Buses from Bluefields
Schedules, fares and terminals for every bus leaving Bluefields, plus the ones arriving.
Caribe Sur department
The essentials
Where to catch the bus
- Muelle Municipal de Bluefields
Speedboats (pangas) to El Rama and Pearl Lagoon. Boats to the Corn Islands leave from a different dock.
Directions - Terminal de buses de Bluefields
Direct buses to Managua and buses to Nueva Guinea. Take a taxi from the centre; it is about 3 km west of town.
Directions
Going to Managua
Direct express from Terminal, about 7 h
See times and optionsComing from Managua
Direct express from Mayoreo, about 7 h
See times and optionsFirst and last bus
The first leaves at 5:00 AM (to El Rama) and the last at 11:00 PM (to Managua).
Getting around Bluefields
Bluefields launched three city bus routes in March 2025, with new minibuses run by the Carlos Reyes Reyes cooperative serving 18 neighborhoods from about 6:00 AM to 9:00 PM. The fare is C$10.
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Things to do in Bluefields
Places worth seeing when you arrive.
- Culture
Palo de Mayo
May's Afro-Caribbean festival fills the streets with music and dance.
- Food
Rundown and coconut bread
Bluefields' Creole cooking: rundown, coconut bread and fried fish.
- Nature
Panga to Pearl Lagoon
An hour and a half by boat through mangroves to the lagoon communities.
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Express buses from Bluefields
Direct buses between major cities with few stops. Faster and slightly pricier.
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Local buses from Bluefields
The famous “chicken buses”: they stop in every town along the way. Cheapest and slowest.
Boats and ferries from Bluefields
Water connections: the ferry to Ometepe island and the speedboats between El Rama and Bluefields.
Leaves from Muelle
El Rama
Boat / Ferry2 hEvery ~60 min, 5:00 AM–2:00 PM
C$250 – C$300 (≈ US$6.83–8.20)
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Pearl Lagoon
Boat / Ferry1 h 30 minEvery ~60 min, 6:00 AM–3:00 PM
C$120 – C$150 (≈ US$3.28–4.10)
See timesLeaves from Muelle
Big Corn Island
Boat / Ferry6 hDeparture 9:00 AM
C$280 (≈ US$7.65)
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Buses arriving in Bluefields
Handy for planning the way back.
Leaves from Managua, Mayoreo
Bluefields
Express7 h6 departures, 6:00 AM–11:00 PM
C$380 (≈ US$10)
See timesLeaves from El Rama, Muelle
Bluefields
Boat / Ferry2 hEvery ~60 min, 5:30 AM–3:00 PM
C$250 – C$300 (≈ US$6.83–8.20)
See timesLeaves from Nueva Guinea, Terminal
Bluefields
Local bus4 h4 departures, 6:00 AM–1:00 PM
C$150 – C$200 (≈ US$4.10–5.46)
See timesLeaves from Pearl Lagoon, Muelle
Bluefields
Boat / Ferry1 h 30 minEvery ~60 min, 6:00 AM–3:00 PM
C$120 – C$150 (≈ US$3.28–4.10)
See timesLeaves from Big Corn Island, Muelle
Bluefields
Boat / Ferry6 hDeparture 9:00 AM
C$280 (≈ US$7.65)
See times
Guides for Bluefields
How to get to Bluefields and Pearl Lagoon
The southern Caribbean coast is reached by bus to El Rama and a speedboat down the river, or by the new road via Nueva Guinea. From Bluefields, pangas run to Pearl Lagoon and the boat to Corn Island.
How to get to the Corn Islands
Two ways: the La Costeña flight from Managua (1 h 30) or the long overland route: bus to El Rama or Bluefields, speedboat, and then the boat to Corn Island, which only sails on certain days.
Events in Bluefields
All of May
Palo de Mayo in Bluefields
The country's biggest Afro-Caribbean festival: Palo de Mayo dances, carnival and the election of the Mayaya Queen throughout the month.
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