There are 4 ways to get from Santa Ana to Managua by plane, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County
best- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Managua Airport (MGA)plane SNA - MGA
8h 55m$258–933Train, bus
- Take the train from Santa Ana to Los Angelestrain
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Managuabus
4d 8h$344–429Drive 4,894.8 km
- Drive from Santa Ana to Managuacar 4,894.8 km
2d 11h$604–872Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Santa Ana to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Managua Airport (MGA)plane LAX - MGA
11h 47m$488–736
John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Managua Airport (MGA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Ana to Managua is to train and bus which costs $340 - $430 and takes 4 days 8h.
The fastest way to get from Santa Ana to Managua is to fly which takes 8h 55m and costs $250 - $950.
The distance between Santa Ana and Managua is 4021 km. The road distance is 4894.8 km.
The best way to get from Santa Ana to Managua without a car is to train and bus which takes 4 days 8h and costs $340 - $430.
It takes approximately 8h 55m to get from Santa Ana to Managua, including transfers.
Managua is 1h ahead of Santa Ana. It is currently 12:18 PM in Santa Ana and 1:18 PM in Managua.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Ana to Managua is 4895 km. It takes approximately 2 days 11h to drive from Santa Ana to Managua.
There are 115+ hotels available in Managua.
What companies run services between Santa Ana, CA, USA and Managua, Nicaragua?
United Airlines flies from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Managua Airport (MGA) 3 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Managua Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Managua Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Managua Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–700
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Managua Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 29m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Managua Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Managua Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 34m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Santa Ana to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–23
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Santa Ana to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–23
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- [email protected]
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Los Angeles to Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $330–400
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
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