There are 5 ways to get from Masaya to Costa Rica by bus, plane, car, or shuttle
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Bus to Managua Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Masaya to Granadabus
- Fly from Managua Airport (MGA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane MGA - SJO
4h 52mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Parque Los Leones to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus Mga
11h 30m$30–45Bus via Juntas
- Take the bus from Masaya to Rivasbus
- Take the bus from Peñas Blancas to Limonalbus Mga
- Take the bus from Limonal to Terminal Gran Terminal del Caribebus
8h 58mDrive 390.9 km
- Drive from Masaya to San Josécar 390.9 km
6h 4m$53–76Bus, shuttle to Tamarindo Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Masaya to Rivasbus
- Take a shuttle bus from La Cruz to Tamarindo
- Fly from Tamarindo Airport (TNO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane TNO - SJO
7h 29m$434–478
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 4m 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 8h 58m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 52m to get from Masaya to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Masaya to Costa Rica bus services, operated by Nicaragua Local Buses, depart from Masaya station.
Masaya to Costa Rica bus services, operated by Nicaragua Local Buses, arrive at Rivas station.
Yes, the driving distance between Masaya to Costa Rica is 391 km. It takes approximately 6h 4m to drive from Masaya to Costa Rica.
There are 761+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Masaya, Nicaragua and Costa Rica?
You can take a bus from Masaya to Terminal Gran Terminal del Caribe via Rivas, Rivas, Peñas Blancas, and Limonal in around 8h 58m.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Managua Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–550
Flights from Tamarindo Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–230
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Managua Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–550
Flights from Tamarindo Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–230
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Managua Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $40–320
Bus from Masaya to Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
Bus from Masaya to Rivas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2
Bus from Masaya to Rivas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
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
- 1 800 715 1370
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from La Cruz to Tamarindo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $251
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
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