Chinandega: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Chinandega is a city of 126,387 people in Nicaragua (Chinandega Department), 69 m (226 ft) above sea level.
Key facts
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Daylight in Chinandega runs from about 11 h 25 min a day in late December to 12 h 54 min in late June (computed for 12.63° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
No airport with scheduled passenger service sits within 100 km of Chinandega in the OurAirports register, so flying in means a longer transfer from the nearest served city.
Buses to Chinandega · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Managua, 110 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Tegucigalpa, 162 km (Honduras) — buses · car rental · tours
- San Pedro Sula, 334 km (Honduras)
- San Salvador, 252 km (El Salvador) — buses · car rental · tours
- Soyapango, 248 km (El Salvador) — buses · car rental · tours
- San Miguel, 148 km (El Salvador) — buses · car rental · tours
- Danlí, 167 km (Honduras) — buses · car rental · tours
- La Ceiba, 350 km (Honduras)
- La Ceiba, 350 km (Honduras)
- Santa Ana, 303 km (El Salvador)
Common questions
How big is Chinandega?
About 126,387 people live in Chinandega (GeoNames).
What time zone is Chinandega in?
America/Managua, currently UTC-6.
What currency is used in Chinandega?
The Cordoba (NIO). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Chinandega?
Managua (110 km), Tegucigalpa (162 km), San Pedro Sula (334 km), San Salvador (252 km), Soyapango (248 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.