There are 5 ways to get from Melbourne to Nicaragua by plane, bus, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Managua Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Managua Airport (MGA)plane MEL - MGA
28h 45m$1,719–3,919Fly to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport, shuttle
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (SAP)plane MEL - SAP
- Take a shuttle bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Buses to León
38h 33m$725–2,185Fly to Liberia International Airport, bus, shuttle
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane MEL - LIR
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Peñas Blancasbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Peñas Blancas to Granada
30h 35m$1,021–3,273Fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane MEL - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from Alajuela to La Fortuna
- Take a shuttle bus from La Fortuna to Peñas Blancas
- Take a shuttle bus from Peñas Blancas to Granada
34h 6m$1,940–2,940Fly to Cuscatlán International Airport, shuttle, Bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Cuscatlán International Airport (SAL)plane MEL - SAL
- Take a shuttle bus from El Zonte to La Unión
- Take the bus from La Unión to Potosibus
- Take the bus from Potosi to Leónbus
34h 45m
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Managua Airport (MGA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Nicaragua is to fly and shuttle which costs $700 - $2,200 and takes 38h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Nicaragua is to fly which takes 28h 45m and costs $1,700 - $4,000.
The distance between Melbourne and Nicaragua is 14275 km.
It takes approximately 28h 45m to get from Melbourne to Nicaragua, including transfers.
Nicaragua is 17h behind Melbourne. It is currently 1:19 PM in Melbourne and 8:19 PM in Nicaragua.
There are 123+ hotels available in Nicaragua.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Nicaragua?
United Airlines, Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A., and three other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Managua Airport (MGA) 4 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Managua Airport via Auckland, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 56m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Liberia International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 9m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 9m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 20m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Auckland, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 27m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Sydney, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 37m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cuscatlán International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cuscatlán International Airport via Auckland, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 39m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport via Auckland, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 53m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Managua Airport via Los Angeles, Cuscatlán International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Managua Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Cuscatlán International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Managua Airport via San Francisco, Cuscatlán International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cuscatlán International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cuscatlán International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cuscatlán International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cuscatlán International Airport via Auckland, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport via San Francisco, Cuscatlán International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 28m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Liberia International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 7m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 7m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Auckland, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cuscatlán International Airport via Auckland, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 2m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cuscatlán International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 57m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Phone
- +506 2666 0517
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grupo Tranbasa
Bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Peñas Blancas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- Grupo Tranbasa
- Phone
- +506 8812 4012
- [email protected]
- Website
- EasyRide CR
Shuttle from Peñas Blancas to Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $149
- Schedules at
- EasyRide CR
Shuttle from Peñas Blancas to Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $149
- Schedules at
- EasyRide CR
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Alajuela to La Fortuna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $258
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from La Fortuna to Peñas Blancas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $414
- Website
- RIDE CR
- Phone
- +503 7223 2638
- [email protected]
- Website
- Infini Tours
Shuttle from El Zonte to La Unión
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $130
- Website
- Infini Tours
- Phone
- +503 2525-6464
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ruta del Golfo
Bus from La Unión to Potosi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $188
- Schedules at
- Ruta del Golfo
Bus from Potosi to León
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- Ruta del Golfo
- Phone
- +504 2425 3931
- [email protected]
- Website
- Roneey Shuttle
Shuttle from Terminal Metropolitana de Buses to León
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $126
- Website
- Roneey Shuttle
Want to know more about travelling around Nicaragua
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
10 amazing places to get away from it all in Australia
Read the travel guide
4 of the smartest ways to explore Australia
Read the travel guide










