Carazo department
Where to catch the bus
Minibuses to Managua (UCA) and local buses to Managua, Masaya, Rivas and Granada.
DirectionsGoing to Managua
Direct minibus from Terminal, about 1 h
See times and optionsComing from Managua
Direct minibus from UCA, about 1 h
See times and optionsFirst and last bus
The first leaves at 4:00 AM (to Managua) and the last at 9:00 PM (to Diriamba).
Getting around Jinotepe
Jinotepe has no published list of routes inside town: its local buses, renewed in 2023, run to nearby villages such as Güisquiliapa and Dulce Nombre.
Places worth seeing when you arrive.
La Boquita and Casares, fishing beaches half an hour from Jinotepe.
Do you run a restaurant, guesthouse or tour in Jinotepe?
Show up here, right where travellers plan their arrival.
The famous “chicken buses”: they stop in every town along the way. Cheapest and slowest.
Leaves from Terminal
Managua
Local bus1 h 20 minEvery ~20 min, 4:00 AM–7:00 PM
C$30 – C$35 (≈ US$0.82–0.96)
Leaves from Terminal
Masaya
Local bus1 hEvery ~30 min, 5:00 AM–6:30 PM
C$30 – C$35 (≈ US$0.82–0.96)
Leaves from Terminal
Rivas
Local bus1 h 30 minEvery ~60 min, 5:30 AM–5:00 PM
C$50 – C$55 (≈ US$1.37–1.50)
Leaves from Terminal
Granada
Local bus1 h 15 minEvery ~60 min, 5:30 AM–5:00 PM
C$35 – C$40 (≈ US$0.96–1.09)
Leaves from Terminal
Diriamba
Local bus10 minEvery ~5 min, 5:00 AM–9:00 PM
C$8 (≈ US$0.22)
Express minibuses for 15 to 20 passengers that leave when full, like the ones from UCA in Managua.
Handy for planning the way back.
Leaves from Managua, Huembes
Jinotepe
Local bus1 h 15 minEvery ~20 min, 4:30 AM–7:00 PM
C$35 – C$40 (≈ US$0.96–1.09)
Leaves from Managua, Israel Lewites
Jinotepe
Local bus1 h 20 minEvery ~20 min, 4:30 AM–7:00 PM
C$35 – C$40 (≈ US$0.96–1.09)
Leaves from Managua, UCA
Jinotepe
Minibus1 hEvery ~15 min, 5:00 AM–8:00 PM
C$44 – C$45 (≈ US$1.20–1.23)
Leaves from Masaya, Mercado
Jinotepe
Local bus1 hEvery ~30 min, 5:00 AM–6:30 PM
C$30 – C$35 (≈ US$0.82–0.96)
Leaves from Granada, Mercado
Jinotepe
Local bus1 h 15 minEvery ~60 min, 5:30 AM–5:00 PM
C$35 – C$40 (≈ US$0.96–1.09)
Leaves from Rivas, Terminal
Jinotepe
Local bus1 h 30 minEvery ~60 min, 5:30 AM–4:30 PM
C$50 – C$55 (≈ US$1.37–1.50)
Around July 25
Processions, the meeting of the saints with San Marcos and Diriamba, horse parade and bull-riding in Carazo's capital.
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