There are 7 ways to get from Granada to Rivas by plane, shuttle, bus, or train
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Fly Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Managua Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX) to Managua Airport (MGA)plane GRX - MGA
- Take a shuttle bus from Granada to Rivas
22h 2m$681–1,982Fly Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Tamarindo Airport, shuttle
cheapest- Fly from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX) to Tamarindo Airport (TNO)plane GRX - TNO
- Take a shuttle bus from Tamarindo to La Cruz
31h 8m$674–1,670Fly Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane GRX - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from Alajuela to La Fortuna
- Take a shuttle bus from La Fortuna to Peñas Blancas
21h 12m$1,055–2,076Fly Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Liberia International Airport, bus
- Fly from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane GRX - LIR
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Peñas Blancasbus
22h 12m$706–2,509Train to Málaga Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Granada to Malaga Maria Zambranotrain
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane AGP - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from Alajuela to La Fortuna
- Take a shuttle bus from La Fortuna to Peñas Blancas
22h 54m$1,048–1,658Train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Granada to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane MAD - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from Alajuela to La Fortuna
- Take a shuttle bus from La Fortuna to Peñas Blancas
22h 39m$1,217–1,938Fly Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Nosara Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX) to Nosara Airport (NOB)plane GRX - NOB
- Take a shuttle bus from Tamarindo to La Cruz
22h 54m$948–1,871
Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX) to Managua Airport (MGA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Granada to Rivas is to fly and shuttle which costs $650 - $1,700 and takes 31h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Granada to Rivas is to fly and shuttle which takes 21h 12m and costs $1,000 - $2,100.
The distance between Granada and Rivas is 8656 km.
It takes approximately 22h 2m to get from Granada to Rivas, including transfers.
Rivas is 8h behind Granada. It is currently 1:03 PM in Granada and 5:03 AM in Rivas.
There are 241+ hotels available in Rivas.
What companies run services between Granada, Spain and Rivas, Nicaragua?
There is no direct connection from Granada to Rivas. However, you can take the bus to Aeropuerto Granada-Jaen, walk to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX) airport, fly to Managua Airport (MGA), walk to Managua Airport, take the shuttle to Granada, walk to Granada, then take the shuttle to Rivas. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Aeropuerto Granada-Jaen, walk to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX) airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO), walk to El Cacique, take the line 200 bus to Contiguo Al Cruce Al Hospital, walk to Alajuela, take the shuttle to La Fortuna, take the shuttle to Peñas Blancas, walk to Peñas Blancas, then take the bus to Rivas.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Managua Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 28m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 8m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Barcelona, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Málaga Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Málaga Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 23m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 53m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Liberia International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Santo Domingo, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Nosara Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Liberia International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Nosara Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Managua Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,300
- Website
- iberojet.com
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
Flights from Málaga Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–950
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Liberia International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–950
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Granada to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Granada to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Granada to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $95–170
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +506 8812 4012
- info@easyridecostarica.com
- Website
- EasyRide CR
Shuttle from Granada to Rivas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $129
- Schedules at
- EasyRide CR
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Alajuela to La Fortuna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $258
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from La Fortuna to Peñas Blancas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $414
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Alajuela to La Fortuna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $258
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from La Fortuna to Peñas Blancas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $414
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Tamarindo to La Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $251
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Alajuela to La Fortuna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $258
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from La Fortuna to Peñas Blancas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $414
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Tamarindo to La Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $251
- Website
- RIDE CR
- Phone
- +506 2666 0517
- info@grupotranbasa.com
- Website
- Grupo Tranbasa
Bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Peñas Blancas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- Grupo Tranbasa
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