bus from Los Chiles to Terminal Atlántico Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- yoviajocr.com
- Phone
- +506 2673 0612
- Website
- yoviajocr.com
Bus from Muelle del San Carlos to Terminal Atlántico Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Schedules at
- yoviajocr.com
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- info@ticabus.com
- Website
- ticabus.com
Bus from Managua to Terminal Tica Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
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