Option 1
1 changeabout 5 h 50 minPopoyo (surf beach)
Masaya
Change in Masaya: ask at the terminal for the bus to Matagalpa.
Matagalpa
There is no direct bus: you change in Masaya. The whole trip takes about 5 h 50 min.
Type of trip
Journey time
Fare
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First bus
Popoyo (surf beach)
Masaya
Change in Masaya: ask at the terminal for the bus to Matagalpa.
Matagalpa
Popoyo (surf beach)
Managua
Change in Managua: you arrive at Huembes and the next bus leaves from Mayoreo. Take a taxi between terminals.
Matagalpa
Worked out from each leg's timetable plus time to change buses. Confirm at the terminal.
Places worth seeing when you arrive.
A cloud-forest reserve you can hike up from downtown, with views over the whole city.
A coffee farm and cloud-forest reserve on the Jinotega road, with trails and cabins.
Tells how coffee built the region, and a good place to taste local coffee.
A waterfall about 15 metres high at km 147 of the La Dalia road; a short trail leads behind the water to a cave.
Do you run a restaurant, guesthouse or tour in Matagalpa?
Show up here, right where travellers plan their arrival.
We don't have a confirmed fare yet. Ask at the terminal or the conductor on the bus.
About 5 h 50 min, depending on the type of bus and traffic.
It leaves from Parada de Las Salinas (Popoyo).
The last bus from Popoyo (surf beach) to Matagalpa leaves at 5:30 AM.
No. Take the bus to Masaya and change there. Each leg and its times are on this page.