There are 3 ways to get from Rivas to Guanacaste by bus or car
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Bus via Peñas Blancas
best- Take the bus from Rivas to Peñas Blancasbus Rivas
- Take the bus from Peñas Blancas to Liberia - Estación de Servicio EMESAbus Mga
2h 40m$6–9Drive 113.6 km
- Drive from Rivas to Liberiacar 113.6 km
1h 39m$16–22Bus
- Take the bus from Rivas to Liberia - Estación de Servicio EMESAbus Mga
3h 55m$12–17
Rivas to Guanacaste by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rivas to Guanacaste is to bus via Peñas Blancas which costs $5 - $9 and takes 2h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Rivas to Guanacaste is to drive which takes 1h 39m and costs $15 - $22.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Rivas and arriving at Liberia - Estación de Servicio EMESA. Services depart every three hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 3h 55m.
The distance between Rivas and Guanacaste is 114 km. The road distance is 113.6 km.
The best way to get from Rivas to Guanacaste without a car is to bus via Peñas Blancas which takes 2h 40m and costs $5 - $9.
It takes approximately 2h 40m to get from Rivas to Guanacaste, including transfers.
Rivas to Guanacaste bus services, operated by Nicaragua Local Buses, depart from Rivas station.
Rivas to Guanacaste bus services, operated by Nicaragua Local Buses, arrive at Peñas Blancas station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rivas to Guanacaste is 114 km. It takes approximately 1h 39m to drive from Rivas to Guanacaste.
There are 106+ hotels available in Guanacaste.
What companies run services between Rivas, Nicaragua and Guanacaste, Costa Rica?
You can take a bus from Rivas to Liberia - Estación de Servicio EMESA via Peñas Blancas in around 2h 40m.
Bus from Rivas to Peñas Blancas
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Peñas Blancas to Liberia - Estación de Servicio EMESA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $5–8
Bus from Rivas to Liberia - Estación de Servicio EMESA
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $8–12
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- [email protected]
- Website
- ticabus.com
Bus from Rivas to Liberia - Estación de Servicio EMESA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
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