Acapulco To Zipolite Beach, Bus Travel,
Route 200 Oaxaca, Mexico
From Zipolite you can take the coastal bus south
to Huatulco or north to  
Zicatela Beach in the
town of
Puerto Escondido.
Puerto Escondido is a small, low-rise resort that
offers rental equipment, tour attractions, nightclub
happy hours, luxury hotels, and both competition
surfing beaches and small-wave, cove beaches.  

Puerto Escondido lodging runs from $8 a night up
to $150, and includes camping via RV or tent.
Puerto Escondido is well developed but still small
and relatively inexpensive.  
Breakfast for $4.50: Pancakes, fruit, and coffee,
Dinner: $6.50 grilled Dorado, Guacamole,
tostadas steamed vegetables.  
(except at Christmas time, New Years, and Easter
Week)

For five star resort hotels and surfing and
snorkeling beaches, take a flight, drive, or bus trip
south to
Huatulco for nine bays and thirty
three beaches
.

Many Posadas and suites such as Los
Bugambillias Suites will provide lodging in the
tidiest town on the entire coast of Mexico, La
Crucecita.
At other locations in Huatulco five star hotels and
golf are available  no more than 20 minutes from
31 beaches where you can surf and snorkel.
La Crucecita's restaurants offer inexpensive
breakfasts and afternoon menus of Grilled
Mahi-Mahi, Braised Beef and traditional foods.

From Huatulco you can get a bus or flight to the
City of Oaxaca (warm clothing required at night
in the mountains during winter months) and then
Mexico City, or travel north by Estrella Blanca
Bus along the coast to Acapulco.  
On Mexico's Pacific Coast fish and fruit come to
the markets cheaply and in abundance, the
temperature hovers at 86, you'll find bus service
efficient and inexpensive, and the lodging  
reasonable and readily available except at
Christmas time and Easter week.
Reach Zipolite via Estrella
Blanca bus from Acapulco to
Pochutla .
Zipolite Beach Lodging, Oaxaca, Mexico
Lodging on Zipolite Beach
To Reach Zipolite Beach,
From The Bus Station At
Pochutla.
  • Taxi
Plenty of cabs are available in
Pochutla
If you group with others you can
split the fee and save,  The trip fee
is the same regardless of the
number of  passengers.
  • Collectivo
Another option is the collective
cab called collectivo (15 pesos)
  • Camionetta
camioneta (explained), a pickup
truck with a covered rear bed that
makes frequent stops and charges
a small fee.  10 pesos
Estrella Blanca First Class
Buses, Futura and Alta Mar,  
from Acapulco reach Puerto
Escondido and continue on to
Pochutla and Huatulco.  

From Puerto Escondido, OCC
and Sur Buses reach Pochutla.
Local Sur bus and collectivos
reach  the crossroads to Zipolite
and Mazunte, on Oaxaca's
Pacific Coast and then reach
Pochutla .
Oaxaca's Zipolite Beach can
be reached by Bus to Pochutla and
then taxi to Zipolite.
.
  • The First Class Estrella
Blanca Bus (Could be Futura
Bus or Alta Mar Bus )
leaves the
first class terminal in Acapulco and
travels the coast road to Puerto
Escondido

The first class Estrella Blanca
leaves daily from Ejido Station at
6AM, 10AM, 3PM, 7PM, and 10PM

From Oaxaca City
  • OCC Bus From Oaxaca
City
From Oaxaca City's first class
ADO Bus terminal,
OCC buses
reach  Huatulco then Pochutla. (10
hours) and Puerto Escondido
OCC runs from the Puerto
Escondido ADO terminal near the
Super Che department store on
Route 200.  Buses serve between
Puerto Escondido, Pochutla, and
Huatulco.

  • Second Class Bus Service
leaves Oaxaca  City's Second
Class terminal and goes over the
mountains to Puerto Escondido or
to Pochutla.  (8 hours)

  • Van, Oaxaca City to
Pochutla, 120 pesos
Van service makes many daily
runs to Pochutla. (6 hours)
The mountain driving can be tough
on those prone to motion
sickness.  Dramamine is available
over the counter in the Farmacias
and is effective.
(A new highway is under construction.  The
times listed may decrease as sections of
the highway are completed)
Transportation to Zipolite
Reach Mazunte and Puerto
Angel's
beaches nearby by taxi, 100
pesos, Collective taxi, Collectivo, 15
pesos running hourly,  or camioneta, a
pickup truck with a cover bed that
picks up and drops off passengers all
along Calle Principal, the road that
runs parallel to the beaches.
Playa Panteon in Puerto Angel
gives you the most relaxed swimming
beach and modern hotels with snorkel
tours, scuba diving, and sightseeing
boat tours leaving from the beach.
170 peso for 4 hour boat tour
Zipolite can also be reached by air from Oaxaca's airport (OAX) to Puerto Escondido and then from bus southeast
along the coast to
Pochutla. From there a short  (6 mile) taxi or collective Camioneta ride reaches Zipolite.
To Reach Zipolite Beach,
From the Bus Station At
Puerto Escondido.

  • Sur Bus, (ADO
Station)
Local Buses run along the coast
road Route 200 between Puerto
Escondido and Pochutla.
They cover the forty miles in
about 90 minutes or less for 38
pesos
  • Mazunte Crossroads
You can ask the driver to let you
off at the Zipolite/ Mazunte
crossroads and catch a
collective camioneta from there
or you can stay on the bus until
you reach Pochutla.

  • Collective Taxis
From Pochutla you take a taxi
or collectivo cab for 15 pesos or
a camioneta (shared taxi) for
the six miles to Puerto
Angel/Zipolite  (10 pesos

  • OCC First Class Buses
OCC Buses run bus routes from
the ADO terminal in Puerto
Escondido to Huatulco with
stops in Pochutla.
  • OCC Bus (ADO First Class terminal, Oaxaca City)  
First Class bus service from Oaxaca City reaches Pochutla via Huatulco.  The route then goes northwest
along the coast to Puerto Escondido.
Second Class buses run over Route 175 and Route 135, making more direct runs over the mountains to
Pochutla and Puerto Escondido
ADO terminals in Juchitan and Salina Cruz are also first class transportation hubs for trips
to Pochutla, Puerto Escondido and San Cristobal de las Casas and Palenque
Lodging at Acapulco Los Flamingos
Puerto Escondido
Zipolite Beach Oaxaca, Mexico
Zipolite Beach Oaxaca
Acapulco To Zipolite Beach by
Estrella Blanca, Futura Bus will
follow Route 200 to Coastal
Oaxaca with stops in Puerto
Escondido, Pochutla, and Huatulco
Buses from Acapulco To
Huatulco follow Route 200
to Coastal Oaxaca through
Puerto Escondido.
Acapulco and Zipolite beach are served by bus route
over Highway 200.
Estrella Blanca first class Futura and Alta Mar buses
serve to Puerto Escondido and Pochutla.
Sur Buses travel between Puerto Escondido and
Pochutla where taxis reach Zipolite Beach.
Acapulco Hotel Los Flamingos
When To Go To Acapulco and Zipolite on Mexico's Pacific Coast  
  • Best Time to Go, November through May
Acapulco and Zipolite make ideal beach vacation places year round.  There  may be two seasons when the
Beach resorts are most crowded, Christmas and Easter, the traditional travel holidays for Mexican families,  
  • High Seasons, Christmas Week, Easter Week, end of August
The proximity of Mexico City to Acapulco (240 miles) means that the Acapulco resorts could be crowded on
these two holiday weeks. Mid July into the end of August can also be times of travel for Mexico City
vacationers.  
December 15 through April (Easter)  is high season in Acapulco.  Christmas week and Easter
week for Zipolite  
  • Weather
The weather in Acapulco and Zipolite is humid and warmest June through September.  July and August
brings rain showers, high humidity, and 90 degree days.  
Showers could come in any month but will be of short
duration.  
Year round temperatures average 85f days, 75f nights.  Hurricane season runs August to
December.  
  • Acapulco Spring Break
If you are going to Acapulco, Spring Break might be in your planning.  Acapulco allows 18 year olds to drink
alcohol and the resorts have offered all inclusive packages including performance groups that attract US
Spring breakers, usually in late February and all of March.
Fish come to the markets
in abundance at Puerto
Escondido.
Puerto Escondido
Pelicans are common
at Zipolite Beach
Puerto Escondido dining on
the beach
Zipolite Beach Dawn
Acapulco buses serve bus routes on Route 200 to  Oaxaca beaches.
Zipolite Beach, Oaxaca Pacific Coast  is served
by Estrella Blanca Bus to Puerto Escondido
and Pochutla from Acapulco.
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