There are 10 ways to get from Nicaragua to León by plane, shuttle, bus, or car
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Fly to Del Bajío International Airport
best- Fly from Managua Airport (MGA) to Del Bajío International Airport (BJX)plane MGA - BJX
10h 56m$2,336–10,688Shuttle, bus via Mexico City
- Take a shuttle bus from Managua to Antigua Guatemala
- Take a shuttle bus from Antigua Guatemala to Tapachula
- Take the bus from Tapachula to Mexico City Politécnico Stationbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central Del Sur - Taxqueña to Leónbus
41h 25m$4,946–6,156Drive 2,398.9 km
- Drive from Managua to Leóncar 2,398.9 km
30h 30m$4,999–7,221Fly to Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Managua Airport (MGA) to Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport (AGU)plane MGA - AGU
- Take a shuttle bus from Aguascalientes to León
11h 56m$3,785–16,883Fly to San Luis Potosí Airport, bus
- Fly from Managua Airport (MGA) to San Luis Potosí Airport (SLP)plane MGA - SLP
- Take the bus from San Luis Potosí to Leónbus
15h 6m$3,600–14,528Fly to Benito Juárez International Airport, bus
- Fly from Managua Airport (MGA) to Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX)plane MGA - MEX
- Take the bus from Terminal Central Del Sur - Taxqueña to Leónbus
9h 54m$6,863–13,440Fly to Querétaro Intercontinental Airport, bus
- Fly from Managua Airport (MGA) to Querétaro Intercontinental Airport (QRO)plane MGA - QRO
- Take the bus from Querétaro to Leónbus
13h 41m$2,897–11,667Shuttle, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Managua to Antigua Guatemala
- Take the bus from Antigua Guatemala to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to Politécnicobus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Leónbus
47h 38m$5,722–6,872Bus
- Take the bus from Managua to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from San Salvador to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Leónbus
2d 6h$3,983–6,470Shuttle, bus via León
- Take a shuttle bus from Managua to León
- Take a shuttle bus from León to Antigua Guatemala
- Take the bus from Antigua Guatemala to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Leónbus
2d 12h$6,850–10,200
Managua Airport (MGA) to Del Bajío International Airport (BJX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nicaragua to León is to bus which costs $3900 - $6500 and takes 2 days 6h.
The fastest way to get from Nicaragua to León is to fly and bus which takes 9h 54m and costs $6500 - $14000.
No, there is no direct bus from Nicaragua to León. However, there are services departing from Colegio Cristo Rey and arriving at León via Managua, San Salvador, Tapachula and Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 6h.
The distance between Nicaragua and León is 1942 km. The road distance is 2398.9 km.
The best way to get from Nicaragua to León without a car is to shuttle and bus via Mexico City which takes 41h 25m and costs $4900 - $6500.
It takes approximately 10h 56m to get from Nicaragua to León, including transfers.
Nicaragua to León bus services, operated by Transporte del SOL, depart from Managua station.
The best way to get from Nicaragua to León is to fly which takes 10h 56m and costs $2300 - $11000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $3900 - $6500 and takes 2 days 6h.
Nicaragua to León bus services, operated by Transporte del SOL, arrive at San Salvador station.
Yes, the driving distance between Nicaragua to León is 2399 km. It takes approximately 30h 30m to drive from Nicaragua to León.
What companies run services between Nicaragua and León, Mexico?
Aeroméxico flies from Managua Airport (MGA) to Del Bajío International Airport (BJX) 6 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Colegio Cristo Rey to León via Panadería Norma, Managua, San Salvador, San Salvador, Tapachula, and Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte in around 2d 6h.
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Managua Airport to Del Bajío International Airport via Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,300–11,000
Flights from Managua Airport to Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport via Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $3,100–15,000
Flights from Managua Airport to San Luis Potosí Airport via Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 24m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $3,000–14,000
Flights from Managua Airport to San Luis Potosí Airport via Guatemala City, Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $3,000–14,000
Flights from Managua Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–9,000
Flights from Managua Airport to Querétaro Intercontinental Airport via Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,200–11,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Managua Airport to San Luis Potosí Airport via San Jose, Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 8m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $5,500–19,000
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Managua Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $6,000–13,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Managua Airport to Querétaro Intercontinental Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,700–16,000
- Phone
- +502 7960 0089
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Shuttle from Managua to Antigua Guatemala
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3,086
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Shuttle from Managua to Antigua Guatemala
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3,086
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +502 4021 1921
- [email protected]
- Website
- aviajarguatemala.webnode.es
Shuttle from Antigua Guatemala to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $330–750
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Shuttle from León to Antigua Guatemala
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $850–2,000
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +52 55 5526 2961
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ecobus Express
Bus from Tapachula to Mexico City Politécnico Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $600–900
- Schedules at
- Ecobus Express
- Phone
- +52 800 800 0386
- [email protected]
- Website
- ETN Turistar
Bus from Terminal Central Del Sur - Taxqueña to León
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $850–1,300
- Website
- ETN Turistar
Bus from Terminal Central Del Sur - Taxqueña to León
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $850–1,300
- Website
- ETN Turistar
Bus from Querétaro to León
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $550–800
- Website
- ETN Turistar
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to León
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $900–1,300
- Website
- ETN Turistar
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to León
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $900–1,300
- Website
- ETN Turistar
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to León
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $900–1,300
- Website
- ETN Turistar
- Phone
- +52 449 291 3048
- [email protected]
- Website
- TL Premium
Shuttle from Aguascalientes to León
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $500–2,300
- Schedules at
- TL Premium
- Phone
- +52 477 710 0060
- Website
- primeraplus.com.mx
Bus from San Luis Potosí to León
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $450–650
- Schedules at
- primeraplus.com.mx
- Book at
- primeraplus.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to León
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $900–1,300
- Schedules at
- primeraplus.com.mx
- Book at
- primeraplus.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to León
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $900–1,300
- Schedules at
- primeraplus.com.mx
- Book at
- primeraplus.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to León
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $900–1,300
- Schedules at
- primeraplus.com.mx
- Book at
- primeraplus.com.mx
- [email protected]
- Website
- Guatemala Transportation
Bus from Antigua Guatemala to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1,082
- Website
- Guatemala Transportation
Bus from Antigua Guatemala to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1,082
- Website
- Guatemala Transportation
- Phone
- +52 961 638 5018
- [email protected]
- Website
- autobusestitanium.com
Bus from Tapachula to Politécnico
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $850–1,200
- Schedules at
- autobusestitanium.com
- Book at
- autobusestitanium.com
- Delux
- $850–1,200
- First Class
- $850–1,100
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- [email protected]
- Website
- futura.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to León
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $950–1,500
- Schedules at
- futura.com.mx
- Book at
- futura.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to León
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $950–1,500
- Schedules at
- futura.com.mx
- Book at
- futura.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to León
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $950–1,500
- Schedules at
- futura.com.mx
- Book at
- futura.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- [email protected]
- Website
- autobuseselite.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to León
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $700–1,100
- Schedules at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Book at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to León
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $700–1,100
- Schedules at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Book at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to León
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $700–1,100
- Schedules at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Book at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- [email protected]
- Website
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to León
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $850–1,400
- Schedules at
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
- Book at
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to León
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $850–1,400
- Schedules at
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
- Book at
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to León
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $850–1,400
- Schedules at
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
- Book at
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
- Phone
- +503 7841 5688
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transporte del SOL
Bus from Managua to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,014
- Schedules at
- Transporte del SOL
Bus from Managua to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $700–1,100
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $700–1,100
- Phone
- +𝟓𝟎𝟑 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟒 𝟔𝟓𝟒𝟖
- [email protected]
- Website
- El Condor Internacional
Bus from San Salvador to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $845
- Schedules at
- El Condor Internacional
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- [email protected]
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Tapachula to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1,700–3,100
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Tapachula to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1,700–3,100
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +1 586 310 8389
- [email protected]
- Website
- EasyRide CR
Shuttle from Managua to León
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2,518
- Schedules at
- EasyRide CR
- Phone
- +502 5308 5106
- [email protected]
- Website
- Adrenalina Tours
Shuttle from León to Antigua Guatemala
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,606
- Website
- Adrenalina Tours
- Phone
- +502 5139 7958
- [email protected]
- Website
- Iximche Tour Operador
Shuttle from León to Antigua Guatemala
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,217
- Schedules at
- Iximche Tour Operador
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