There are 7 ways to get from Acapulco to Palenque by plane, bus, car, or shuttle
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Fly to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport, bus
best- Fly from General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport (ACA) to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport (VSA)plane ACA - VSA
- Take the bus from Villahermosa Airport to Palenquebus
7h 51m$3,518–8,061Drive 1,156.6 km
cheapest- Drive from Acapulco to Palenquecar 1,156.6 km
12h 35m$2,135–3,084Bus
- Take the bus from Central de Autobuses Papagayo to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Palenquebus
24h 5m$2,327–4,066Fly to Palenque International Airport
- Fly from General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport (ACA) to Palenque International Airport (PQM)plane ACA - PQM
16h 33m$2,373–10,181Fly to Ciudad Del Carmen International Airport, bus, shuttle
- Fly from General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport (ACA) to Ciudad Del Carmen International Airport (CME)plane ACA - CME
- Take the bus from Ciudad Del Carmen to Villahermosabus
- Take a shuttle bus from Villahermosa to Palenque
12h 22m$2,548–11,111Bus via San Cristóbal de las Casas
- Take the bus from Central de Autobuses Papagayo to Puebla CAPUbus
- Take the bus from Puebla to San Cristóbal de las Casasbus
- Take the bus from San Cristobal de las Casas to Palenquebus
25h 1m$7,303–40,860Bus via Salina Cruz
- Take the bus from Acapulco Ejido to Salina Cruzbus
- Take the bus from Salina Cruz to Tuxtla Gutiérrezbus
- Take the bus from Tuxtla Gutiérrez to Palenquebus
29h 55m$2,259–4,142
Acapulco to Palenque by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Acapulco to Palenque is to drive which costs $2100 - $3100 and takes 12h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Acapulco to Palenque is to fly and bus which takes 7h 51m and costs $3500 - $8500.
No, there is no direct bus from Acapulco to Palenque. However, there are services departing from Central de Autobuses Papagayo and arriving at Palenque via Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 5m.
The distance between Acapulco and Palenque is 905 km. The road distance is 1156.6 km.
The best way to get from Acapulco to Palenque without a car is to bus which takes 24h 5m and costs $2300 - $4100.
It takes approximately 7h 51m to get from Acapulco to Palenque, including transfers.
Acapulco to Palenque bus services, operated by CostaLine, depart from Central de Autobuses Papagayo station.
The best way to get from Acapulco to Palenque is to bus which takes 24h 5m and costs $2300 - $4100. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $2300 - $11000 and takes 16h 33m.
Acapulco to Palenque bus services, operated by CostaLine, arrive at Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte station.
Yes, the driving distance between Acapulco to Palenque is 1157 km. It takes approximately 12h 35m to drive from Acapulco to Palenque.
What companies run services between Acapulco, Mexico and Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico?
You can take a bus from Central de Autobuses Papagayo to Palenque via Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte in around 24h 5m. Alternatively, Viva Aerobus, Mexicana, and Volaris fly from General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport (ACA) to Palenque International Airport (PQM) 6 times a week.
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,800–10,000
Flights from General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport to Ciudad Del Carmen International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–9,500
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- [email protected]
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Villahermosa Airport to Palenque
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $310–460
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Palenque
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,700–2,600
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Ciudad Del Carmen to Villahermosa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $390–600
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Salina Cruz to Tuxtla Gutiérrez
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $600–900
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
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