Chiapa de Corzo Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Combis from Tuxtla Gutiérrez (M$9, 30 minutes), leave from 1a Av Sur Ote (between Calles 5a & 7a Ote Sur), every few minutes from 5am to 10:30pm.

Going from Chiapa de Corzo to San Cristóbal is a bit inconvenient. Option one is to backtrack to Tuxtla and take a bus or combi via the fast new autopista. Option two is to catch a microbus to San Cristóbal (M$25, 1½ hours) from a stop across from the gas station on Hwy 190, on the northeast edge of town. Departures at 6:45am, 10am, 1pm, 3:30pm and 6pm take the slower (and very serpentine) old highway. Colectivos to this stop (M$4) run from the east side of the plaza; taxis cost M$20.

From San Cristóbal, most people go to Tuxtla Gutiérrez and catch a combi back, but you can also take a Tuxtla-bound van and ask to be let off at the Chiapa de Corzo stop on the highway. From there, it’s a M$8 taxi ride to the town center.