There are 4 ways to get from Masaya to Costa Rica by bus, plane, or car
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Bus, fly
best- Take the bus from Masaya to Granadabus
- Fly from Managua Airport (MGA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane MGA - SJO
3h 46mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Parque Los Leones to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus Mga
11h 30m$30–45Bus via Juntas
- Take the bus from Parque Los Leones to Peñas Blancasbus Mga
- Take the bus from Peñas Blancas to Limonalbus Mga
- Take the bus from Limonal to Terminal Gran Terminal del Caribebus
9h 23mDrive 390.9 km
- Drive from Masaya to San Josécar 390.9 km
6h 3m$53–76
Masaya to Costa Rica by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Masaya to Costa Rica is to bus which costs $30 - $45 and takes 11h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Masaya to Costa Rica is to drive which takes 6h 3m and costs $50 - $80.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Parque Los Leones and arriving at Terminal Atlántico Norte. Services depart every four hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 11h 30m.
The distance between Masaya and Costa Rica is 387 km. The road distance is 390.9 km.
The best way to get from Masaya to Costa Rica without a car is to bus via Juntas which takes 9h 23m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 46m to get from Masaya to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Masaya to Costa Rica bus services, operated by Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter), depart from Parque Los Leones station.
Masaya to Costa Rica bus services, operated by Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter), arrive at Peñas Blancas station.
Yes, the driving distance between Masaya to Costa Rica is 391 km. It takes approximately 6h 3m to drive from Masaya to Costa Rica.
There are 764+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Masaya, Nicaragua and Costa Rica?
You can take a bus from Parque Los Leones to Terminal Gran Terminal del Caribe via Peñas Blancas and Limonal 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
- $35–410
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Managua Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $35–410
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Managua Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $35–290
Bus from Masaya to Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Parque Los Leones to Peñas Blancas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $9–13
Bus from Peñas Blancas to Limonal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $11–16
Bus from Parque Los Leones to Terminal Atlántico Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $30–45
Bus from Limonal to Terminal Gran Terminal del Caribe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- yoviajocr.com
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- info@ticabus.com
- Website
- ticabus.com
Bus from Parque Los Leones to Terminal Atlántico Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
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