San Pedro la Laguna Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Passenger boats arrive here from Panajachel and Santiago Atitlán. Boats from San Pedro to Santiago (US$1.30, 45 minutes) leave hourly from 6am to 2pm. The last lancha from San Pedro to San Marcos, Jaibalito, Santa Cruz and Panajachel usually leaves around 5pm.

San Pedro is connected by paved roads to Santiago Atitlán and to the Interamericana at Km 148 (about 20km west of Los Encuentros). A paved branch off the San Pedro–Interamericana road runs along the northwest side of the lake from Santa Clara to San Marcos. Veloz San Pedro buses leave for Quetzaltenango (US$3, 2½ hours) from San Pedro’s Catholic parish church, up in the town center, at 4:45am, 6am and 7am.

San Pedro la Laguna