There are 4 ways to get from San Salvador to Tapachula by bus, car, plane, or shuttle
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Bus
best- Take the bus from San Salvador to Tapachulabus Tapachula / ...
10h$854Bus via Guatemala City
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal San Carlos - Ticabus to Guatemala Aguilar Batresbus San Salvador / ...
- Take the bus from Guatemana Aguilar Batres to Tapachulabus Guatemala
15h 10m$706–1,016Drive 460.2 km
- Drive from San Salvador to Tapachulacar 460.2 km
6h 22m$820–1,185Bus, fly, shuttle
- Take the bus from San Salvador to San Salvador Airportbus
- Fly from Cuscatlán International Airport (SAL) to La Aurora International Airport (GUA)plane SAL - GUA
- Take a shuttle bus from Antigua Guatemala to Tapachula
7h 19m$3,915–10,526
Cuscatlán International Airport (SAL) to La Aurora International Airport (GUA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Salvador to Tapachula is to bus via Guatemala City which costs $700 - $1100 and takes 15h 10m.
The fastest way to get from San Salvador to Tapachula is to drive which takes 6h 22m and costs $800 - $1200.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from San Salvador and arriving at Tapachula. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 10h.
The distance between San Salvador and Tapachula is 457 km. The road distance is 460.2 km.
The best way to get from San Salvador to Tapachula without a car is to bus which takes 10h and costs $854.
The bus from San Salvador to Tapachula takes 10h including transfers and departs twice daily.
San Salvador to Tapachula bus services, operated by El Condor Internacional, depart from San Salvador station.
San Salvador to Tapachula bus services, operated by El Condor Internacional, arrive at Tapachula station.
Yes, the driving distance between San Salvador to Tapachula is 460 km. It takes approximately 6h 22m to drive from San Salvador to Tapachula.
There are 46+ hotels available in Tapachula.
What companies run services between San Salvador, El Salvador and Tapachula, Mexico?
El Condor Internacional operates a bus from San Salvador to Tapachula twice daily. Tickets cost $854 and the journey takes 10h.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Cuscatlán International Airport to La Aurora International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,400–9,500
- Phone
- +𝟓𝟎𝟑 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟒 𝟔𝟓𝟒𝟖
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from San Salvador to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $854
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from San Salvador to San Salvador Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $18
- Phone
- +502 4021 1921
- [email protected]
- Website
- aviajarguatemala.webnode.es
Shuttle from Antigua Guatemala to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $340–750
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Terminal San Carlos - Ticabus to Guatemala Aguilar Batres
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $330–470
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $330–470
Bus from Guatemana Aguilar Batres to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $370–550
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $370–550
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