On rejoint Ometepe en ferry ou en petit bateau depuis le port de San Jorge, à 15 minutes de Rivas. Depuis Managua, le trajet complet prend environ 3 heures et coûte moins de C$200 (US$5).
Vérifié le 29 oct. 2026

From Mercado Roberto Huembes there are direct express buses to San Jorge (the port) several times a day and express buses to Rivas every 40 minutes. From Granada, the market bus to Rivas takes 1 h 30.
If you arrive in Rivas, buses and shared taxis run to the dock (15 minutes, C$10–30 per person). A private taxi costs C$80–120.
Ferries (El Che, Ferry I, Ferry III) and small boats run from 7:00 AM to 5:45 PM, about C$50 per person. The small boats are cheaper but do not run on Sundays. If you are heading to Santo Domingo, Balgüe or Maderas volcano, the ferry to San José del Sur saves you the ride across the island.
From Moyogalpa there are local buses to Altagracia, Santo Domingo and Balgüe (few departures, C$20–40), shared taxis, and scooter and bicycle rentals. Hostels usually arrange a pick-up if you tell them your ferry time.
Coût approximatif
Managua–San Jorge C$90–100 + ferry C$40–50 + island transport C$20–40. About C$160–200 (US$5) in total.
Granada to Ometepe
They went from Granada to Ometepe by public transport: a bus to Rivas, a taxi to San Jorge and the ferry. The whole trip took about four hours and cost under US$10 a person. On the island the highlight was seeing the volcanoes from almost everywhere, and on the whole they found the locals the nicest people they met on their Central America trip.
Road to 197, 14 avr. 2024. Lire sur Road to 197
Granada to Ometepe
They just missed the 9:15 bus to Rivas and took the next one to Nandaime (C$18). The driver told them where to get off at a highway junction and helped them onto the Rivas bus pulling up behind (C$70). A shared taxi to San Jorge got them to the 12:00 ferry just in time: four hours and C$297 per person in all.
Melissa MacIntyre, 13 févr. 2026. Lire sur Centro Coasting
Ometepe to San Juan del Sur
They went from Balgüe on Ometepe to San Juan del Sur in a day: a taxi to Moyogalpa, the ferry to San Jorge (an hour, C$50), a taxi to Rivas bus station and a 70-minute bus (C$50 with bags). They reached the dock at 10:50 for the 11:30 ferry and left on an 11:00 one. Callum calls the journey very smooth and says it felt very safe; in Rivas, locals showed them where the bus left from.
Callum, 20 déc. 2024. Lire sur Centro Coasting
Envoyez-le à ceux qui voyagent avec vous.

San Juan del Sur est à 2 h 30 de Managua. Des bus express directs partent de Huembes en milieu de matinée et l’après-midi ; le reste du temps, allez jusqu’à Rivas et changez de bus.

Vous pouvez prendre un autocar international direct de Managua à San José (Tica Bus ou TransNica, environ 9 heures) ou, moins cher, des bus locaux jusqu’à la frontière de Peñas Blancas, puis des bus costaricains pour continuer.

Popoyo, la plage de surf de Tola, n’a qu’un seul bus direct depuis Managua, l’après-midi. Le reste du temps, allez jusqu’à Rivas et prenez le bus de Las Salinas : environ 3 h 30 au total.