Granada to Somoto: bus, taxi and private driver

Granada to Somoto is about 260 km by road, via Masaya, Managua, Tipitapa, Ciudad Darío, Sébaco, San Isidro, Estelí, Condega, roughly 4 h–5 h 45 min by car.

260 km

By road

4 h–5 h 45 min

By car

↺ Managua

By bus

Book a driver: Granada → Somoto

Blink

Private driver with Blink

Door to door from wherever you are in Granada to the address you give in Somoto, 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

  • Microbus · Managua → Granada

    From
    UCA, Managua
    Fare
    C$37 per seat — a bag that takes a seat pays one

    source, reported 2025

  • Chicken bus (ordinario) · Managua → Granada

    From
    Mercado Roberto Huembes, Managua
    Fare
    C$28 + C$28 per bag

    source, reported 2024

  • Microbus · Managua → Granada

    From
    UCA, Managua
    Departures
    Leaves when full
    Takes
    1 h 20 min–1 h 30 min
    Fare
    C$33

    source, reported 2018

  • Chicken bus (ordinario) · Managua → Somoto

    From
    Mercado Mayoreo, Managua
    Hours
    7:15–16:45

    source, reported 2019

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

  1. Granada → Masaya17 km · paved highway
  2. Masaya → Managua28 km · paved highway
  3. Managua → Managua Airport11.5 km · paved highway
  4. Managua Airport → Tipitapa9.5 km · paved highway
  5. Tipitapa → San Benito14 km · paved highway
  6. San Benito → Ciudad Darío55 km · paved highway
  7. Ciudad Darío → Sébaco12 km · paved highway
  8. Sébaco → San Isidro14 km · paved highway
  9. San Isidro → Estelí30.5 km · paved highway
  10. Estelí → Condega36 km · paved highway
  11. Condega → Yalagüina20 km · paved highway
  12. Yalagüina → Somoto12 km · paved highway

Distances from: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

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 Granada to Somoto

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.

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