There are 7 ways to get from Juigalpa to Costa Rica by bus, car, or plane
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Bus, drive
best- Take the bus from Acoyopa to San Carlos
- Take the bus from Los Chiles to Ciudad Quesada
- Drive from Ciudad Quesada to San José
7h 28mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Juigalpa to San CarlosManagua
- Take the bus from Los Chiles to Terminal Atlántico NorteSan Jose
10h 44m$15–24Drive 346.5 km
- Drive from Juigalpa to San José346.5 km
5h 26m$47–68Bus, fly
- Take the bus from Juigalpa to Mercado Mayoreo
- Fly from Managua Airport (MGA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)MGA - SJO
5h 19m$156–487Bus via Muelle del San Carlos
- Take the bus from Acoyopa to San Carlos
- Take the bus from Los Chiles to Muelle del San Carlos
- Take the bus from Muelle del San Carlos to Terminal Atlántico Norte
8h 26mBus #2
- Take the bus from Juigalpa to ManaguaManagua
- Take the bus from Managua to Terminal Tica Bus
11h 27m$32–47Bus #3
- Take the bus from Juigalpa to ManaguaManagua
- Take the bus from Managua to San José
15h
Managua Airport (MGA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Juigalpa to Costa Rica is to bus which costs $14 - $25 and takes 10h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Juigalpa to Costa Rica is to bus and fly which takes 5h 19m and costs $150 - $490.
No, there is no direct bus from Juigalpa to Costa Rica. However, there are services departing from Juigalpa and arriving at Terminal Tica Bus via Managua. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 27m.
The distance between Juigalpa and Costa Rica is 371 km. The road distance is 346.5 km.
The best way to get from Juigalpa to Costa Rica without a car is to bus which takes 11h 27m and costs $30 - $50.
It takes approximately 7h 28m to get from Juigalpa to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Juigalpa to Costa Rica bus services, operated by Nicaragua Local Buses, depart from Juigalpa station.
Juigalpa to Costa Rica bus services, operated by Nicaragua Local Buses, arrive at Managua station.
Yes, the driving distance between Juigalpa to Costa Rica is 347 km. It takes approximately 5h 26m to drive from Juigalpa to Costa Rica.
There are 791+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Juigalpa, Nicaragua and Costa Rica?
You can take a bus from Juigalpa to Terminal Atlántico Norte via Acoyopa, San Carlos, Los Chiles, and Muelle del San Carlos in around 8h 26m.
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Managua Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $40–290
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Managua Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $40–290
Bus from Acoyopa to San Carlos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
Bus from Juigalpa to Mercado Mayoreo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
Bus from Juigalpa to San Carlos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5
Bus from Juigalpa to Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2
- Phone
- +506 2460 1886
- info@chilsaca.com
- Website
- chilsaca.com
Bus from Los Chiles to Ciudad Quesada
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7
- Schedules at
- chilsaca.com
Bus from Los Chiles to Muelle del San Carlos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6
- Schedules at
- chilsaca.com
- Phone
- +505 8600 5612
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Juigalpa to Mercado Mayoreo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Juigalpa to San Carlos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +506 8356 1555
- contraloriadeservicios.buses@gmail.com
- Website
- yoviajocr.com
Bus from Los Chiles to Muelle del San Carlos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Schedules at
- yoviajocr.com
Bus from Muelle del San Carlos to Terminal Atlántico Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- yoviajocr.com
Bus from Los Chiles to Terminal Atlántico Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- yoviajocr.com
- Phone
- +506 2673 0612
- Website
- yoviajocr.com
Bus from Muelle del San Carlos to Terminal Atlántico Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Schedules at
- yoviajocr.com
- 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
- +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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