Bluefields On-line

LIST OF AIRLINES THAT FLIES TO MANAGUA, NICARAGUA

American Airlines

Continental Airlines

Copa Airlines

GETTING TO BLUEFIELDS FROM MANAGUA

Getting to Bluefields from Managua can be as easy as taking a 45 minutes flight from Managua with the local airline ( La Costeña).

For more Information on La Costeña's click on the links below.

La Costeña

Schedules and Fares

Contact Information

GETTING TO BLUEFIELDS FROM MANAGUA BY "ROAD"

Another way to get to Bluefields is by "road" which includes a six hour bus ride from Managua to Rama followed by a two hour "panga" (speed boat) ride from Rama to Bluefields.

"Panga" traveling from Rama to Bluefields.

TRAVEL REGISTRATION (U.S. Embassy in Managua, Nicaragua)

Americans residing or traveling in Nicaragua are encouraged to register with the nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate through the State Department’s travel registration web site so that they can obtain updated information on travel and security within Nicaragua.

Travel Registration Web site

Americans without Internet access may register directly with the nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate.

By registering, American citizens make it easier for the Embassy or Consulate to contact them in case of emergency.

U.S. EMBASSY ADDRESS

The U.S. Embassy is located at:
Kilometer 5 1/2 (5.5) Carretera Sur, Managua

U.S. EMBASSY TELEPHONES:

(505) 252-7100 or 252-7888
After hours telephone
(505) 252-7634
Consular Section fax
(505) 252-7304

Nicaragua U. S. Embassy

bassy.gov/

TRAVEL INFORMATION
ENTRY/EXIT REQUIREMENTS A valid U.S. passport is required to enter Nicaragua. Although there is a bilateral agreement that waives the six-month validity passport requirement, U.S. citizens are urged to ensure that their passports are valid for the length of their projected stay in the country before traveling. U.S. citizens must have an onward or return ticket and evidence of sufficient funds to support themselves during their stay. A visa is not required for U.S. citizens; however, a tourist card must be purchased for $5 upon arrival. Tourist cards are typically issued for 30 to 90 days. A valid entry stamp is required to exit Nicaragua. Pay attention to the authorized stay that will be written into your entry stamp by the immigration inspector. Visitors remaining more than the authorized time must obtain an extension from Nicaraguan Immigration at http://www.migracion.gob.ni/. Failure to do so will prevent departure until a fine is paid. There is also a $32 departure tax. Many airlines include this tax in the price of the ticket. If the tax is not included in the ticket, payment can be made at the airline counter upon departure. Per Nicaraguan law, individuals should exit Nicaragua with the same passport with which they entered the country. Dual national minors who entered Nicaragua on their Nicaraguan passports will be subject to departure requirements specific to Nicaraguan children under the age of 18, even though they may also be citizens of other countries. More information on these requirements can be found on the U.S. Embassy web site at http://nicaragua.usembassy.gov/dual_nationality.html.

CENTRAL AMERICA-4 (CA-4) BORDER CONTROL AGREEMENT In June 2006, Nicaragua entered a “Central America-4 (CA-4) Border Control Agreement” with Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador. Under the terms of the agreement, citizens of the four countries may travel freely across land borders from one of the countries to any of the others without completing entry and exit formalities at Immigration checkpoints. U.S. citizens and other eligible foreign nationals, who legally enter any of the four countries, may similarly travel among the four without obtaining additional visas or tourist entry permits for the other three countries. Immigration officials at the first port of entry determine the length of stay, up to a maximum period of 90 days. Foreign tourists who wish to remain in the four-country region beyond the period initially granted for their visit are required to request a one-time extension of stay from local Immigration authorities in the country where the traveler is physically present, or travel outside the CA-4 countries and reapply for admission to the region. Foreigners “expelled” from any of the four countries are excluded from the entire “CA-4” region. In isolated cases, the lack of clarity in the implementing details of the CA-4 Border Control Agreement has caused temporary inconvenience to some travelers and has resulted in others being fined more than one hundred dollars or detained in custody for 72 hours or longer. For the most current information about visas to visit Nicaragua, visit the Embassy of Nicaragua web site at http://www.cancilleria.gob.ni.