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San Marcos minibus $1 1 4am-6pm when full Huembes

Siuna $9 10-12 4:30am, 3pm & 5pm 3 daily Mayoreo

7:15am, 9:45am, 11am, 12:45pm,
1:45pm, 2pm, 3:45pm & 4:45pm

Somoto $4 4 8 daily Mayoreo

Ticuantepe minibus $0.35 40min 4am-6pm when full Huembes

Getting There & Away

AIR
Managua International Airport (MGA; www.eaai.com.ni ; Carretera Norte, Km 13) is a small,
manageable airport located about 30 to 45 minutes from most hotels. Intur ( 8am-10pm)
has an office inside the international terminal, next to the luggage belt in the arrivals area,
where English-speaking staff can recommend hotels, confirm flights and share flyers.
The smaller, more chaotic domestic terminal is adjacent to the main building. The fol-
lowing airlines fly from Managua:

Aerocaribbean ( www.fly-aerocaribbean.com ; Managua International Airport) Flies from Managua
to Havana, Cuba.

2255-9095; www.aa.com ; Plaza España, 3c S) Two flights daily to

American Airlines (

Miami.

Copa Airlines OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP ( 2267-0045; www.copaair.com ; Ofiplaza Bldg,
2nd level, Bldg 5) One daily flight to Houston via Star Alliance code share.

Delta Airlines GOOGLE MAP ( 2254-8130; www.delta.com ; Seminole Plaza, OFFLINE MAP

31/2c S) Daily flights to Atlanta.
Grupo Taca (RUC; 2266-3136; www.taca.com ; Plaza España) Daily flights to Miami, Los
Angeles and several Latin American cities.
La Costeña ( 2263-2142; www.lacostena.com.ni ; Managua International Airport) The domestic
carrier has regular service to Bluefields, the Corn Islands, Las Minas, Puerto Cabezas and
Waspán.

BUS
Managua is the main transportation hub for the country, with four major national bus and
van terminals, plus a handful of international bus lines, most grouped in Barrio Martha
Quezada.

International Buses