Local bus: leaves from Terminal de Buses de Ocotal and arrives at COTRAN Norte de Estelí.
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Departures roughly every 30 minutes, from 4:30 AM to 5:30 PM.
Times calculated from the frequency (every ~30 min); they are not confirmed departures. Get to the terminal early.
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Places worth seeing when you arrive.
Estelí is the tobacco capital: several factories offer tours to see cigars rolled by hand.
The city's walls tell its story in bright murals.
Cloud forest with orchids, birds and stays on family farms.
Mountain lookouts and a tall waterfall surrounded by forest, close to town.
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Leaves from Terminal
Managua
Express3 h 30 minEvery ~60 min, 4:00 AM–4:00 PM
C$150 – C$170 (≈ US$4.10–4.64)
Leaves from Terminal
Somoto
Local bus45 min16 departures, 5:45 AM–6:30 PM
C$25 – C$30 (≈ US$0.68–0.82)
Leaves from Terminal
Jalapa
Local bus2 hEvery ~60 min, 5:00 AM–5:00 PM
C$60 – C$70 (≈ US$1.64–1.91)
Leaves from Terminal
Las Manos (Honduras border)
Local bus45 min21 departures, 5:00 AM–4:45 PM
C$25 – C$30 (≈ US$0.68–0.82)
Leaves from Terminal
Quilalí
Local bus2 h 30 min4 departures, 6:00 AM–3:00 PM
C$70 – C$80 (≈ US$1.91–2.19)