Popoyo to Ocotal: bus, taxi and private driver
Popoyo to Ocotal is about 385 km by road, via Tola, Rivas, Nandaime, Jinotepe, El Crucero, Managua, Tipitapa, Ciudad Darío, Sébaco, San Isidro, Estelí, Condega, roughly 6 h–8 h 45 min by car.
385 km
By road
6 h–8 h 45 min
By car
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No bus we could confirm
Blink
Private driver with Blink
Door to door from wherever you are in Popoyo 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
We could not confirm a public bus between Popoyo and Ocotal. Ask locally at the terminal, or book a driver.
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
- Popoyo → Tola33 km · paved road
- Tola → Rivas14 km · paved highway
- Rivas → Nandaime46 km · paved highway
- Nandaime → Jinotepe21 km · paved highway
- Jinotepe → El Crucero17 km · paved highway
- El Crucero → Managua28 km · paved highway
- Managua → Managua Airport11.5 km · paved highway
- Managua Airport → Tipitapa9.5 km · paved highway
- Tipitapa → San Benito14 km · paved highway
- San Benito → Ciudad Darío55 km · paved highway
- Ciudad Darío → Sébaco12 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 Popoyo 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.