Matagalpa department
Where to catch the bus
Buses to Matagalpa.
DirectionsBuses to Matagalpa and Waslala pass through La Dalia. Catch them at the roadside stop.
Going to Managua
With a change in Matagalpa, about 4 h 45 min in total
See times and optionsComing from Managua
Direct on the Managua → Waslala bus, which passes through here.
See times and optionsFirst and last bus
The first leaves at 4:30 AM (to Matagalpa) and the last at 4:30 PM (to Matagalpa).
Places worth seeing when you arrive.
Cloud-forest mountains teeming with wildlife: hikes, birdwatching and viewpoints.
On the Matagalpa–La Dalia road at km 147: a short trail leads behind the waterfall to a cave.
La Dalia lives on coffee: from November to February, harvest time, the farms are full of life.
A waterfall over 60 metres high in the hills, with zip lines, rappelling and kayaking.
Do you run a restaurant, guesthouse or tour in La Dalia?
Show up here, right where travellers plan their arrival.
The famous “chicken buses”: they stop in every town along the way. Cheapest and slowest.
Handy for planning the way back.
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