Option 1
1 changeabout 8 h 30 minC$305 – C$400 (≈ US$8.33–11)León
Managua
Change in Managua: you arrive at UCA and the next bus leaves from Mayoreo. Take a taxi between terminals.
San Carlos (Río San Juan)
There is no direct bus: you change in Managua and Juigalpa. The whole trip takes about 8 h 20 min.
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León
Managua
Change in Managua: you arrive at UCA and the next bus leaves from Mayoreo. Take a taxi between terminals.
San Carlos (Río San Juan)
Worked out from each leg's timetable plus time to change buses. Confirm at the terminal.
Places worth seeing when you arrive.
Watch the Río San Juan flow out of Lake Cocibolca.
Wetlands with birds, monkeys and caimans, by boat from San Carlos.
Do you run a restaurant, guesthouse or tour in San Carlos (Río San Juan)?
Show up here, right where travellers plan their arrival.
The fare is C$265 – C$380 (≈ US$7.24–10). Cooperatives set the prices and they can change; check at the terminal.
About 8 h 20 min, depending on the type of bus and traffic.
It leaves from Terminal de Buses de León (La Terminal).
The first leaves at 4:30 AM and the last at 7:00 PM.
No. Take the bus to Managua and Juigalpa and change there. Each leg and its times are on this page.