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
10h 38m$248–933Train, bus
- Take the train from Santa Ana to Los Angelestrain
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Managuabus
4d 8h$343–427Drive 4,892.5 km
- Drive from Santa Ana to Managuacar 4,892.5 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$447–784
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 10h 38m and costs $240 - $950.
The distance between Santa Ana and Managua is 4021 km. The road distance is 4892.5 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 10h 38m to get from Santa Ana to Managua, including transfers.
Managua is 1h ahead of Santa Ana. It is currently 11:13 PM in Santa Ana and 12:13 AM in Managua.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Ana to Managua is 4893 km. It takes approximately 2 days 11h to drive from Santa Ana to Managua.
There are 120+ hotels available in Managua.
What companies run services between Santa Ana, CA, USA and Managua, Nicaragua?
United Airlines, American Airlines, and two other airlines fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Managua Airport (MGA) 3 times a day.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Managua Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Managua Airport via Houston, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Managua Airport via Las Vegas, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Managua Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Managua Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Managua Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Managua Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Managua Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Santa Ana to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–22
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Santa Ana to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–22
- Website
- Amtrak
- 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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