Map data: Natural Earth, GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)Map data: Natural Earth, GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)

Mexico City to San Cristóbal de las Casas

Compare trains, coaches, flights and ferries from Mexico City to San Cristóbal de las Casas. From €83.91, fastest 5h 20m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Mexico City to San Cristóbal de las Casas runs about 2 times a day, with the first departure around 07:30 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €83.91, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 5h 20m over 798 km, on services run by 2 operators across 1 mode.

Checked 22 September 2026Priced for 11 October 2026One passenger, all fees included

What one seat costs

Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €83.91, so there is no spread to show.

Typical fares · Priced for 11 October 2026

€83.91

  • 151%Moves across the booking window

When it runs, leaving Mexico City

Typical first and last departure on this corridor.

  • 07:30First departure
  • 07:30Last departure
  • 2Services per day
  • 0%Run direct

Fares by date

What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.

Typical fares

  1. about €176.55Wed23
  2. about €188.35Thu24
  3. about €194.25Fri25
  4. about €157.67Sat26
  5. about €157.08Sun27
  6. about €116.95Mon28
  7. about €134.06Tue29
  8. about €94.54Wed30
  9. about €138.79Thu1
  10. about €108.69Fri2
  11. about €102.21Sat3
  12. about €118.13Sun4
  13. about €111.05Mon5
  14. about €98.66Tue6
  15. about €98.66Wed7
  16. about €96.90Thu8
  17. about €90.99Fri9
  18. about €115.77Sat10
  19. about €83.91Sun11
  20. about €89.81Mon12
  21. about €90.40Tue13

Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.

The flight gets you into San Cristóbal de las Casas. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.

A hotel room

A room in San Cristóbal de las Casas for the night the flight gets in

Sort by distance from Terminal de Transporte San Cristobal de las Casas and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.

Partner links. We earn a commission when a booking completes, and it never changes what you pay.

Booking window

When to book Mexico City to San Cristóbal de las Casas

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €78.6090 days
  2. €93.3560 days
  3. €77.4245 days
  4. €90.4030 days
  5. €90.4021 days
  6. €98.6614 days
  7. €134.067 days
  8. €194.253 days
  9. €176.551 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €77.42.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 151 percent. The dearest point is €194.25, 3 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€194.25€77.42137142130456090

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 45 days ahead. You are inside that window.

This corridor, specifically

Facts that apply to Mexico City to San Cristóbal de las Casas and to no other route on the site.

Clocks

Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.

The shape of it

798 km

749 km as the crow flies, 7% further by the route services take. The bearing runs south-east.

Who lives at each end

12,294,193215,874

Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.

The route

GuatemalaBelizeGulf of MexicoQuerétaro CityQuerétaro CityLeónLeónGuadalajaraGuadalajaraMéridaMéridaMoreliaMoreliaAcapulco de JuárezAcapulco de JuárezVeracruzVeracruzXalapaXalapaTapachulaTapachulaVillahermosaVillahermosaUruapanUruapanPachucaPachucaOaxaca CityOaxaca CityCampecheCampecheCobánCobánLázaro CárdenasLázaro CárdenasMexico CityMexico CitySan Cristóbal de las CasasSan Cristóbal de las CasasMap data: Natural Earth, GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)Map data: Natural Earth, GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
The journey

What the journey looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

Direct or connecting
0% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 100% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 798 km against 749 km in a straight line, a detour of 7 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Coatzacoalcos, Tuxtla. The gap between arriving and leaving is 52 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 18 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.

Who runs this route

The flight gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.

Left luggage lockers

Left luggage near Terminal de Transporte San Cristobal de las Casas

Most of the points near Terminal de Transporte San Cristobal de las Casas open before the first train and shut after the last one.

Partner links. We earn a commission on a booking, and the price is the same as going direct.

Questions about Mexico City to San Cristóbal de las Casas

The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.

How long does it take to get from Mexico City to San Cristóbal de las Casas?

The fastest journey from Mexico City to San Cristóbal de las Casas takes 5h 20m door to door, of which 1h 51m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 5h 45m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

How much does it cost to travel from Mexico City to San Cristóbal de las Casas?

The cheapest fare from Mexico City to San Cristóbal de las Casas is €83.91, as of 22 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €117.54. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.

What is the cheapest way to get from Mexico City to San Cristóbal de las Casas?

The cheapest way from Mexico City to San Cristóbal de las Casas is by flight, at €83.91 for one passenger on 11 October 2026. That journey takes 5h 20m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.

When should I book Mexico City to San Cristóbal de las Casas?

Fares from Mexico City to San Cristóbal de las Casas bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €77.42. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 151 percent, measured on 22 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Mexico City to San Cristóbal de las Casas?

Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Mexico City to San Cristóbal de las Casas, at €98.66. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 22 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Mexico City to San Cristóbal de las Casas?

February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Mexico City to San Cristóbal de las Casas, at €63.85 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.

Who runs services from Mexico City to San Cristóbal de las Casas?

2 operators sell services from Mexico City to San Cristóbal de las Casas across 1 mode: AeroMéxico, Ferroistmo. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.

Is there a direct service from Mexico City to San Cristóbal de las Casas?

0 percent of the services we sell from Mexico City to San Cristóbal de las Casas are direct. The rest connect at Coatzacoalcos, Tuxtla, with about 52 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.

Which station or terminal do services from Mexico City to San Cristóbal de las Casas use?

Services from Mexico City to San Cristóbal de las Casas by flight leave from Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport MEX and arrive at San Cristóbal de las Casas station. Allow about 1h 57m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.

Can I change or refund a ticket from Mexico City to San Cristóbal de las Casas?

1 of the 2 operators we sell from Mexico City to San Cristóbal de las Casas allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.

Where these numbers come from

Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.

Observed service A carrier record names this operator on this pair, carried through unchanged.

Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Mexico City to San Cristóbal de las Casas on 22 September 2026: 798 km of route against 749 km in a straight line, 2 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €83.91, and 5h 20m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

The flight is the simple part. What you do once you are in San Cristóbal de las Casas is somebody else's catalogue.

A guided tour group

Day trips out of San Cristóbal de las Casas and across Mexico

Day trips that leave San Cristóbal de las Casas in the morning and cover a good part of Mexico by evening.

Partner links. We earn a commission on a booking, and it never changes the price.

The two ends, compared

Mexico City reaches 138 places in 36 countries on services we hold, over distances from 57 to 15,913 km. San Cristóbal de las Casas reaches 19 places in 1 countries, from 51 to 784 km.

Other ways to make this journey

Leaving Mexico City

  • 138Places you can leave for
  • 36Countries
  • 33Operators

Arriving in San Cristóbal de las Casas

Leaving San Cristóbal de las Casas

  • 19Places you can leave for
  • 1Countries
  • 1Operators

Find tickets

Plan with Ori

Ori, the trip planner

Ask it something like this