There are 3 ways to get from Sydney to Managua by plane, bus, or shuttle
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Fly to Managua Airport
best- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Managua Airport (MGA)plane SYD - MGA
25h 39m$1,513–11,016Fly to Liberia International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane SYD - LIR
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Peñas Blancasbus
- Take the bus from Rivas to Managua Mercado Huembesbus
30h 6m$819–2,724Fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SYD - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from Alajuela to La Fortuna
- Take a shuttle bus from La Fortuna to Peñas Blancas
- Take the bus from Rivas to Managua Mercado Huembesbus
31h 34m$1,639–2,293
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Managua Airport (MGA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sydney to Managua is to fly and bus which costs $800 - $2,800 and takes 30h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Managua is to fly which takes 25h 39m and costs $1,500 - $11,000.
The distance between Sydney and Managua is 13777 km.
It takes approximately 25h 39m to get from Sydney to Managua, including transfers.
Managua is 16h behind Sydney. It is currently 4:56 PM in Sydney and 12:56 AM in Managua.
There are 115+ hotels available in Managua.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Managua, Nicaragua?
United Airlines, Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A., and Qantas fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Managua Airport (MGA) 3 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Managua Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 37m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Liberia International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 59m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 47m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–1,600
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–1,600
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Managua Airport via San Francisco, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Managua Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Managua Airport via Houston, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Francisco, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–1,600
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–1,600
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Santiago, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–1,600
- Phone
- +506 2666 0517
- [email protected]
- Website
- grupotranbasa.com
Bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Peñas Blancas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- grupotranbasa.com
Bus from Rivas to Managua Mercado Huembes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
Bus from Rivas to Managua Mercado Huembes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Alajuela to La Fortuna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $258
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from La Fortuna to Peñas Blancas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $414
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
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