There is no direct bus: you change in Tipitapa and Juigalpa. The whole trip takes about 7 h 45 min.
Type of trip
Journey time
Fare
Leaves from
First bus
Last bus
Matagalpa
Tipitapa
Change in Tipitapa: the bus to Juigalpa is passing through. Wait for it at the roadside stop.
Juigalpa
Change in Juigalpa: the bus to San Carlos (Río San Juan) is passing through. Wait for it at the roadside stop.
San Carlos (Río San Juan)
Matagalpa
Managua
Change in Managua: the next bus leaves from the same terminal, Mayoreo.
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.
We don't have a confirmed fare yet. Ask at the terminal or the conductor on the bus.
About 7 h 45 min, depending on the type of bus and traffic.
It leaves from COTRAN Sur de Matagalpa (Tórrez Moreno).
The first leaves at 2:00 PM and the last at 3:30 PM.
No. Take the bus to Tipitapa and Juigalpa and change there. Each leg and its times are on this page.