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Popular Transportation | Other Transportation Tips | All Tips (15) I took Transnica bus from Liberia, Costa Rica to Granada. I bought the ticket in the Hotel Cuanaaste, where I was staying and the bus stopped there in the morning so it was very convinient. Crossing the border was quick. We walked to the customs and got the departure stamp in the passport and continued on the bus to Nicaraguan side of the border. The driver collected our passports and the passengers took their luggage and took it to a room with huge table in the middle. Custom's man came to check them and what annoyed me was that he only checked the luggage of the locals. I was the only tourist and could have smuggled anything into the country. The driver returned with our passports and we continued the trip. The ticket cost $10 and I believe that it would have cost the same even if I had stepped on to the bus in San Jose and travelled to Managua. It was a very good bus, enough of spece for feet. They showed movies there too though I am not fan of those action films at all. In Granada I had to walk about one kilometre to the centre, 5 or six blocks from Parque Central.. Leave a Comment Theme: Bus
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To get to nearby towns and villages or to Leon and Managua you've got two options. You can use public buses, which are old yellow American school buses or express buses, on which there I room for 20 passengers. The first are cheaper and slower because they stop everywhere to get passengers. They even wait if they think that somebody is coming in and people are in no hurry to get in. The latter ones are bit more expensive and they don't stop many times on the way. However their seats are narrower and there is not much room for the feet (I don't have exceptionally long legs, I just happen to have very restless legs and I have to have enough space for them). I know that the majority of tourists prefer the express buses but the public buses were my favourites. I didn't mind though they were slower and I enjoyed looking at people coming and going with all their belongings. It was grat fun! Anyway I took an express bus to Leon and had to change buses in Managua. First trip was 16 cordobas ($1)and the other 25 ($1,50) cordobas. Leave a Comment Theme: Bus
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You'll see caleches (horse-drawn buggies) all around Granada. I didn't try them, but they must be pretty cheap because the locals use them too.
Taxis are 5 cordobas to go anywhere in town (about 30 cents). Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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The horse drawn carriages are about the same price as a taxi and a muich better way to get around, you will find them at the parc central. Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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One of the most convenient ways to get around outside Granada is to hire a taxi by the hour. I visited Masaya, Volcan Masaya, the Pueblos Blancos and Laguna de Apoyo by negotiating a hourly rate with a taxi driver who would take me around at my convenience. At time of my visit, in Sep 2007, a hourly rate of USD 10- was pretty much the standard accepted by reliable taxi drivers. I negotiated a "package" with the taxi driver who picked me up at the airport (pick up arranged by the hotel), at a rate of USD 8- per hour with the commitment of the business of transportation back to the airport the day I would leave (USD 35- standard flat rate). If you are not on a too-tight budget, hiring a taxi by the hour is a convenient and reliable way to explore the area. Theme: Other
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From several places in the capital Managua, you will find busses that connect the city with Granada. In most cases it is only a one hour drive or even less, and busses drive back and forth all day long.
When you want to get to Granada from the capital you have two options: going by "ruteados" which are bigger busses: the cheaper option, and the "microbuses" which are smaller, slightly faster busses : the more expensive option. But still the price for a one-way trip by microbus is about $ 1,-.
If you are looking for some comfort, it is better to take the bigger bus to Granada. It might be a longer trip, but it is always better then the trip I had with the microbus towards Granada. It is absolutely unbelievable, but during this trip there once were 27 people in a small bus that normally would only take 9 to 12 people! The driver didn't care about the comfort of his passengers at all, and instead he was very curious how many people could possibly fit in his bus. I think 27 was very close to the maximum!
In Granada the microbuses depart one block south of the Parque Central, the ruteados depart at a bigger busstation in the west of the city. Leave a Comment Theme: Bus
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We bought Tica (not Nica) Bus Tickets at their shop in Granada for the following day. Good to buy a few days ahead as they sell quickly.
Tica Bus is the firstclass bus service in Central America. Yes, the buses are nice however there are a few things to be prepared for. The buses have air-conditioning on high so it is very cold. They play Disney movies on full blast so have ear plugs. They have no toilet paper in the washroom so bring some. Other than that Tica Bus is a great way to go. They do a lot for you at many of the border crossings too so that is a great help.
We paid to take the bus ride from Managua, Nicaragua to Guatemala City, Guatemala but the bus stops in San Salvador, El Salvador for a night. The cost for Managua to Guate was approx. $60US. The ride from Managua to San Salvador took approximately 12 hours. Leave a Comment
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Oro travel does city tours as well as private transfers. We got a trasnfer to San Jorge where the boats leave for Moyogalpa on Ometepe for $35 (about 1.5 hour drive).
Calle Corrales, next door to Casa San Francisco around the corner from Convento y Iglesia San Francisco
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In September 2007 standard rate from a taxi ride from/to Managua Airport to/from Granada was USD 35-. Hotels in Granada may arrange for you, with trusted taxi drivers, pickup at or transportation to the airport. Theme: Other
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An important transport hub close to Granada is Rivas, in the south of Nicaragua. From here you can catch busses to San Juan del Sur, a popular surftown at the Pacific Coast, to the border with Costa Rica, and you can get a taxi there to get to the harbour in order to take the boat to Isla Ometepe.
To get to Rivas, you need to take the bus from the small busstation at the Mercado Municipal in central Granada. At one block west and two blocks south you'll find this station and from here a lot of busses go directly to Rivas.
The trip there takes you about 1 hour and costs around 1 dollar. Leave a Comment Theme: Bus
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- Norome Villas
Km 37.5 Masaya – Granada highway Laguna de Apoyo, on the West shore, Granada, Nicaragua
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