There are 4 ways to get from San Juan del Sur to Las Catalinas by bus, car, shuttle, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from San Juan del Sur to Rivasbus
- Take the bus from Peñas Blancas to Liberia - Estación de Servicio EMESAbus Mga
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Colónbus
5h 53m$38–47Drive 171.7 km
cheapest- Drive from San Juan del Sur to Las Catalinascar 171.7 km
2h 49m$23–34Shuttle
- Take a shuttle bus from San Juan del Sur to Plaza Santa RosaShared
4h 27m$106–132Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from San Juan del Sur to Rivasbus
- Take the bus from Rivas to Peñas Blancasbus
- Take the bus from Peñas Blancas to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberiabus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Playa Matapalobus
- Take the taxi from Playa Matapalo to Las Catalinastaxi
6h 14m$47–59
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Juan del Sur to Las Catalinas is to drive which costs $23 - $35 and takes 2h 49m.
The fastest way to get from San Juan del Sur to Las Catalinas is to drive which takes 2h 49m and costs $23 - $35.
No, there is no direct bus from San Juan del Sur to Las Catalinas. However, there are services departing from San Juan del Sur and arriving at Colón via Rivas, Peñas Blancas and Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 53m.
The distance between San Juan del Sur and Las Catalinas is 200 km. The road distance is 171.7 km.
The best way to get from San Juan del Sur to Las Catalinas without a car is to bus which takes 5h 53m and costs $35 - $50.
It takes approximately 5h 53m to get from San Juan del Sur to Las Catalinas, including transfers.
San Juan del Sur to Las Catalinas bus services, operated by Nicaragua Local Buses, depart from San Juan del Sur station.
San Juan del Sur to Las Catalinas bus services, operated by Nicaragua Local Buses, arrive at Rivas station.
Yes, the driving distance between San Juan del Sur to Las Catalinas is 172 km. It takes approximately 2h 49m to drive from San Juan del Sur to Las Catalinas.
There are 1261+ hotels available in Las Catalinas.
What companies run services between San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua and Las Catalinas, Costa Rica?
You can take a bus from San Juan del Sur to Las Catalinas via Rivas, Rivas, Peñas Blancas, Liberia - Estación de Servicio EMESA, Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia, and Colón in around 5h 53m.
Bus from San Juan del Sur to Rivas
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
Bus from San Juan del Sur to Rivas
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
Bus from Rivas to Peñas Blancas
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
Bus from Peñas Blancas to Liberia - Estación de Servicio EMESA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $5–8
- Phone
- +506 2697 0584
- [email protected]
Bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Colón
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2
Bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Playa Matapalo
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2
- Phone
- +506 2750 0626
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caribe Shuttle
Shuttle from San Juan del Sur to Plaza Santa Rosa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- Website
- Caribe Shuttle
- Phone
- +506 2666 0517
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grupo Tranbasa
Bus from Peñas Blancas to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- Grupo Tranbasa
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Estimated price
- $40–50
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