There are 5 ways to get from Managua to Puntarenas by bus, shuttle, car or plane
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Recommended option
Bus via Peñas Blancas • 9 h 26 min
$11
4 alternative options
Bus, shuttle • 10 h 30 min
$34 - $35
Bus Trans Nica • 11 h 23 min
$34 - $53
Drive • 5 h 23 min
$30 - $50
Fly, bus • 5 h 54 min
$81 - $164
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Managua to Puntarenas is to bus which costs $10 - $12 and takes 9 h 26 min.
The quickest way to get from Managua to Puntarenas is to drive which costs $30 - $50 and takes 5 h 23 min.
No, there is no direct bus from Managua to Puntarenas. However, there are services departing from Managua and arriving at Puntarenas via Rivas, Peñas Blancas and Liberia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9 h 26 min.
The distance between Managua and Puntarenas is 285 km. The road distance is 348.1 km.
The best way to get from Managua to Puntarenas without a car is to bus which takes 9 h 26 min and costs $10 - $12.
It takes approximately 9 h 26 min to get from Managua to Puntarenas, including transfers.
Managua to Puntarenas bus services, operated by Horario De Buses Nicaragua, depart from Managua station.
The quickest flight from Managua Airport to San Jose Airport is the direct flight which takes 56 min.
Managua to Puntarenas bus services, operated by Reyna del Campo, arrive at Puntarenas station.
Yes, the driving distance between Managua to Puntarenas is 348 km. It takes approximately 5 h 23 min to drive from Managua to Puntarenas.
- Distance: 178.1 miles
- Duration: 9 h 26 min
What companies run services between Managua, Nicaragua and Puntarenas, Costa Rica?
You can take a bus from Managua to Puntarenas via Rivas, Peñas Blancas, and Liberia in around 9 h 26 min.
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Managua to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75 - $170
- Website
- horariodebuses.com
Bus from Managua to Rivas
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1 - $3
- Schedules at
- horariodebuses.com
Bus from Managua to San Juan del Sur
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2 - $3
- Schedules at
- horariodebuses.com
Bus from Peñas Blancas to Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- grupotranbasa.com
Bus from Liberia to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- reinadelcampo.com
- Phone
- +502 77620120
- marvelustravel@gmail.com
- Website
- marvelustravel.com
Shuttle from San Juan del Sur to Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $27
- Schedules at
- marvelustravel.com
- Book at
- marvelustravel.com
- Phone
- Costa Rica: +506 – 4404-0500 / +506 – 2223 4242, Nicaragua: +505 8287-1188, Honduras: +504 2239-7933
- info@transnica.com
- Website
- transnica.com
Bus from Managua to San José
- Ave. Duration
- 8 h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $28 - $50
- Schedules at
- transnica.com
- Phone
- (506) 2221-6600
- Website
- eupsacr.com
Bus from San José to Puntarenas, Cantón Puntarenas, Provincia Puntarenas, 60101, Costa Rica
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- eupsacr.com
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More Questions & Answers
Copa Airlines offers flights from Managua Airport to San Jose Airport.
There are 63+ hotels available in Puntarenas. Prices start at $30 USD per night.
The best way to get from Managua to Managua Airport is to bus which takes 15 min and costs .