Matagalpa to Ocotal: bus, taxi and private driver
Matagalpa to Ocotal is about 150 km by road, via Sébaco, San Isidro, Estelí, Condega, roughly 2 h 15 min–3 h 15 min by car.
150 km
By road
2 h 15 min–3 h 15 min
By car
↺ Managua
By bus
Blink
Private driver with Blink
Door to door from wherever you are in Matagalpa to the address you give in Ocotal, 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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Express bus (expreso) · Managua → Matagalpa
- From
- Mercado Mayoreo, Managua
- Departures
- Every 30 min
- Hours
- 4:00–18:30
- Takes
- 2 h–2 h 15 min
- Fare
- C$83–105
source, reported 2025
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Chicken bus (ordinario) · Matagalpa → Managua
- From
- Terminal Tórrez Moreno (Mercado Sur), Matagalpa
- Fare
- C$90
source, reported 2022
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Chicken bus (ordinario) · Managua → Matagalpa
- From
- Mercado Mayoreo, Managua
- Departures
- Every 30 min
- Hours
- 3:45–18:30
- Takes
- 3 h
source, date not stated
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Bus · Managua → Ocotal
- From
- Mercado Mayoreo, Managua
- Hours
- 5:10–17:15
source, date not stated
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Express bus (expreso) · Managua → Ocotal
- From
- Mercado Mayoreo, Managua
- Departures
- About every 2 hours
- Fare
- C$115
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
- Matagalpa → Sébaco28 km · paved highway
- Sébaco → San Isidro14 km · paved highway
- San Isidro → Estelí30.5 km · paved highway
- Estelí → Condega36 km · paved highway
- Condega → Yalagüina20 km · paved highway
- Yalagüina → Ocotal21.5 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 Matagalpa to Ocotal
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.