Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Getting There & Around
Taxis charge US$0.50 in town, and also make the runs to El Viejo (US$3) and El Corinto
(US$6).
BUS
There are two places to catch a bus: the big and relatively well-organized Mercado Bisne,
and the more chaotic Mercadito, close to Parroquia Santa Ana.
Tica Bus has departures for Guatemala City, Guatemala (US$52); San Salvador, El Sal-
vador (US$35); Tapachula, Mexico (US$69); Tegucigalpa, Honduras (US$23); and San
Pedro Sula, Honduras (US$37).
Bus Services from Mercado Bisne
Chichigalpa
(microbus US$0.20, 15 minutes, 5am to 6pm, depart when full)
El Corinto
(bus US$0.50, 40 minutes, 4:30am to 6pm, every 15 minutes;microbus
US$0.75, 25 minutes, 4:30am to 7pm, depart when full)
El Guasaule (Honduran border)
(bus US$1.50, 1¾ hours, 4am to 5pm, every 25
minutes; microbus US$2, one hour, 4:30am to 7pm, depart when full)
León
(bus US$0.75, 1½ hours, 4am to 7pm, every 15 minutes; microbus US$1, one hour,
4:30am to 7pm, depart when full)
Managua
(bus US$2.50, three hours, 4am to 5:20pm, hourly; microbus US$3, two hours,
4:30am to 7pm, depart when full)
Bus Services from Mercadito
El Viejo
(bus US$0.80, 20 minutes, 5am to 6pm, every 15 minutes; microbus US$0.60,
10 minutes, 5am to 6pm, depart when full)
Mechapa
(US$1.30, three hours, 2pm) Buses continue to Punta Ñata (US$1.75, 4½
hours).
Playa Jiquilillo & Reserva Natural Estero Padre Ramos
(US$1, 1½ hours, 6:30am,
10am, 11:30am, 3pm and 4:30pm) The 6:30am bus meets collective boats to Venecia
Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday.
Potosí (Reserva Natural Volcán Cosigüina)
(US$1.50, 3½ hours, 9:30am and 10:30am)
