Puerto Escondido Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Land

Bus & van

The OCCbus terminal (582-10-73; Carretera Costera btwn Av Oaxaca & 1 Poniente), just west of El Crucero, is used by OCC 1st-class and Sur 2nd-class services. Other long-distance bus lines, including Estrella Blanca (EB) and Turistar, with deluxe and 1st-class services, use the Central Camionera (582-00-86), in the upper part of town between 3 and 4 Poniente, north of 10 Norte. You can buy OCC, Sur, Estrella Blanca and Turistar tickets at Ticketbus (800-702-80-00; www.ticketbus.com.mx; Av Pérez Gasga; 10am-2pm & 5-9pm Mon-Fri). Viajes Dimar sells tickets to Oaxaca and Mexico City.

Keep an eye on your belongings going to or from Acapulco or Oaxaca, and get a ticket for any bags placed in the baggage hold.

Oaxaca

The most convenient way of traveling to Oaxaca is in the comfortable van service via Hwy 131 (M$130, six hours), offered by at least two companies. Express Service (582-08-68; Hotel Luz del Ángel, cnr 1 norte & Av Oaxaca) departs nine times daily, 6am to 10pm; and Transportes Villa del Mar (954-1033134; Av Hidalgo btwn Av Oaxaca & 1 Poniente) goes eight times between 5am and 6:30pm. Second-class La Solteca and Estrella Roja buses (M$110, seven hours) from the Central Camionera take the same route, departing four times between 7 and 10:45am and eight times between 9:30 and 11pm. OCC’s 1st-class buses (M$242, 10 hours, three daily) take a long route via Salina Cruz and Hwy 190.

Car & motorcycle

Budget (582-03-12; Blvd Juárez), opposite the tourist office, charges walk-ins almost M$1000 a day for its cheapest cars, with unlimited kilometers and insurance. You may get better rates reserving by internet. Viajes Dimar and Hotel Santa Fe have cars from around M$700 for a day.

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Air

Aerotucán (582-34-61; airport) and Aerovega (582-01-51; Av Pérez Gasga 113; 9:30am-2pm & 5:30-8pm Mon-Sat) fly to/from Oaxaca. Click Mexicana (800-112-54-25; www.click.com.mx) flies nonstop to and from Mexico City daily. Magnicharters (800-201-14-04; www.magnicharters.com.mx) flies to/from Mexico City at least twice a week, sometimes via Huatulco.

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