San Juan del Sur to Nagarote: bus, taxi and private driver
San Juan del Sur to Nagarote is about 185 km by road, via Rivas, Nandaime, Jinotepe, El Crucero, Managua, roughly 2 h 45 min–4 h by car.
185 km
By road
2 h 45 min–4 h
By car
↺ Managua
By bus
Blink
Private driver with Blink
Door to door from wherever you are in San Juan del Sur to the address you give in Nagarote, 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) · Managua → San Juan del Sur
- From
- Mercado Roberto Huembes, Managua
- Hours
- 9:30–17:30
- Takes
- 3 h 30 min
- Fare
- C$85
source, reported 2017
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Express bus (expreso) · Managua → San Juan del Sur
- From
- Mercado Roberto Huembes, Managua
- Hours
- 10:00–17:30
- Takes
- 3 h
- Fare
- C$90
source, reported 2017
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Chicken bus (ordinario) · Managua → Nagarote
- From
- Mercado Israel Lewites, Managua
- Departures
- Every 30 min
- Hours
- 5:00–20:00
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
- San Juan del Sur → La Virgen19.6 km · paved highway
- La Virgen → Rivas8.8 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 → Nagarote45 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 San Juan del Sur to Nagarote
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.