There are 6 ways to get from Jinotega to Costa Rica by bus, plane, or car
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Bus, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Take the bus from Jinotega to Managuabus
- Fly from Managua Airport (MGA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane MGA - SJO
4h 27m$185–427Bus via Matagalpa #2
cheapest- Take the bus from Matagalpa to Managuabus Managua
- Take the bus from Terminal Managua - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus Mga
17h$33–57Bus
- Take the bus from Sébaco to Managuabus Managua
- Take the bus from Managua to Terminal NicaBusbus Chinandega
10h 51m$40–44Drive 538.7 km
- Drive from Jinotega to San Josécar 538.7 km
8h 14m$73–105Bus, fly to Limón International Airport
- Take the bus from Jinotega to Managuabus
- Fly from Managua Airport (MGA) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane MGA - LIO
8h 47m$326–570Bus via Matagalpa
- Take the bus from Matagalpa to Managuabus Managua
- Take the bus from Managua to San Josébus
16h
Managua Airport (MGA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Jinotega to Costa Rica is to bus via Matagalpa which costs $30 - $60 and takes 17h.
The fastest way to get from Jinotega to Costa Rica is to bus and fly which takes 4h 27m and costs $180 - $430.
No, there is no direct bus from Jinotega to Costa Rica. However, there are services departing from Jinotega and arriving at Terminal NicaBus via Sébaco and Managua. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 51m.
The distance between Jinotega and Costa Rica is 474 km. The road distance is 538.7 km.
The best way to get from Jinotega to Costa Rica without a car is to bus which takes 10h 51m and costs $40 - $45.
It takes approximately 4h 27m to get from Jinotega to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Jinotega to Costa Rica bus services, operated by COTRAN R.L., depart from Sébaco station.
Jinotega to Costa Rica bus services, operated by COTRAN R.L., arrive at Managua station.
Yes, the driving distance between Jinotega to Costa Rica is 539 km. It takes approximately 8h 14m to drive from Jinotega to Costa Rica.
There are 797+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Jinotega, Nicaragua and Costa Rica?
You can take a bus from Jinotega to Terminal NicaBus via Sébaco, Managua, and Managua in around 10h 51m.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Managua Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Managua Airport to Limón International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,000
Flights from Managua Airport to Limón International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Roxana
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Managua Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Managua Airport to Limón International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,000
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Managua Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $40–300
- Phone
- +505 22330961
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Jinotega to Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Sébaco to Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Matagalpa to Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- 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
- +503 7841 5688
- info@transportedelsol.com
- Website
- transportedelsol.com
Bus from Managua to San José
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- transportedelsol.com
- 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
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $30–50
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