Bus from San Juan del Sur toRivas
Local bus: leaves from Terminal de San Juan del Sur (Mercado) and arrives at Terminal de Buses de Rivas (Mercado Municipal).
Local busIndicativeUpdated Oct 30, 2026
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Frequency
Departures roughly every 40 minutes, from 5:00 AM to 5:30 PM.
Estimated departure times
Every dayTimes calculated from the frequency (every ~40 min); they are not confirmed departures. Get to the terminal early.
~5:00 AM
~5:40 AM
~6:20 AM
~7:00 AM
~7:40 AM
~8:20 AM
~9:00 AM
~9:40 AM
~10:20 AM
~11:00 AM
~11:40 AM
~12:20 PM
~1:00 PM
~1:40 PM
~2:20 PM
~3:00 PM
~3:40 PM
~4:20 PM
~5:00 PM
~5:30 PM
Fare
C$30 (≈ US$0.82)
Duration
1 h 5 min
Distance
28 km approx.
Leaves from
Operator
Terminal cooperatives
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Stops along the way
- San Juan del Sur
- La Virgen
- Rivas
Tips for this trip
- For the Peñas Blancas border you don't need to go into Rivas: get off at La Virgen and take the bus to the border from there.
This schedule is indicative: it comes from public information and traveller reports, not from a direct confirmation with the terminal. Arrive early and confirm the fare with the conductor. Travelled recently? Help us verify it.
Things to do in Rivas
Places worth seeing when you arrive.
- Culture
Rivas museum
An anthropology and history museum in an old hacienda house.
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Return: Rivas → San Juan del Sur
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