There are 7 ways to get from Managua to El Coco by plane, shuttle, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly, shuttle
best- Fly from Managua Airport (MGA) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY)plane MGA - PTY
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Tocumen to The Buenaventura Resort
7h 29m$508–861Bus via David
cheapest- Take the bus from Managua to Terminal TransNicabus
- Take the bus from Terminal TRACOPA to Davidbus
- Take the bus from David to Llano Marínbus
23h 20m$75–94Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Managua to Terminal NicaBusbus
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Uvita
- Take the bus from Uvita to Paso Canoasbus
- Take the bus from Frontera to Santiagobus
- Take the bus from Santiago de Veraguas to Penonomébus
19h 7m$383–393Drive 1,003.5 km
- Drive from Managua to El Cococar 1,003.5 km
15h 53m$138–199Bus
- Take the bus from Managua to Terminal NicaBusbus Chinandega
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus to Penonomébus Panamá / ...
21h 48m$93–120Bus via Managua
- Take the bus from Managua to Terminal Tica Busbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus to Penonomébus Panamá / ...
22h 27m$87–124Bus via Penonomé
- Take the bus from Managua to Terminal Tica Busbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus to Penonomébus San Jose
23h 31m$82–114
Managua Airport (MGA) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Managua to El Coco is to bus via David which costs $75 - $95 and takes 23h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Managua to El Coco is to fly and shuttle which takes 7h 29m and costs $500 - $900.
The distance between Managua and El Coco is 1007 km. The road distance is 1003.5 km.
The best way to get from Managua to El Coco without a car is to bus and shuttle which takes 19h 7m and costs $380 - $400.
It takes approximately 7h 29m to get from Managua to El Coco, including transfers.
El Coco is 1h ahead of Managua. It is currently 5:28 PM in Managua and 6:28 PM in El Coco.
Yes, the driving distance between Managua to El Coco is 1004 km. It takes approximately 15h 53m to drive from Managua to El Coco.
There are 140+ hotels available in El Coco.
What companies run services between Managua, Nicaragua and El Coco, Coclé, Panama?
You can take a bus from Managua to El Coco via Terminal NicaBus, Terminal Tica Bus, and Penonomé in around 21h 48m.
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Managua Airport to Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–370
Flights from Managua Airport to Tocumen International Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–370
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Managua Airport to Tocumen International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–650
- Phone
- +507 6253 8109
- services@retransferpanama.com
- Website
- layoverpanama.com
Shuttle from Aeropuerto Internacional de Tocumen to The Buenaventura Resort
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $150
- Website
- https://www.layoverpanama.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
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from San José to Uvita
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $311
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +506 2221 4214
- info@tracopacr.com
- Website
- tracopacr.com
Bus from Uvita to Paso Canoas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Schedules at
- tracopacr.com
- Colectivo
- $9–13
Bus from Terminal TRACOPA to David
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Schedules at
- tracopacr.com
- Colectivo
- $24–35
- Phone
- +507 6265 8842
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Frontera to Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $13
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Santiago de Veraguas to Penonomé
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $7–11
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus to Penonomé
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $50–75
- 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/
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus to Penonomé
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
- Phone
- +506 4404 0500
- info@transnica.com
- Website
- transnica.com
Bus from Managua to Terminal TransNica
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $32–35
- Schedules at
- transnica.com
- Book at
- ventas.transnica.com
- Phone
- +507 775-2974
- terminalesdavidpanama507@gmail.com
- Website
- instagram.com
Bus from David to Llano Marín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16
- Schedules at
- instagram.com
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