Option 1
1 changeabout 3 h 50 minC$147 – C$167 (≈ US$4.02–4.56)Granada
Masaya
Change in Masaya: ask at the terminal for the bus to Matagalpa.
Matagalpa
There is no direct bus: you change in Masaya. The whole trip takes about 3 h 50 min.
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Journey time
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Granada
Masaya
Change in Masaya: ask at the terminal for the bus to Matagalpa.
Matagalpa
Granada
Managua
Change in Managua: you arrive at UCA and the next bus leaves from Mayoreo. Take a taxi between terminals.
Matagalpa
Worked out from each leg's timetable plus time to change buses. Confirm at the terminal.
Places worth seeing when you arrive.
A cloud-forest reserve you can hike up from downtown, with views over the whole city.
A coffee farm and cloud-forest reserve on the Jinotega road, with trails and cabins.
Tells how coffee built the region, and a good place to taste local coffee.
A waterfall about 15 metres high at km 147 of the La Dalia road; a short trail leads behind the water to a cave.
Do you run a restaurant, guesthouse or tour in Matagalpa?
Show up here, right where travellers plan their arrival.
The fare is C$147 – C$167 (≈ US$4.02–4.56). Cooperatives set the prices and they can change; check at the terminal.
About 3 h 50 min, depending on the type of bus and traffic.
It leaves from Terminal de microbuses Shell Palmira.
The first leaves at 4:30 AM and the last at 8:00 PM.
No. Take the bus to Masaya and change there. Each leg and its times are on this page.