Bus Oaxaca City to Puerto Escondido, Pacific Coast

On Oaxaca's
Playa Marinero in
Puerto Escondido
the families of the
fishing fleet clean
and sell fillets on
the beach.

Zipolite lies between Mazunte and Puerto
Angel, out of the way resort areas reached by
bus from Puerto Escondido or taxi, collectivo,
or camionetta from Pochutla

Bus Oaxaca City to Puerto Escondido, Pacific Coast

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Bus service from Oaxaca City to Puerto Escondido on
Oaxaca's Pacific Coast runs on bus routes over the
Sierra del Sur Mountain range at 10,000 feet.
ADO First Class OCC Buses reach the Pacific Coast
towns of Huatulco, Pochutla, and Puerto Escondido from
Oaxaca City.

Zipolite resort
area can be
reached by local
bus from Puerto
Escondido and
shared taxi from
Pochutla

To reach Puerto Escondido the first obstacle will be to get over
the 10,000-foot Sierra Madre del Sur mountains that stand
between Oaxaca City and the Pacific Coast.

There are at least six ways to reach the Pacific Coast from
Oaxaca City - eight if you include walking and biking.

Flights

Less than one hour, Aerotucan, $120 USD, single engine Cessna
Caravan C208.
or go by Aerovega, both small shuttle airlines based at Oaxaca's
airport, (OAX) and Puerto Escondido (PXM).
Book at least a day ahead through a tour agency in Oaxaca city

First Class Bus,

First class to Huatulco via OCC Bus (ADO Bus Company)
270 Pesos $25 USD, 8-10 hours via Route 190, the Pan
American Highway. Book at ADO first class terminal or
Ticketbus agency in the city 1/2 block north of Zocalo

Second Class Bus

Second class bus, $10 USD, 8 hours over Route 175 to
Pochutla.
Bus 2nd class over Route 135 to Puerto Escondido.
Book at central de autobus segunda clase

Van.

Several agencies run 10-15 passenger vans, 160 Pesos, 6
hours, This can be a difficult ride for those prone to motion
sickness.

Rental Car

Rent a car in Oaxaca City and drive the mountain road yourself, a
hairy ride, motion sickness medicine recommended for your
passengers. Rentals available at the airport and in the city

The Pacific coast is only 100 miles from Oaxaca City as the crow
flies but the mountain roads are very steep and twisting. At one
section of road you are at 8000 feet elevation.
You average 15-20 miles and hour by road and the usual bus trip
takes 8-10 hours.

If you investigate the second class bus service you enter the
terminal through a tiny slit between vendor stands that crowd the
street where the local buses enter and make their turn. This is
across from the Abastos Market.

Central de Autobuses de Segunda Clase

Once in the semi-circular station you face the ticket sellers. The
first set of booths serves the Isthmus of Tehuantepec (Istmo) all
the way south to Tapachula Chiapas.
Move to your left as you face the booths and you will pass ticket
sellers for Mexico City. A little further left come to the booths for
Puerto Escondido.

Second Class Bus Puerto Escondido

First is Lanesca Bus, a line running a day bus at 9 am and an
evening bus to Puerto Escondido over route 135. (Gia Roji maps
list this as Route 135, in some other publications it is listed as
Route 131)
Buses to the town of Pochutla run over highway 175 and are best
for those going to Puerto Angel, Mazunte, or Zipolite.
These are 2012 schedules and prices, schedules can change
frequently

Puerto Escondido, Playa Marinero, Fishermans Beach

Puerto Escondido, Playa Marinero fish cleaning

When To Go

The later evening bus is the best option because you arrive in Puerto
Escondido or Pochutla at dawn and can easily find a taxi to your hotel.

Further to your left in the bus station you will come to Estrella Roja and
Trans Sol. These lines run decent buses on evening and night runs to
Puerto Escondido for 145 pesos, about $13 USD.
2012 schedule and prices

Vans to the Pacific Coast

The vans to Pochutla, Puerto Escondido, and Huatulco have become
increasingly popular. Vans
One drawback to the vans is that the drivers are aggressive on the
steep mountain roads the extreme twisting and turning can be tough
on people prone to motion sickness. At 120 Pesos the vans have
become the only way to go for those that don't experience motion
sickness.

Comfort Option

The most comfortable option is the morning or night bus out of
Oaxaca's first class terminal. You might read that bandits
occasionally hold up the night buses on the coast and they are a
threat but they haven't targeted the Huatulco first class bus route. The
bandit's have favored the night bus from Mexico City to Acapulco
where the bus is loaded with well-healed vacationers packing
computers, credit cards, cameras, and lots of cash.

The mountain roads from Oaxaca City to Pochutla and Puerto
Escondido are legendary for their switchbacks. The OCC bus out of
Oaxaca's first class terminal for Huatulco on Route 190 where the
mountain roads are less severe might be a longer trip but it is the
least torturous of the three routes.