There are 6 ways to get from Chinandega to Costa Rica by bus, car, shuttle, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus via Peñas Blancas
best- Take the bus from Chinandega to Peñas Blancasbus
- Take the bus from Peñas Blancas to Liberia - Estación de Servicio EMESAbus Mga
- Take the bus from Liberia to Central Autobusera Inteligentebus
9h 18mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Chinandega to Terminal NicaBusbus Chinandega
10h 15m$40–50Drive 535.1 km
- Drive from Chinandega to San Josécar 535.1 km
8h 6m$72–104Bus, shuttle to Managua Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Chinandega to Leónbus
- Take a shuttle bus from León to Managua Airport
- Fly from Managua Airport (MGA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane MGA - SJO
7h 56m$371–612Bus #2
- Take the bus from Chinandega to Terminal Tica Bus Managuabus Managua – San Pedro Sula / ...
- Take the bus from Terminal Managua - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus Mga
17h 18m$43–67Bus, shuttle to Tamarindo Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Chinandega to Peñas Blancasbus
- Take a shuttle bus from La Cruz to Tamarindo
- Fly from Tamarindo Airport (TNO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane TNO - SJO
9h 3m
Chinandega to Costa Rica by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chinandega to Costa Rica is to bus which costs $40 - $50 and takes 10h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Chinandega to Costa Rica is to bus and shuttle and fly which takes 7h 56m and costs $370 - $650.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Chinandega and arriving at Terminal NicaBus. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 10h 15m.
The distance between Chinandega and Costa Rica is 539 km. The road distance is 535.1 km.
The best way to get from Chinandega to Costa Rica without a car is to bus via Peñas Blancas which takes 9h 18m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 18m to get from Chinandega to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Chinandega to Costa Rica bus services, operated by Nicaragua Local Buses, depart from Chinandega station.
Chinandega to Costa Rica bus services, operated by Nicaragua Local Buses, arrive at Peñas Blancas station.
Yes, the driving distance between Chinandega to Costa Rica is 535 km. It takes approximately 8h 6m to drive from Chinandega to Costa Rica.
There are 750+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Chinandega, Nicaragua and Costa Rica?
You can take a bus from Chinandega to Central Autobusera Inteligente via Peñas Blancas, Liberia - Estación de Servicio EMESA, and Liberia in around 9h 18m.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Managua Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–600
Flights from Tamarindo Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–260
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Managua Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–600
Flights from Tamarindo Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–260
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Managua Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $45–330
Bus from Chinandega to Peñas Blancas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
Bus from Chinandega to León
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Schedules at
- visitleon.info
Bus from Chinandega to Peñas Blancas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
Bus from Peñas Blancas to Liberia - Estación de Servicio EMESA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $5–8
Bus from Terminal Managua - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $30–50
- Phone
- +506 4404 0505
- sac@tiguanacaste.com
- Website
- tiguanacaste.com
Bus from Liberia to Central Autobusera Inteligente
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–19
- Schedules at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Book at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Phone
- +1 586 310 8389
- info@easyridecostarica.com
- Website
- EasyRide CR
Shuttle from León to Managua Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $149
- Schedules at
- EasyRide CR
- Phone
- +505 2222 2276
- Nicabusinternacionalsa@gmail.com
- Website
- Nica Bus
Bus from Chinandega to Terminal NicaBus
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Website
- Nica Bus
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- info@ticabus.com
- Website
- Tica Bus
Bus from Chinandega to Terminal Tica Bus Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–18
- Website
- Tica Bus
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from La Cruz to Tamarindo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $251
- Website
- RIDE CR
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