Bus To Oaxaca Pacific Coast Beaches

SATURDAY, MAY 12, 2012

Bus To Oaxaca Pacific Coast Beaches

Playa Cometa, Oaxaca Pacific Coast Beach near Mazunte

 Oaxaca Beaches:

· Huatulco

Huatulco is a relatively new resort area created by the government from the nine bays and 33 beaches in the area. The town of Crucicita is a tidy little place and offers an ADO bus terminal, a second class bus terminal, and lodging, clubs, restaurants and shopping around the small square. In the winter months, cruise ships visit and moor in  the harbor of Santa Cruz, a short distance away.

See Huatulco for more details on lodging, golf, beaches, hiring a cab by the hour.  

The small Huatulco ruin site called Copalita displays artifacts from the State of Oaxaca and from the site on the coast by the river.  A fee of 100 pesos is  charged for entry.  Other ruin sites such asMonte Alban and Teotihuacan are more representative of Mexico's ruins, they have splendid museums of local artifacts, and showcase the splendor of Mexico’s ancient cities. 

Reach Huatulco from Oaxaca City via OCC Bus , ADO with stops in Pochutla and Puerto Escondido.  Sur Buses run regular service to Escondido along with Futura buses and Alta Mar, divisions of Estrella Blanca that serve first class passengers along the Route 200 bus route between Huatulco and |Puerto Escondido. 

OCC buses also leave Pochutla for the 12 hour, 440 Peso trip toSan Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas.

· Puerto Angel Beaches:

Reach Puerto Angel via taxi or collective taxi from the town of Pochutla. The collective taxi runs hourly from in front of the church, about two blocks east and three north of the bus station.  OCC buses, Sur Buses,  and local buses based in Huatulco stop in Pochutla as they run up and down the bus routes on coastal Route 200, the road between Huatulco and Puerto Escondido.   Estrella Blanca Bus Line runs the bus route also with Futura Buses and Alta Mar Buses that run bus routes between Acapulco and Hualtulco  with stops in Puerto Escondido, Pochutla, and Huatulco.

• Taxis, Collectivos

The private taxi to the beach towns from Pochutla cost 100 pesos, Zipolite Beach, Colonia Roca Blanca for instance, half way between Puerto Angel and Mazunte. 

If you group with other travelers you can save; the taxis charge by the trip not by the number of people.  
The alternative transportation from Pochutla to the beach is the Colectivo Taxi, or the Camioneta.  These are the budget options.  The colectivo is a shared taxi costing 15 Pesos and leaving from the church and running down main street of Pochutla.   The camioneta is a pickup truck with a covered bed. It costs ten pesos per person, a budget but uncomfortable ride; an experience, however.  

• Puerto Angel

Puerto Angel is the first town you passs as you go northwest along the road at the coast from Pochutla.  Puerto Angel offers a beachside hotel at 400 peso per night and several other hotels nearby.  Snorkel, scuba, and sightseeing boat tours leave from Puerto Angel.  
Sightseeing tours leave from Playa Panteon, a calm water beach where you can swim and snorkel.  In front of the hotel, two tour agencies offer four hour whale watch, dolphin watch, boat tours with visits to four secluded bays along the coast.  See area dining Dining Zipolite   

Zipolite Beach, dawn

· Zipolite Beach

Zipolite beach is a nude optional beach a few miles west of Puerto Angel noted for its sunrises and sunsets. Nudism is not legal in Mexico but is allowed on Zipolite Beach.  Budget lodging, beachside posadas, beach camping, surfing, laundromat and good restaurants like La Providencia and Piedra del Fuego make Zipolite a good visit. See Zipolite pages

Next page Oaxaca Beaches Continues,  Mazunte