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What is the cheapest flight to Nicaragua?

These are the best round-trip prices found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.

The cheapest ticket to Nicaragua from Costa Rica found in the last 72 hours was to Managua, at $191 round-trip. The most popular route is San José (SJO) to Managua (MGA) and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $191.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Costa Rica to Nicaragua?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Costa Rica to Nicaragua, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Costa Rica to Nicaragua is May, when tickets cost $206 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and November, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $426 and $414 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Costa Rica to Nicaragua?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights to Nicaragua, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Costa Rica to Nicaragua, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 10 weeks before departure.

Which is the cheapest airport to fly into in Nicaragua?

Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in Nicaragua is Managua Augusto C Sandino Airport (MGA), with an average flight price of $135.


Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
High seasonDecember
Cheapest flight$149
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 11% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 18% increase in price.
Flight from San José to Managua

FAQs for booking flights from Costa Rica to Nicaragua

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Costa Rica to Nicaragua?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Costa Rica to Nicaragua.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Costa Rica to Nicaragua?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Costa Rica to Nicaragua is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Costa Rica to Nicaragua?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly from Costa Rica to Nicaragua with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Costa Rica to Nicaragua?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying from Costa Rica to Nicaragua up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • What is the cheapest day to fly to Nicaragua?

    Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Nicaragua is Thursday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as $260. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Tuesday, where round-trip prices are $429 on average.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Nicaragua?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to Nicaragua is generally in the evening, when round-trip flights cost $258 on average. Morning departures are around 57% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Nicaragua is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $405.

Reviews of the top 3 airlines serving from Costa Rica to Nicaragua

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Costa Rica to Nicaragua? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
7.5
Copa AirlinesOverall score based on 1475 reviews
6.8Entertainment
8.1Crew
7.4Comfort
6.8Food
7.8Boarding
Airline reviews

Very happy with my flight. I would definitely recommend it.

8.0 ExcellentManuel, Jul 2025ORD - PTY
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Very happy with my flight. I would definitely recommend it.

Seats not reclining, no vegetarian food option, no snacks. 7.5 hr flight should have been more comfortable. Luggage limits are unusually small. Will never fly Copa again and will tell friends and family to avoid this airline.

We had a five hour layover in the way home from Colombia. I read the "bout your flight" email carefully before we checked bags. We had to go through security right at the gate. Almost lost our ground coffee because that airport only allows 16 ounce of coffee and we had 18. I've been to 48 countries and never heard of a coffee restriction. I can't follow a rule I don't know about. I requested they bring our coffee to our checked luggage. Instead tey gate checked our bag for free. Back to planning transfers in Dallas I guess

It was ok. However, the food was quite poor since I don't eat pasta.

Tell people to remain in their seats during the meal/beverage distribution. Enforce boarding by group numbers. No one was checking. Tell people to turn their electronics speakers off. Bigger cups for drinks.

Enforce the boarding process by group numbers. Tell people to stay seated during the meal/drink distribution. It took forever to get food and drinks because people would not stay out the isle and let the crew do their jobs. Everyone wanted to go to the bathroom forcing the crew to enter and leave the isle constantly so people can pass. Tell people to keep their electronics off speaker mode. No one wants to hear phone conversations and music playing.

There was no individual at the front check in when I arrived. I waited for at least 15 minutes and walked around asking security/janitors if they could help and they did not have a solution. So I had to take my checked bag through security and they threw away some of my items. I ended up making it to the gate only a few minutes before it closed due to my waiting for an agent at check in.

My flight delayed and i misss the connection they send me to orlando no to tampa i have to pay a uber to my house

No headphones given for inflight entertainment. I missed my flight from the previous day and the customer service agent tried to extort an additional $100.00 US from me for missing my flight. Really?!

It was reasonably comfortable trip considering its duration (7 hours). Crew was very good and friendly, seats very more comfortable than other planes. Only negative comment would be that the bathroom light did not get its full brightness 🙃

why did we have to go through security mid flight

The incoming plane was late and no information was shared. They even announced we would board in 10 muntes 40 minutes prior to the plane arriving, and the website said until takeoff that we had taken off an hour earlier

Seats are very tight even in Plus, no complimentary snacks or beverage

The chicken that was served in business class was cold!

Flight to Bogotá delayed by 3 h Missed connection from Bogotá to Guayaquil. Avianca unable to bring us to Baltra on time Overall delay 36h. We missed boat departure from galagos. Overall 10 day trip needed to be cancelled. Avianca was completely un-professional.

A few years ago long flights 6 hours or so used to have video screens and they offered ear phones. The food cart used to come and drinks. Now absolutely nothing. Avianca is as bad as Spirit Airlines. Avianca will now be my last choice when booking my next flight.

Boarding was somewhat confusing in that the wrong messages were being displayed at the gate. It was somewhat annoying that I got off one flight and straight onto another (from the same gate), but in between they re-checked my hand luggage and made me get rid of my water (which they charge for on the plane). I was sitting in their 'Plus' seating, but the leg room was still too small to be able to sit square. The food options on the flights are pretty cheap quality (but not price). They got me from 'A' to 'B' on-time and for a relatively good price, but the experience itself was below average.

We were not aware carry-on bags cost extra until we arrived at the airport so, we were charged $240.00 for two small carry- on bags! There was a substantial fee for drinks and snacks. No wifi, or other entertainment was available. Waiting areas were crowded and uncomfortable.

COP 7,000 for a cup of mediocre coffee. I thought I was on Spirit Airlines for a minute. Otherwise the flight was fine. Nothing exceptional to report.

please see previous response; it covers the whole travel trajectory.

I didn’t get a chance to experience anything because the 3rd party company that receives payment did a really bad job. After I received confirmation number I went to bed then I tried to check in my confirmation number did not work then I received a massage that my payment did not go through I called the company to rectify the problem and I was told that confirmation the whole thing was cancelled and that they couldn’t do anything about it and hang up the phone. So I decided to purchase a new ticket from another airline. I will never use kayak again and I’ll make sure all the people in my circle doesn’t deal with you guys.

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