Delivery, courier and transport in Peñas Blancas

The main border crossing between Nicaragua and Costa Rica, on the Pan-American Highway.

Food from the restaurant you choose, parcels across town or across the country, shopping and errands, a driver for the day or the airport run, and loads too big for a taxi — in and from Peñas Blancas, arranged on WhatsApp. Tell us what you need; we confirm whether we can do it, when, and what it costs before anything happens.

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Getting to and around Peñas Blancas

Border crossing

The busiest crossing in the country. Sources give the hours as 6:00–22:00 Monday to Saturday and until 20:00 on Sunday; chicken buses run to Rivas about every 20 minutes. (source, date not stated)

Bus times and fares in Nicaragua change often and are not set by Blink. Each line shows where the information comes from and when it was reported — check at the terminal before you rely on it.

Routes from Peñas Blancas

ToBy roadBy car
Rivas35 km30 min–45 min
San Jorge40 km45 min–1 h
Ometepe40 km1 h 45 min–2 h 15 min
San Juan del Sur45 km45 min–1 h
Tola50 km45 min–1 h
Playa Maderas55 km1 h–1 h 45 min
Playa Gigante65 km1 h–1 h 30 min
Nandaime80 km1 h 15 min–1 h 45 min
Popoyo85 km1 h 30 min–2 h
Liberia Airport (Costa Rica)90 km1 h 15 min–2 h
Granada105 km1 h 45 min–2 h 15 min
Jinotepe105 km1 h 30 min–2 h 15 min
Diriamba110 km1 h 45 min–2 h 30 min
Laguna de Apoyo120 km2 h–2 h 45 min
Catarina120 km2 h–2 h 45 min
El Crucero120 km1 h 45 min–2 h 45 min
Masaya125 km2 h–2 h 45 min
Managua150 km2 h 15 min–3 h 15 min
Managua Airport160 km2 h 30 min–3 h 30 min
Tipitapa170 km2 h 30 min–3 h 45 min
Nagarote195 km3 h–4 h 15 min
La Paz Centro205 km3 h 15 min–4 h 30 min
Pochomil210 km3 h 15 min–4 h 45 min
Montelimar215 km3 h 15 min–4 h 45 min
Boaco235 km3 h 45 min–5 h 15 min
León240 km3 h 45 min–5 h 15 min
Ciudad Darío240 km3 h 45 min–5 h 15 min
Sébaco250 km3 h 45 min–5 h 30 min
Las Peñitas260 km4 h–5 h 45 min
San Isidro265 km4 h–5 h 45 min
Chichigalpa265 km4 h–6 h
Chinandega280 km4 h 15 min–6 h 15 min
Matagalpa280 km4 h 15 min–6 h 15 min
Juigalpa285 km4 h 30 min–6 h 15 min
Estelí295 km4 h 30 min–6 h 30 min
Corinto300 km4 h 30 min–6 h 45 min
Jinotega315 km5 h–7 h 15 min
Jiquilillo320 km5 h 30 min–8 h 45 min
Condega330 km5 h–7 h 15 min
Somotillo345 km5 h 15 min–7 h 45 min
El Guasaule350 km5 h 30 min–7 h 45 min
Somoto360 km5 h 30 min–8 h
Ocotal370 km5 h 45 min–8 h 15 min
Las Manos395 km6 h–8 h 45 min

Driving time is an estimate from the road distance and surface. Traffic in Managua, weather and stops change it; your driver confirms it.

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