Estelí to La Paz Centro: bus, taxi and private driver
Estelí to La Paz Centro is about 205 km by road, via San Isidro, Sébaco, Ciudad Darío, Tipitapa, Managua, Nagarote, roughly 3 h 15 min–4 h 30 min by car.
205 km
By road
3 h 15 min–4 h 30 min
By car
↺ Managua
By bus
Blink
Private driver with Blink
Door to door from wherever you are in Estelí to the address you give in La Paz Centro, at the time you choose, with room for luggage and boards. Message us the date, time, number of people and bags; we send the price in writing before anything is booked.
Prices on WhatsApp — confirmed in writing before you commit.
Bus
No direct bus — change in Managua
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Chicken bus (ordinario) · Estelí → Managua
- From
- Terminal Pedro Vargas, Estelí
- Departures
- Every 30 min
- Hours
- 3:30–18:00
source, reported 2026
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Express bus (expreso) · Estelí → Managua
- From
- Terminal Pedro Vargas, Estelí
- Departures
- 10 a day
- Hours
- 4:45–15:15
source, reported 2026
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Express bus (expreso) · Managua → Estelí
- From
- Mercado Mayoreo, Managua
- Departures
- About every hour
- Hours
- 4:30–18:30
- Takes
- 2 h 30 min
- Fare
- C$110
source, reported 2024
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Chicken bus (ordinario) · Managua → La Paz Centro
- From
- Mercado Israel Lewites, Managua
- Departures
- Every 30 min
- Hours
- 6:15–20:00
- Takes
- about 1 h 30 min
- Fare
- C$20
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.
The road, leg by leg
- Estelí → San Isidro30.5 km · paved highway
- San Isidro → Sébaco14 km · paved highway
- Sébaco → Ciudad Darío12 km · paved highway
- Ciudad Darío → San Benito55 km · paved highway
- San Benito → Tipitapa14 km · paved highway
- Tipitapa → Managua Airport9.5 km · paved highway
- Managua Airport → Managua11.5 km · paved highway
- Managua → Nagarote45 km · paved highway
- Nagarote → La Paz Centro12 km · paved highway
Taxi
Taxis in Nicaragua will usually take an out-of-town trip for a fare agreed before you get in. Agree the price, the number of people and whether bags cost extra first, and prefer a taxi called by your hotel.
Driving time is an estimate from the road distance and surface. Traffic in Managua, weather and stops change it; your driver confirms it.
Sending something from Estelí to La Paz Centro
Parcels, documents, medicine, furniture, appliances, motorbikes, shopping from a store in one city to a door in another — tell us what, where and when on WhatsApp. We confirm whether we can do it and what it costs before anything moves.