There are 3 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
19h 27m$505–1,516Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Managua Airport
- 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
23h 23m$581–1,336Fly 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
21h 58m$957–5,170
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Managua Airport (MGA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Nicaragua is to train and fly which costs $550 - $1,400 and takes 23h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Nicaragua is to fly which takes 19h 27m and costs $500 - $1,600.
The distance between Zurich and Nicaragua is 9403 km.
It takes approximately 19h 27m to get from Zurich to Nicaragua, including transfers.
Nicaragua is 8h behind Zurich. It is currently 10:17 AM in Zurich and 2:17 AM in Nicaragua.
There are 115+ hotels available in Nicaragua.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Nicaragua?
Swiss, Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A., and three other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Managua Airport (MGA) 3 times a day.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Managua Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Managua Airport via Punta Cana, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Managua Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Managua Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Managua Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Managua Airport via Cancun, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Managua Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Liberia International Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 7m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Liberia International Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 7m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Managua Airport via Punta Cana, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Liberia International Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–230
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- 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
- Phone
- +1 586 310 8389
- [email protected]
- Website
- easyridecostarica.com
Shuttle from Peñas Blancas to Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $149
- Schedules at
- easyridecostarica.com
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