Villahermosa, Parque-Museo La Venta, Colossal Head, Monument 1 The Olmec colossal heads are at least seventeen monumental stone representations of human heads sculpted from large basalt boulders. The heads are a distinctive feature of the Olmec civilization of ancient Mesoamerica. All portray mature men with fleshy cheeks, flat noses, and slightly crossed eyes; their physical characteristics correspond to a type that is still common among the inhabitants of Tabasco and Veracruz. The backs of the monuments often are flat. The boulders were brought from the Sierra de los Tuxtlas mountains of Veracruz. Given that the extremely large slabs of stone used in their production were transported over large distances, requiring a great deal of human effort and resources, it is thought that the monuments represent portraits of powerful individual Olmec rulers. Each of the known examples has a distinctive headdress. The heads were variously arranged in lines or groups at major Olmec centres, but the method and logistics used to transport the stone to these sites remain unclear. Dating the monuments remains difficult because of the movement of many from their original contexts prior to archaeological investigation. Most have been dated to the Early Preclassic period (1500–1000 BC) with some to the Middle Preclassic (1000–400 BC) period. The smallest weigh 6 tons, while the largest is variously estimated to weigh 40 to 50 tons, although it was abandoned and left unfinished close to the source of its stone. The Olmec civilization developed in the lowlands of southeastern Mexico between 1500 and 400 BC. The Olmec heartland lies on the Gulf Coast of Mexico within the states of Veracruz and Tabasco, an area measuring approximately 275 kilometres east to west and extending about 100 kilometres inland from the coast. The Olmecs are regarded as the first civilization to develop in Mesoamerica. The Olmecs were the first inhabitants of the Americas to construct monumental architecture and to settle in towns and cities. They were also the first people in the Americas to develop a sophisticated style of stone sculpture. In the first decade of the 21st century evidence emerged of Olmec writing, with the earliest examples of Olmec hieroglyphs dating to around 650 BC. Examples of script have been found on roller stamps and stone artefacts; the texts are short and have been partially deciphered based on their similarity to other Mesoamerican scripts. The evidence of complex society developing in the Olmec heartland has led to the Olmecs being regarded as the "Mother Culture" of Mesoamerica, although this concept remains controversial. The seventeen confirmed examples of Olmec colossal heads are known from four sites within the Olmec heartland on the Gulf Coast of Mexico, namely San Lorenzo Tenochtitlán, La Venta, Tres Zapotes, and La Cobata. La Venta Monument 1 is speculated to have been the portrait of La Venta's final ruler. Monument 1 measures 2.41 metres high by 2.08 metres wide by 1.95 metres deep; it weighs 24 tons. The front of the headdress is decorated with three motifs that apparently represent the claws or fangs of an animal. Above these symbols is an angular U-shaped decoration descending from the scalp. On each side of the monument a strap descends from the headdress, passing in front of the ear. Each ear has a prominent ear ornament that descends from the earlobe to the base of the monument. The features are those of a mature man, with wrinkles around the mouth, eyes and nose. Monument 1 is the best preserved head at La Venta but has suffered from erosion, particularly at the back. The head was first described by Franz Blom and Oliver La Farge who investigated the La Venta remains on behalf of Tulane University in 1925. When discovered it was half-buried; its massive size meant that the discoverers were unable to excavate it completely. Matthew Stirling fully excavated the monument in 1940, after clearing the thick vegetation that had covered it in the intervening years. Monument 1 has been moved to the Parque-Museo La Venta in Villahermosa. The head was found in its original context; associated finds have been radiocarbon dated to between 1000 and 600 BC. (source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olmec_colossal_heads)

Villahermosa to Tuxtla Gutiérrez

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Villahermosa to Tuxtla Gutiérrez. From €19.59, fastest 1h 54m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Villahermosa to Tuxtla Gutiérrez runs about 5 times a day, with the first departure around 06:33 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays between €19.59 and €21.79, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 1h 54m over 159 km, on services run by 1 operator across 1 mode.

Checked September 14, 2026Priced for September 29, 2026One passenger, all fees included

What one seat costs

The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 1 operator and 1 way of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.

Typical fares

€19.59 to €21.79

  • 236%Moves across the booking window

When it runs, leaving Villahermosa

No operator has filed a timetable for this direction yet, so the first and last departure below follow the pattern of the corridor. Read them as the shape of the service day rather than as times to turn up for.

  • 06:33First departure
  • 07:30Last departure
  • 5Services per day
  • 20%Run direct

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Fares by date

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

Typical fares

  1. about €39.94Tue15
  2. about €45.99Wed16
  3. about €60.29Thu17
  4. about €36.09Fri18
  5. about €36.09Sat19
  6. about €44.89Sun20
  7. about €26.74Mon21
  8. about €21.79Tue22
  9. about €29.49Wed23
  10. about €31.14Thu24
  11. about €27.84Fri25
  12. about €38.29Sat26
  13. about €34.44Sun27
  14. about €22.89Mon28
  15. about €19.59Tue29
  16. about €20.69Wed30
  17. about €27.29Thu1
  18. about €21.24Fri2
  19. about €26.19Sat3
  20. about €21.79Sun4
  21. about €19.59Mon5

Based on what this route has cost recently. The operator sets the price on the day, and the live fare is confirmed when you book.

The train gets you into Tuxtla Gutiérrez. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.

A hotel room

A room in Tuxtla Gutiérrez for the night the train gets in

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Booking window

When to book Villahermosa to Tuxtla Gutiérrez

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

  1. €27.2990 days
  2. €17.9460 days
  3. €27.2945 days
  4. €18.4930 days
  5. €19.5921 days
  6. €22.8914 days
  7. €26.747 days
  8. €60.293 days
  9. €39.941 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €17.94.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 236 percent. The most expensive point is €60.29, 3 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€60.29€17.941371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.

This corridor, specifically

Facts that apply to Villahermosa to Tuxtla Gutiérrez 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

159 km

138 km as the crow flies, 15% further by the route services actually take. The bearing runs south.

Who lives at each end

353,577604,147

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

How we know

0/2

2 of these connections were inferred from service-area overlap rather than observed in a timetable. We would rather say so.

The route

VillahermosaVillahermosaTuxtlaTuxtla
The journey

What the journey actually looks like

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

Direct or connecting
20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 159 km against 138 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, San Cristóbal de las Casas, Cintalapa de Figueroa, Las Choapas. The gap between arriving and leaving is 54 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.

The fare from TGZ into Tuxtla Gutiérrez is the one price on this trip we cannot show you, because it is not ours.

A taxi stand outside an airport terminal

A car waiting when you land in Tuxtla Gutiérrez

Settled in advance, so the ride into Tuxtla Gutiérrez costs what it said it would rather than what the cab stand says.

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Who runs this route

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

Left luggage lockers

Baggage storage near Tuxtla Chiapas

Most of the points near Tuxtla Chiapas open before the first train and close after the last one.

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Questions about Villahermosa to Tuxtla Gutiérrez

The questions people actually ask about this trip, 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 Tuxtla Gutiérrez?

The fastest journey from Villahermosa to Tuxtla Gutiérrez takes 1h 54m door to door, of which 1h 18m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 1h 58m, 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 Tuxtla Gutiérrez?

The cheapest fare from Villahermosa to Tuxtla Gutiérrez is €19.59, as of September 14, 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 Tuxtla Gutiérrez?

The cheapest way from Villahermosa to Tuxtla Gutiérrez is by train, at €21.79 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 2h 2m 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 Tuxtla Gutiérrez?

Fares from Villahermosa to Tuxtla Gutiérrez bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €17.94. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 236 percent, measured on September 14, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Villahermosa to Tuxtla Gutiérrez?

Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Villahermosa to Tuxtla Gutiérrez, at €21.79. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of September 14, 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 Tuxtla Gutiérrez?

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Villahermosa to Tuxtla Gutiérrez, at €17.39 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 service from Villahermosa to Tuxtla Gutiérrez?

1 operators sell services from Villahermosa to Tuxtla Gutiérrez across 1 mode: 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 Villahermosa to Tuxtla Gutiérrez?

20 percent of the services we sell from Villahermosa to Tuxtla Gutiérrez are direct. The rest connect at Cárdenas, San Cristóbal de las Casas, Cintalapa de Figueroa, Las Choapas, with about 54 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 Tuxtla Gutiérrez use?

Services from Villahermosa to Tuxtla Gutiérrez by train leave from Villahermosa station and arrive at Tuxtla 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 Tuxtla Gutiérrez?

1 of the 1 operators we sell from Villahermosa to Tuxtla Gutiérrez 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 No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.

Where no operator publishes a fare for a corridor, the price here is our own estimate, worked out from the real distance and the real operator through a fare curve that follows lead time, day of the week and season. It tells you roughly what the journey costs. It is not a seat anyone has agreed to sell, and the payment step will not take it.

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

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Villahermosa to Tuxtla Gutiérrez on September 14, 2026: 159 km of route against 138 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operator a cheapest fare of €19.59, and 1h 54m 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 Tuxtla Gutiérrez is somebody else's catalog.

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Day trips out of Tuxtla Gutiérrez and across Mexico

Day trips that leave Tuxtla Gutiérrez in the morning and cover a good part of Mexico by evening.

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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. Tuxtla Gutiérrez reaches 20 places in 1 countries, from 51 to 2,970 km.

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