Bus Routes to Zipolite from San Cristobal, Oaxaca, and Acapulco.

Bus Routes to Zipolite from San Cristobal, Oaxaca, and Acapulco.
Zipolite Beach on Oaxaca's Pacific Coast can be reached by various bus routes from San Cristobal, Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca City, and Acapulco to the Pacific ...
www.softseattravel.com/Bus-Routes-Zipolite-San-Cristobal-de-...

How to Reach Zipolite Beach from Oaxaca City, San Cristobal de 
las Casas, Oaxaca City, and Acapulco.Three Different Bus Routes reach the area of Huatulco, Zipolite, Mazunte, and 
Puerto Escondido, on Oaxaca's Pacific Coast.

• ADO, First Class
  

ADO Bus service reaches Pochutla from Oaxaca City via Huatulco with night 
buses. (8 hours)  The OCC bus route out of Oaxaca City goes from Huatulco 
northwest along the coast to Pochutla  (Zipolite stop) and then Puerto Escondido  
(total 9 hours to Pochutla, 296 Pesos,  9:30 and 11:00 pm)  The ADO website 
functions well.

• San Cristobal de las Casas Buses
  

OCC runs night buses that reach Puerto Escondido via Huatulco and Pochutla,  7 
and 10 Pm  (11 hours to Pochutla, 440 Pesos)

• Acapulco
  

From Acapulco several bus lines serve Puerto Escondido, Estrella Blanca running 
the most frequent service from the Acapulco Ejido Bus Station.   The day buses 
are safest on this trip.  The early morning bus out of Acapulco will arrive in Puerto 
Escondido in the afternoon.  (8 hours)   Could be a Futura Bus, a division of 
Estrella Blanca.

• Pochutla
  

Pochutla is a market town that serves as a travel hub for the beach towns of 
Oaxaca.
OCC buses run to Pochutla from Escondido.  Collectivos and local buses also run 
as does the Estrella Blanca Bus which will reach Pochutla and Huatulco.  No need 
to book bus tickets in advance except during Christmas and Easter week.
The Estrella Blanca website does not function.

Estrella Blanca Buses run first Class service, 8-10 trips daily between Huatulco 
and Acapulco with stops in Pochutla and |Puerto Escondido while cruising the 
Coastal Route 200.

• Second Class Bus
  

Second Class buses run from Oaxaca City over Route 175 and Route 135, 
making more direct runs over the mountains to Pochutla and Puerto Escondido.  
These are 8-hour trips over the steep mountain roads.

Pochutla and Huatulco are first class bus hubs as is Salina Cruz in this area along 
the Pacific Coast.

• Van Service is available from Oaxaca City.  The vans reach Pochutla in six
  

hours for 120 pesos.   The route is over the mountains.

Tips: buses can be cold,  bring a sweater or jacket.  Mountain trips can be cold at 
night.  Stations such as Oaxaca at 5000 feet and Mexico City at 7400 feet 
elevation can be cold in December and January.