There are 6 ways to get from Zurich to Nicaragua by plane, train, bus, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Zurich Airport to Managua Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Managua Airport (MGA)plane ZRH - MGA
17h 2m$605–1,307Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Managua Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Managua Airport (MGA)plane MXP - MGA
25h 33m$572–1,710Fly Zurich Airport to Liberia International Airport, bus, shuttle
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane ZRH - LIR
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Peñas Blancasbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Peñas Blancas to Granada
22h 28m$657–1,961Fly Zurich Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane ZRH - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from Alajuela to La Fortuna
- Take a shuttle bus from La Fortuna to Peñas Blancas
- Take a shuttle bus from Peñas Blancas to Granada
21h 48m$1,326–2,628Fly Zurich Airport to Tamarindo Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Tamarindo Airport (TNO)plane ZRH - TNO
- Take a shuttle bus from Tamarindo to La Cruz
- Take a shuttle bus from Peñas Blancas to Granada
32h 14m$705–1,522Fly Zurich Airport to Nosara Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Nosara Airport (NOB)plane ZRH - NOB
- Take a shuttle bus from Tamarindo to La Cruz
- Take a shuttle bus from Peñas Blancas to Granada
23h 10m$989–1,673
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Managua Airport (MGA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Nicaragua is to train and fly which costs $550 - $1,800 and takes 25h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Nicaragua is to fly which takes 17h 2m and costs $600 - $1,400.
The distance between Zurich and Nicaragua is 9403 km.
It takes approximately 17h 2m to get from Zurich to Nicaragua, including transfers.
Nicaragua is 7h behind Zurich. It is currently 3:17 PM in Zurich and 8:17 AM in Nicaragua.
There are 123+ hotels available in Nicaragua.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Nicaragua?
Swiss, American Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Managua Airport (MGA) 3 times a day.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Managua Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Liberia International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Frankfurt, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Madrid, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tamarindo Airport via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Nosara Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 33m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $270–950
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Managua Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Liberia International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Frankfurt, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Madrid, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tamarindo Airport via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Nosara Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–950
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Managua Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Managua Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Managua Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Managua Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Managua Airport via Barcelona, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Liberia International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Zurich Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 22m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Managua Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 54m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Managua Airport via Cartagena, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 16m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +506 2666 0517
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grupo Tranbasa
Bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Peñas Blancas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- Grupo Tranbasa
- Phone
- +506 8812 4012
- [email protected]
- Website
- EasyRide CR
Shuttle from Peñas Blancas to Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $149
- Schedules at
- EasyRide CR
Shuttle from Peñas Blancas to Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $149
- Schedules at
- EasyRide CR
Shuttle from Peñas Blancas to Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $149
- Schedules at
- EasyRide CR
Shuttle from Peñas Blancas to Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $149
- Schedules at
- EasyRide CR
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Alajuela to La Fortuna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $258
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from La Fortuna to Peñas Blancas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $414
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Tamarindo to La Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $251
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Tamarindo to La Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $251
- Website
- RIDE CR
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