🗺 Oaxaca → Guatemala City
Road Trip · Via Chiapas · ~3 Weeks · Return ✈️ Mexico City
~1,200
km driving
21–23
Days total
9
Stops
6h
Max / day
🚗
Car
🚌
Bus
🔀
Hybrid
🚗 Rent a car for the full journey — maximum flexibility for day trips and hidden gems along the way.
Itinerary & Stops
Sample 22-Day Timeline
Days 1–8
Oaxaca
— Monte Albán, Hierve el Agua, mezcal
Day 9
Drive/Bus →
Tehuantepec
(overnight)
Day 10
Drive/Bus → Tuxtla (Cañón del Sumidero) →
San Cristóbal
Days 11–17
San Cristóbal
— Chamula, Zinacantán, Palenque
Day 18
Drive/Shuttle → Border →
Huehuetenango
Day 19
Drive/Bus →
Quetzaltenango
(Fuentes Georginas)
Day 20
Drive/Shuttle →
Antigua
Guatemala
Day 21
Antigua
— Acatenango / Lake Atitlán
Day 22
Shuttle →
Guatemala City
→ ✈️ Mexico City
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Notes
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🛂 Cross
La Mesilla
before 10am. Buy GT vehicle insurance online if driving.
🌡️ San Cristóbal at 2,200m — pack a light jacket year-round.
⛽ Fill up before entering Guatemala — fuel is cheaper in Mexico.
🚌 Bus bookings:
ado.com.mx
(Mexico) ·
pullman.com.gt
(Guatemala)
🇬🇹 Guatemala Trip Proposal
11 nights · Apr 14 pm arrival → Apr 25 departure
✕ Close
A · Classic South
Antigua · Atitlán · Acatenango
B · Full Highlands
Antigua · Xela · Atitlán · Chichi
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🇬🇹 Guatemala Proposal
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Map
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Itinerary