There are 7 ways to get from Rivas to David by bus, car, shuttle, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus via Liberia
best- Take the bus from Peñas Blancas to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberiabus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Puntarenasbus
- Take the bus from Puntarenas to Parritabus
- Take the bus from Terminal de buses Parrita to Davidbus
13h 58m$33–47Drive 608.1 km
- Drive from Rivas to Davidcar 608.1 km
9h 39m$84–121Shuttle to Managua Airport, fly to David
- Take a shuttle bus from Rivas to Granada
- Fly from Managua Airport (MGA) to David (DAV)plane MGA - DAV
9h 46m$682–1,033Bus
- Take the bus from Rivas to Terminal Tica Busbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus to David Panamabus San Jose
18h 22m$56–84Bus #2
- Take the bus from Rivas to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus Mga
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus to Davidbus Panamá / ...
20h 7m$54–84Bus to Liberia International Airport, fly to Golfito, bus
- Take the bus from Peñas Blancas to Liberia - Estación de Servicio EMESAbus
- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Golfito (GLF)plane LIR - GLF
- Take the bus from Golfito to Paso Canoasbus
- Take the bus from Frontera to Davidbus
12h 38m$105–718Shuttle, shuttle to Juan Santamaría International Airport, fly to Golfito, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Peñas Blancas to La Fortuna
- Take a shuttle bus from La Fortuna to Alajuela
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Golfito (GLF)plane SJO - GLF
- Take the bus from Golfito to Paso Canoasbus
- Take the bus from Frontera to Davidbus
10h 50m$480–721
Managua Airport (MGA) to David (DAV) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rivas to David is to bus via Liberia which costs $30 - $50 and takes 13h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Rivas to David is to drive which takes 9h 39m and costs $80 - $120.
No, there is no direct bus from Rivas to David. However, there are services departing from Rivas and arriving at David via Peñas Blancas, Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia, Puntarenas and Terminal de buses Parrita. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 58m.
The distance between Rivas and David is 638 km. The road distance is 608.1 km.
The best way to get from Rivas to David without a car is to bus via Liberia which takes 13h 58m and costs $30 - $50.
It takes approximately 13h 58m to get from Rivas to David, including transfers.
Rivas to David bus services, operated by Grupo Tranbasa, depart from Peñas Blancas station.
Rivas to David bus services, operated by Grupo Tranbasa, arrive at Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia station.
David is 1h ahead of Rivas. It is currently 5:28 PM in Rivas and 6:28 PM in David.
Yes, the driving distance between Rivas to David is 608 km. It takes approximately 9h 39m to drive from Rivas to David.
What companies run services between Rivas, Nicaragua and David, Panama?
You can take a bus from Rivas to David via Peñas Blancas, Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia, Puntarenas, and Terminal de buses Parrita in around 13h 58m.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Golfito via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,100
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Golfito via Nosara Beach, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Golfito
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–900
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Golfito via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–700
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Golfito via Cobano, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Golfito
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–900
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Managua Airport to David via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–500
- Phone
- +506 2666 0517
- info@grupotranbasa.com
- Website
- grupotranbasa.com
Bus from Peñas Blancas to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- grupotranbasa.com
- Phone
- +506 2663 1752
- reinadelcamposa@hotmail.com
- Website
- reinadelcampo.com
Bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Schedules at
- reinadelcampo.com
- Phone
- +506 2777 0263
- info@tqpcr.com
- Website
- tqpcr.com
Bus from Puntarenas to Parrita
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- tqpcr.com
- Phone
- +506 2221 4214
- info@tracopacr.com
- Website
- tracopacr.com
Bus from Terminal de buses Parrita to David
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–23
- Schedules at
- tracopacr.com
- Colectivo
- $17–23
- Phone
- +1 586 310 8389
- info@easyridecostarica.com
- Website
- easyridecostarica.com
Shuttle from Rivas to Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $129
- Schedules at
- easyridecostarica.com
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- info@ticabus.com
- Website
- ticabus.com
Bus from Rivas to Terminal Tica Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus to David Panama
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Rivas to Terminal Atlántico Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $24–35
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus to David
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–48
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $30–45
Bus from Peñas Blancas to Liberia - Estación de Servicio EMESA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $5–8
Bus from Golfito to Paso Canoas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +507 314 6886
- panachifauditoria@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Frontera to David
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Peñas Blancas to La Fortuna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $271
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from La Fortuna to Alajuela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $168
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
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