Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
to buy tickets from Rivas to Costa Rica.
Bus service to the beaches depends very much on road conditions - if you're here in the
wet season, you may find it drastically reduced (or even cancelled). There is regular bus
service from the bus stop in front of the market to destinations including the following:
Managua
(
expreso
US$3.30, three hours, 4:30am, 5am, 5:30am, 6am and 7am;
ordinario
US$2.50, four hours, 8am to 6:15pm, at least hourly)
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Northern beaches
(US$1, two hours, 10:30am and 1pm) Service to Toro Mixcal, Playa
Nacascolo, Playa Marsella, Playa Maderas (Los Playones), Majagual, Playa Ocotal and
Rivas.
Rivas
(US$1, 40 minutes, 5am to 5pm, every 25 minutes)
Southern beaches
(US$1, two hours, 1:10pm, 3pm and 4:30pm) Service to Empalme de
Remanso, Playa El Coco, Refugio de Vida Silvestre La Flor and El Ostional; returning
buses leave El Ostional at 5am, 6am and 4pm.
Shuttle Bus
Big Wave Dave's offers shuttles to Managua, Granada and Masaya (US$25) leaving at
7am. Casa Oro Hostel has shuttles to Granada (US$15), Rivas (US$5), Managua (US$30)
and San Jorge (US$7). Book well in advance for either of these options.
CAR
4WDs for US$45/80 per day. It would be hard not to get a better deal in Managua or
Granada.
TAXI
The Taxi Cooperative of San Juan del Sur charges US$0.70 to anywhere in town,
US$1.50 for
colectivos
to Rivas. Each driver has a list of set rates for other destinations,
including Morgan's Rock (US$20), Playa El Coco or Refugio de Vida Silvestre La Flor
(US$40), El Ostional (US$50), the Costa Rican border (US$25), Masaya or Granada
(US$50) and Managua (US$80). Taxis congregate close to the market.
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