Bus from Matagalpa toMasaya
Express: leaves from COTRAN Sur de Matagalpa (Guanuca) and arrives at Terminal del Mercado Municipal de Masaya.
ExpressIndicativeUpdated Oct 29, 2026
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Departure times
Every day5:00 AM
6:30 AM
2:00 PM
Fare
C$130 – C$150 (≈ US$3.55–4.10)
Duration
3 h
Distance
155 km approx.
Leaves from
Arrives at
Operator
Terminal cooperatives
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Stops along the way
- Matagalpa
- Sébaco
- Tipitapa
- Masaya
Tips for this trip (in Spanish)
- Va por Tipitapa sin entrar a Managua.
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Return: Masaya → Matagalpa
Events in Masaya
Photo: Jorge Mejía peralta from Managua, Nicaragua, CC BY 2.0 From September 20 to early December
San Jerónimo festival in Masaya
Nicaragua's longest patron saint festival: processions, the Torovenado, marimba dances and the “agüizotes” in the capital of folklore.
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