Terminal in Chinandega
Departure point for buses to Corinto, El Viejo, Somotillo, El Guasaule, Jiquilillo beach and Potosí.
The famous “chicken buses”: they stop in every town along the way. Cheapest and slowest.
Leaves from Mercadito
Corinto
Local bus30 minEvery ~20 min, 5:00 AM–7:00 PM
C$20 – C$25 (≈ US$0.55–0.68)
Leaves from Mercadito
El Viejo
Local bus15 minEvery ~10 min, 5:00 AM–8:00 PM
C$10 (≈ US$0.27)
Leaves from Mercadito
Somotillo
Local bus1 h 30 minEvery ~30 min, 4:30 AM–6:00 PM
C$50 – C$60 (≈ US$1.37–1.64)
Leaves from Mercadito
El Guasaule (Honduras border)
Local bus2 hEvery ~45 min, 5:00 AM–5:00 PM
C$60 – C$70 (≈ US$1.64–1.91)
Leaves from Mercadito
Jiquilillo (beach)
Local bus1 h 30 min5 departures, 6:00 AM–4:00 PM
C$40 – C$50 (≈ US$1.09–1.37)
Leaves from Mercadito
Potosí
Local bus2 h 30 min3 departures, 6:00 AM–2:00 PM
C$60 – C$70 (≈ US$1.64–1.91)