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 Colourful chickenbusses by JenniferG
But you join the locals which is ofcourse a great experience. The busstations are fairly good organized. Can't find your bus? Just ask some of the boys yelling really loud. They yell in a funny way the name of the destination of the bus! Leave a Comment Theme: Bus
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 Break Time by epicult
When something like this happens, it's all about rolling out (or concocting) a contingency plan. Unfortunately, it was a little late and given our resources, or lack thereof (no traffic or taxis), we quickly dismissed any possibility of dreaming up any clever 1st world McGiver plan.
While our taxi driver stared blankly at our "flat" spare a local Nica approached our driver and began discussing the situation. Before we knew it, both of them disappeared down a small dirt road and into a dilapidated tin-roofed shack. We wondered how they could possibly repair a flat, bald tire in the middle of nowhere? I couldn’t imagine they could do much without electricity, (perceivably) no tools or an air compressor???
Things were not looking so promising.
Operating on 3 hours sleep, this was certainly not a welcomed edition to our last day in Nicaragua, but what can you do? The police however seemed rather amused with our dilema and it was nice to know we brought happiness to someone :-)
30-40 minutes later we were very surprised that our driver, and new found friend, had returned from the dilapidated shack down the dirt road with a fully filled, albeit bald, tire. After a few minutes and with a quick thank you and handshake (between our driver and the local), we were back on the road. We arrived at the airport in Managua with 20 minutes to spare.
This experience encompassed the magic, generosity, spirit and ingenuity of Nicaragua and its people. Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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i did my travel to granada by using local chicken bus. it took me an hour to get there, but a backpacker told me at the hotel that he did it by taxi, including a stop by city of masaya for about 25 dollars.
taxis inside the city of granada just 1 dollar and less!!! Leave a Comment Theme: Bus
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International Bus
is air conditioned and is called Transnica S.A. Tel. (0)552-6619 Granada.
Salida Granada - San Josč 6:20 am 8:00 am 11:00 am
Ticket price: two way $20 - one way $10
Tica Bus Tel.(0)552-4301 Granada.
Salida Granada - San Josč 6:15 am 12:15 pm Ticket price: two way $ 20 - C$ 280 - one way $ 10 - C$ 140
Salida Managua -Panama 6:15 am Ticket price: two way $ 70 - one way $ 35
Salida Managua - San Pedro Sula (Honduras) 4:00 am Ticket price: $ 28
Salida Managua - San Salvador 4:00 am Ticket price: $25
Salida Managua - Guatemala 4:00 am Ticket price: $ 33 Leave a Comment
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 Routine stop.. post photos and
candy. by epicult
On the way from San Juan to Managua we decided to buck up 30.00 for the 1+ hour taxi ride back to Managua so that we could spend as much time as possible in San Juan del Sur. After all, we only had 10 days in total. We thought leaving two hours of travel time from San Juan to the airport in Managua would be more than enough time for any 'unforseen logistical problems'. Much to our chagrin, this became a near impossibility.
En route, we were gestured to pull the taxi over by the police. Let the fun begin!
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 The Chicken Bus to
Managua,Nicaragua by BorderHopper
The most common type of transportation in and around Granada is the collective taxi.
The fare is 5 cordobas per person within town during the day ( 6 am to 10 pm): after
10 pm the fare is 10 cordobas. Fares double when traveling to the suburbs.
Also, you can take a horse and carriage for the same price as taxis.
Several months ago, a bus service started that uses small, old buses that can carry about 20 people. This service has a fixed route within city and costs 2 1/2 cordobas.
A different way to enjoy Granada is with a colorfully painted bus, that for 5 cordobas, offers a city tour accompanied by latin music emanating from large speakers in the rear of the bus. There is also a colorfully painted tractor that pulls carriages where you can sit and take in the
scenery while listening to typical latin music.
When travelling outside Granada, you must use the local bus system.
Express Bus:
24-passenger direct bus. This bus station is one block south of Central Park. The bus leaves Granada every 20 minutes starting at 6 or 6:30 AM.
Granada - Managua C$ 15
Local Bus:
50-passenger and is usually yellow.
Prices: Granada - Masaya C$ 7 The bus station is near the market
Granada - Managua C$ 10 The bus station near ěthe old hospital
Granada - Rivas C$ 15 The bus station near the gas station Shell Palmira Leave a Comment
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 My son waiting for the
Tica bus to Nicaragua by BorderHopper
We traveled from San Jose to Granada,Nicaragua (you can take the bus that heads to Managua if you'd like to get off at Granada).
The Tica bus agent in Granada is:
GRANADA AGENCY
Contact: Isora Blandón
Address: Next to San Juan de Dios hospital ˝ block south.
The Tica bus agent in Rivas is:
RIVAS AGENCY
Contact: Norma Avilés
Address: Next to Texaco gas station, Panamerican supermarket.
The Tica bus terminal in San Jose, Costa Rica is at:
San José. Costa Rica. North corner of La Soledad church Street 9 y 11, Ave.4
San Jose, Costa Rica
Telephone: (506) 22-8954
Telephone: (506) 255-4771
Schedule:
MANAGUA NICARAGUA (express from San José) - DEP. daily from terminal Tica Bus at 6:00, 7:30; RET. 6:00, 7:00; 450 km; 11 hrs Tica Bus CoTel. 221-8954
Two San José-based bus companies, Tico Bus and Transnica, offer daily, direct routes to Granada from San Jose. The trip costs about 3,000 colons about $8. It’s a long bus-ride, some eight to 10 hours.
The cost to enter Nicaragua is $11, and the return into Costa Rica is $4 for U.S. citizens. Leave a Comment
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very old buses are the main atracction on the capital road.
be sure you are in good condition to hold strongly, you will be traveling standing for sure.
prices are about US$0.15 or US$0.25 max
Take taxis for about C15, or 1USD to almost everywhere around managua. Leave a Comment Theme: Bus
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 by Christian.Lafont
The main road goes down the west coast, then the road to the East is more an adventure !!
Flying is a good option to cross the country as you can save time and avoid the areas with paludism. Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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 Truck stuck on the road to El
Transito by MalenaN
The best car would be a 4WD jeep. Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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