There are 5 ways to get from Costa Rica to Somotillo by bus, taxi, car, plane, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, taxi
best- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to La Cruzbus Sjo
- Take the bus from Peñas Blancas to Chinandegabus
- Take the taxi from Chinandega to Somotillotaxi
10h 58mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal NicaBus to Chinandegabus San José
- Take the bus from Chinandega to Aduana El Guasaulebus
12h 58m$42–51Drive 584.6 km
- Drive from San José to Somotillocar 584.6 km
8h 51m$79–114Fly, bus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Managua Airport (MGA)plane SJO - MGA
- Take the bus from Managua to Guasaulebus
6h 56mBus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Terminal Pulmitan De Liberia to Peñas Blancasbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Peñas Blancas to León
- Take the bus from León to Chinandegabus
- Take the bus from Chinandega to Aduana El Guasaulebus
16h 3m$283–286
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Managua Airport (MGA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Somotillo is to bus which costs $40 - $55 and takes 12h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Somotillo is to drive which takes 8h 51m and costs $75 - $120.
The distance between Costa Rica and Somotillo is 615 km. The road distance is 584.6 km.
The best way to get from Costa Rica to Somotillo without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 10h 58m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 58m to get from Costa Rica to Somotillo, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Costa Rica to Somotillo is 585 km. It takes approximately 8h 51m to drive from Costa Rica to Somotillo.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Somotillo, Nicaragua?
You can take a bus from Terminal NicaBus to Somotillo via Chinandega and Aduana El Guasaule in around 12h 58m.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Managua Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $40–950
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Managua Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $40–950
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Managua Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $40–290
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to La Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–29
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $20–29
Bus from Peñas Blancas to Chinandega
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
Bus from Managua to Guasaule
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
Bus from Chinandega to Aduana El Guasaule
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
Bus from León to Chinandega
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Schedules at
- visitleon.info
- Phone
- +505 2222 2276
- Nicabusinternacionalsa@gmail.com
- Website
- nicabus.com.ni
Bus from Terminal NicaBus to Chinandega
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Website
- https://nicabus.com.ni/en/
- Phone
- +506 2222 0610
- info@caribeños.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Pulmitan De Liberia to Peñas Blancas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +1 586 310 8389
- info@easyridecostarica.com
- Website
- easyridecostarica.com
Shuttle from Peñas Blancas to León
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $269
- Schedules at
- easyridecostarica.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Estimated price
- $9–11
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