There are 6 ways to get from Estelí to Costa Rica by bus, plane, or car
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Bus, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Take the bus from COTRAN Sur to Aeropuertobus
- Fly from Managua Airport (MGA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane MGA - SJO
4h 37m$153–494Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Estelí to Managuabus Managua
- Take the bus from Managua to Terminal Tica Busbus
11h 12m$33–49Bus via Managua
- Take the bus from Estelí to Managuabus Managua
- Take the bus from Managua to Terminal NicaBusbus Chinandega
11h 8m$40–42Drive 544.7 km
- Drive from Estelí to San Josécar 544.7 km
8h 30m$73–106Bus, fly to Limón International Airport
- Take the bus from COTRAN Sur to Aeropuertobus
- Fly from Managua Airport (MGA) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane MGA - LIO
8h 8m$48–276Bus #2
- Take the bus from Estelí to Managuabus Managua
- Take the bus from Terminal Managua - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus Mga
15h 45m$33–49
Managua Airport (MGA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Estelí to Costa Rica is to bus which costs $30 - $50 and takes 11h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Estelí to Costa Rica is to bus and fly which takes 4h 37m and costs $150 - $500.
No, there is no direct bus from Estelí to Costa Rica. However, there are services departing from Estelí and arriving at Terminal NicaBus via Managua. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 8m.
The distance between Estelí and Costa Rica is 466 km. The road distance is 544.7 km.
The best way to get from Estelí to Costa Rica without a car is to bus via Managua which takes 11h 8m and costs $39 - $43.
It takes approximately 4h 37m to get from Estelí to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Estelí to Costa Rica bus services, operated by COTRAN R.L., depart from Estelí station.
Estelí to Costa Rica bus services, operated by COTRAN R.L., arrive at Managua station.
Yes, the driving distance between Estelí to Costa Rica is 545 km. It takes approximately 8h 30m to drive from Estelí to Costa Rica.
There are 749+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Estelí, Nicaragua and Costa Rica?
You can take a bus from Estelí to Terminal NicaBus via Managua and Managua in around 11h 8m.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Managua Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $40–420
Flights from Managua Airport to Limón International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $35–260
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Managua Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $40–420
Flights from Managua Airport to Limón International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–370
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Managua Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $40–300
Bus from COTRAN Sur to Aeropuerto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- estelibuses.web.app
- Phone
- +505 22330961
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Estelí to Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +505 2222 2276
- Nicabusinternacionalsa@gmail.com
- Website
- nicabus.com.ni
Bus from Managua to Terminal NicaBus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $37–38
- Website
- https://nicabus.com.ni/en/
- 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/
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Terminal Managua - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $30–45
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