Villahermosa to San Cristóbal de las Casas runs about 4 times a day, with the first departure around 06:32 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €17.94, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 1h 56m over 165 km, on services run by 1 operator across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €17.94, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for 6 October 2026
€17.94
- 203%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Villahermosa
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:32First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 4Services per day
- 25%Run direct
Departure times on this route
12Go lists the departures it sells between Villahermosa and San Cristóbal de las Casas.
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Ferroistmo runs this service and does not sell it here. Bookaway takes the payment.
Buying this journey
Bookaway lists departures for Villahermosa to San Cristóbal de las Casas on your date, and you pay on their side.
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €38.84Mon21
- about €33.89Tue22
- about €45.99Wed23
- about €39.94Thu24
- about €35.54Fri25
- about €49.29Sat26
- about €43.79Sun27
- about €23.44Mon28
- about €23.44Tue29
- about €25.64Wed30
- about €33.34Thu1
- about €26.19Fri2
- about €32.24Sat3
- about €26.74Sun4
- about €20.14Mon5
- about €17.94Tue6
- about €23.99Wed7
- about €28.94Thu8
- about €24.54Fri9
- about €27.84Sat10
- about €23.44Sun11
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The train gets you into San Cristóbal de las Casas. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in San Cristóbal de las Casas for the night the train 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.
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When to book Villahermosa 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.
- €30.5990 days
- €26.7460 days
- €15.1945 days
- €19.0430 days
- €23.4421 days
- €26.7414 days
- €43.797 days
- €45.993 days
- €38.841 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €15.19.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 203 percent. The dearest point is €45.99, 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.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 45 days ahead. You are inside that window.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Villahermosa 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
165 km
143 km as the crow flies, 15% further by the route services take. The bearing runs south.
Who lives at each end
353,577 → 215,874
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
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
- 25% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 75% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 165 km against 143 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Cárdenas, Cintalapa de Figueroa, Tuxtla. The gap between arriving and leaving is 57 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 17 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is ours to fix and you are rebooked at no charge.
Who runs this route
The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
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.
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Questions about Villahermosa 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 Villahermosa to San Cristóbal de las Casas?
The fastest journey from Villahermosa to San Cristóbal de las Casas takes 1h 56m door to door, of which 1h 20m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 2h 2m, 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 Villahermosa to San Cristóbal de las Casas?
The cheapest fare from Villahermosa to San Cristóbal de las Casas is €17.94, as of 20 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €27.84. 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 Villahermosa to San Cristóbal de las Casas?
The cheapest way from Villahermosa to San Cristóbal de las Casas is by train, at €17.94 for one passenger on 6 October 2026. That journey takes 2h 4m 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 Villahermosa to San Cristóbal de las Casas?
Fares from Villahermosa to San Cristóbal de las Casas bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €15.19. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 203 percent, measured on 20 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Villahermosa to San Cristóbal de las Casas?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Villahermosa to San Cristóbal de las Casas, at €23.44. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 20 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Villahermosa to San Cristóbal de las Casas?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Villahermosa to San Cristóbal de las Casas, at €18.49 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 Villahermosa to San Cristóbal de las Casas?
Ferroistmo publish service areas covering both Villahermosa and San Cristóbal de las Casas, so they are listed as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from Villahermosa to San Cristóbal de las Casas?
25 percent of the services we sell from Villahermosa to San Cristóbal de las Casas are direct. The rest connect at Cárdenas, Cintalapa de Figueroa, Tuxtla, with about 57 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 Villahermosa to San Cristóbal de las Casas use?
Services from Villahermosa to San Cristóbal de las Casas by train leave from Villahermosa station and arrive at San Cristóbal de las Casas station. Allow about 44m 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 Villahermosa to San Cristóbal de las Casas?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Villahermosa 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.
Derived from service area The operators listed publish a service area covering both places. That evidences the corridor rather than a named service.
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 Villahermosa to San Cristóbal de las Casas on 20 September 2026: 165 km of route against 143 km in a straight line, 4 services a day, 1 operator a cheapest fare of €17.94, and 1h 56m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in San Cristóbal de las Casas is somebody else's catalogue.
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The two ends, compared
Villahermosa reaches 23 places in 1 countries on services we hold, over distances from 46 to 1,145 km. San Cristóbal de las Casas reaches 14 places in 1 countries, from 51 to 281 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Villahermosa
- 23Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 5Operators
Arriving in San Cristóbal de las Casas
Leaving San Cristóbal de las Casas
- 14Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 1Operators