There are 8 ways to get from Jinotepe to Costa Rica by bus, plane, car, or shuttle
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Bus to Managua Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Jinotepe to Granada
- Fly from Managua Airport (MGA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)MGA - SJO
5h 33m$202–533Bus via Juntas
cheapest- Take the bus from Jinotepe to Rivas
- Take the bus from Peñas Blancas to LimonalMga
- Take the bus from Limonal to Central Autobusera Inteligente
9h 35m$25–57Bus via Managua
- Take the bus from Jinotepe to ManaguaManagua
- Take the bus from Managua to Terminal NicaBusChinandega
9h 23m$38–39Drive 382.7 km
- Drive from Jinotepe to San José382.7 km
5h 50m$52–75Bus, bus to Liberia International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Jinotepe to Rivas
- Take the bus from Peñas Blancas to Liberia - Estación de Servicio EMESA
- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)LIR - SJO
7h 22m$150–1,439Bus, shuttle to Tamarindo Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Nandaime to Peñas Blancas
- Take a shuttle bus from Peñas Blancas to Tamarindo
- Fly from Tamarindo Airport (TNO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)TNO - SJO
8h 6m$372–389Bus
- Take the bus from Jinotepe to ManaguaManagua
- Take the bus from Managua to Terminal Tica Bus
9h 27m$31–46Bus #2
- Take the bus from Jinotepe to ManaguaManagua
- Take the bus from Managua to San José
13h
Managua Airport (MGA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Jinotepe to Costa Rica is to bus via Juntas which costs $25 - $60 and takes 9h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Jinotepe to Costa Rica is to bus and fly which takes 5h 33m and costs $200 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Jinotepe to Costa Rica. However, there are services departing from Jinotepe and arriving at Terminal NicaBus via Managua. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 23m.
The distance between Jinotepe and Costa Rica is 409 km. The road distance is 382.7 km.
The best way to get from Jinotepe to Costa Rica without a car is to bus via Managua which takes 9h 23m and costs $38 - $40.
It takes approximately 5h 33m to get from Jinotepe to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Jinotepe to Costa Rica bus services, operated by Nicaragua Local Buses, depart from Jinotepe station.
Jinotepe to Costa Rica bus services, operated by Nicaragua Local Buses, arrive at Managua station.
Yes, the driving distance between Jinotepe to Costa Rica is 383 km. It takes approximately 5h 50m to drive from Jinotepe to Costa Rica.
There are 793+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Jinotepe, Nicaragua and Costa Rica?
You can take a bus from Jinotepe to Terminal NicaBus via Managua and Managua in around 9h 23m.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Managua Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $40–290
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–430
Flights from Tamarindo Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–270
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–430
Flights from Tamarindo Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–270
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Managua Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $40–290
Bus from Jinotepe to Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
Bus from Jinotepe to Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
Bus from Jinotepe to Rivas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
- 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
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Peñas Blancas to Liberia - Estación de Servicio EMESA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–35
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $7–35
Bus from Peñas Blancas to Limonal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–40
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $11–40
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- info@ticabus.com
- Website
- ticabus.com
Bus from Nandaime to Peñas Blancas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
Bus from Managua to Terminal Tica Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Peñas Blancas to Tamarindo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $197
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +506 4404 0505
- sac@tiguanacaste.com
- Website
- tiguanacaste.com
Bus from Limonal to Central Autobusera Inteligente
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Schedules at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Book at
- tiguanacaste.com
- 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
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