Option 1
1 changeabout 10 hC$370 – C$420 (≈ US$10–11)Popoyo (surf beach)
Managua
Change in Managua: you arrive at Huembes 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 Masaya and Juigalpa. The whole trip takes about 9 h 15 min.
Type of trip
Journey time
Fare
Leaves from
First bus
Popoyo (surf beach)
Managua
Change in Managua: you arrive at Huembes and the next bus leaves from Mayoreo. Take a taxi between terminals.
San Carlos (Río San Juan)
Popoyo (surf beach)
Masaya
Change in Masaya: ask at the terminal for the bus to Juigalpa.
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)
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 9 h 15 min, depending on the type of bus and traffic.
It leaves from Parada de Las Salinas (Popoyo).
No. Take the bus to Masaya and Juigalpa and change there. Each leg and its times are on this page.