There are 10 ways to get from Mexico City Airport (MEX) to Managua by plane, bus, car, or shuttle
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Fly to Managua Airport
best- Fly from Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX) to Managua Airport (MGA)plane MEX - MGA
3h 26m$350–750Bus #4
cheapest- Take the bus from Mexico City Politécnico Station to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to Guatemana Aguilar Batresbus
- Take the bus from Guatemala Aguilar Batres to Terminal San Carlos - Ticabusbus
- Take the bus from Terminal San Carlos - Ticabus to Terminal Managua - CCAbus Ssv
46h 2m$111–173Bus via San Cristóbal de las Casas
- Take the bus from Terminal de Autobuses de Pasajeros de Oriente to San Cristóbal de las Casasbus
- Take the bus from San Cristóbal de las Casas to Panajachelbus
- Take the bus from Panajachel to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador to Terminal Tica Bus Managuabus
39h 21m$224–326Drive 2,006 km
- Drive from Mexico City Airport (MEX) to Managuacar 2,006 km
27h 32m$248–358Fly to Liberia International Airport, bus
- Fly from Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane MEX - LIR
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Peñas Blancasbus
- Take the bus from Rivas to Managua Mercado Huembesbus
11h 12m$420–619Fly to La Fortuna Arenal Airport, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX) to La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON)plane MEX - FON
- Take a shuttle bus from La Fortuna to Peñas Blancas
- Take the bus from Rivas to Managua Mercado Huembesbus
13h 47m$541–921Fly to Tamarindo Airport, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX) to Tamarindo Airport (TNO)plane MEX - TNO
- Take a shuttle bus from Tamarindo to La Cruz
- Take the bus from Rivas to Managua Mercado Huembesbus
12h 38m$367–734Bus
- Take the bus from México City to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador to Terminal Tica Bus Managuabus
39h 50m$135–175Bus #2
- Take the bus from Politécnico to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador to Terminal Tica Bus Managuabus
39h 52m$135–175Bus #3
- Take the bus from Terminal de Autobuses de Pasajeros de Oriente to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador to Terminal Tica Bus Managuabus
43h 18m$185–287
Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX) to Managua Airport (MGA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mexico City Airport (MEX) to Managua is to bus which costs $130 - $180 and takes 39h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Mexico City Airport (MEX) to Managua is to fly which takes 3h 26m and costs $350 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Mexico City Airport (MEX) to Managua. However, there are services departing from Mexico City International Airport and arriving at Terminal Tica Bus Managua via Terminal de Autobuses de Pasajeros de Oriente, San Cristóbal de las Casas, Panajachel and Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 21m.
The distance between Mexico City Airport (MEX) and Managua is 1608 km. The road distance is 2006 km.
The best way to get from Mexico City Airport (MEX) to Managua without a car is to bus via San Cristóbal de las Casas which takes 39h 21m and costs $220 - $330.
It takes approximately 3h 26m to get from Mexico City Airport (MEX) to Managua, including transfers.
Mexico City Airport (MEX) to Managua bus services, operated by ADO, depart from Terminal de Autobuses de Pasajeros de Oriente station.
The best way to get from Mexico City Airport (MEX) to Managua is to fly which takes 3h 26m and costs $350 - $750. Alternatively, you can bus via San Cristóbal de las Casas, which costs $220 - $330 and takes 39h 21m.
Mexico City Airport (MEX) to Managua bus services, operated by ADO, arrive at San Cristóbal de las Casas station.
Yes, the driving distance between Mexico City Airport (MEX) to Managua is 2006 km. It takes approximately 27h 32m to drive from Mexico City Airport (MEX) to Managua.
What companies run services between Mexico City Airport (MEX), Mexico and Managua, Nicaragua?
Aeroméxico and Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A. fly from Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX) to Managua Airport (MGA) 6 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Mexico City International Airport to Terminal Tica Bus Managua via Metrobús San Lázaro, Terminal de Autobuses de Pasajeros de Oriente, San Cristóbal de las Casas, San Cristóbal de las Casas, Panajachel, San Salvador, and Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador in around 39h 21m.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Liberia International Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Panama City, San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via San Salvador, San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via San Salvador, San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Panama City, San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Cancun, San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Monterrey, San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–750
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Liberia International Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Panama City, San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via San Salvador, San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via San Salvador, San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Panama City, San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Cancun, San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Monterrey, San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–750
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Managua Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–470
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Managua Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Liberia International Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- [email protected]
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal de Autobuses de Pasajeros de Oriente to San Cristóbal de las Casas
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal de Autobuses de Pasajeros de Oriente to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- [email protected]
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal de Autobuses de Pasajeros de Oriente to San Cristóbal de las Casas
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 52m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $90–170
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +502 7762 2462
- [email protected]
- Website
- Eterna Primavera
Bus from San Cristóbal de las Casas to Panajachel
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $46
- Website
- Eterna Primavera
Bus from Panajachel to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $53
- Website
- Eterna Primavera
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tica Bus
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador to Terminal Tica Bus Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Tica Bus
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador to Terminal Tica Bus Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Tica Bus
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador to Terminal Tica Bus Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Tica Bus
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador to Terminal Tica Bus Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Tica Bus
- 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
Bus from Rivas to Managua Mercado Huembes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
Bus from Rivas to Managua Mercado Huembes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
Bus from Rivas to Managua Mercado Huembes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from La Fortuna to Peñas Blancas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $414
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Tamarindo to La Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $251
- Website
- RIDE CR
- Phone
- +52 961 638 5018
- [email protected]
- Website
- autobusestitanium.com
Bus from México City to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Schedules at
- autobusestitanium.com
- Book at
- autobusestitanium.com
- Delux
- $50–70
- First Class
- $50–60
Bus from Politécnico to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Schedules at
- autobusestitanium.com
- Book at
- autobusestitanium.com
- Delux
- $50–70
- First Class
- $50–60
- Phone
- +𝟓𝟎𝟑 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟒 𝟔𝟓𝟒𝟖
- [email protected]
- Website
- El Condor Internacional
Bus from Tapachula to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- Schedules at
- El Condor Internacional
Bus from Tapachula to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- Schedules at
- El Condor Internacional
Bus from Tapachula to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- Schedules at
- El Condor Internacional
- Phone
- +52 55 5526 2961
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ecobus Express
Bus from Mexico City Politécnico Station to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- Ecobus Express
Bus from Tapachula to Guatemana Aguilar Batres
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $22–35
Bus from Guatemala Aguilar Batres to Terminal San Carlos - Ticabus
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–28
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $19–28
Bus from Terminal San Carlos - Ticabus to Terminal Managua - CCA
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $35–50
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