Option 1
1 changeabout 5 h 50 minPopoyo (surf beach)
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 5 h 50 min.
Type of trip
Journey time
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First bus
Popoyo (surf beach)
Masaya
Change in Masaya: ask at the terminal for the bus to Matagalpa.
Matagalpa
Popoyo (surf beach)
Managua
Change in Managua: you arrive at Huembes 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.
We don't have a confirmed fare yet. Ask at the terminal or the conductor on the bus.
About 5 h 50 min, depending on the type of bus and traffic.
It leaves from Parada de Las Salinas (Popoyo).
No. Take the bus to Masaya and change there. Each leg and its times are on this page.