Bus from Matagalpa toEstelí
Local bus: leaves from COTRAN Sur de Matagalpa (Tórrez Moreno) and arrives at COTRAN Sur de Estelí.
Local busIndicativeUpdated Oct 30, 2026
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Departure times
Every day5:20 AM
Mercedes Moreno
5:50 AM
Mercedes Moreno
6:20 AM
Mario Moreno
6:50 AM
Mercedes Moreno
7:20 AM
William Gadea
7:50 AM
Mercedes Moreno
8:20 AM
Jaime Arellano
8:50 AM
Cristopher Blandón
9:20 AM
Jaime Arellano
9:50 AM
Leonel Gámez
10:20 AM
Mercedes Moreno
10:50 AM
Francisco Espinoza
11:20 AM
Jaime Arellano
11:50 AM
Mercedes Moreno
12:20 PM
Mario Moreno
12:50 PM
Mercedes Moreno
1:20 PM
William Gadea
1:50 PM
Mercedes Moreno
2:20 PM
Jaime Arellano
2:50 PM
Cristopher Blandón
3:20 PM
Jaime Arellano
3:50 PM
Leonel Gámez
4:20 PM
Mercedes Moreno
4:50 PM
Francisco Espinoza
5:20 PM
Jaime Arellano
5:50 PM
Rigo / Luis González
Fare
C$45 (≈ US$1.23)
Duration
1 h 45 min
Distance
75 km approx.
Leaves from
Arrives at
Operator
Terminal cooperatives
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Stops along the way
- Matagalpa
- Sébaco
- San Isidro
- La Trinidad
- Estelí
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Things to do in Estelí
Places worth seeing when you arrive.
- Culture
Cigar factories
Estelí is the tobacco capital: several factories offer tours to see cigars rolled by hand.
- Culture
Downtown murals
The city's walls tell its story in bright murals.
- Nature
Miraflor reserve
Cloud forest with orchids, birds and stays on family farms.
- Hike
Tisey and La Estanzuela falls
Mountain lookouts and a tall waterfall surrounded by forest, close to town.
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Return: Estelí → Matagalpa
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