Travel to Tapachula
Every way to reach Tapachula: 2 modes compared, with fares.
Tapachula is reachable from 19 places across 1 country by 2 modes, on services run by 4 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €26.74 and the fastest takes 1h 58m door to door. The nearest origin is 134 km away.
How people reach Tapachula
Every mode that actually calls at Tapachula, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 30 | €26.74 | 1h 58m | 441 km | 1 |
| Flight | 8 | €104.57 | 4h 45m | 3,175 km | 3 |
- 19Places you can arrive from
- 19Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 4Operators
That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into Tapachula is not something we sell.

A room in Tapachula for the night the train gets in
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 4 | 11% | Pijijiapan, 134 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 26 | 68% | San Cristóbal de las Casas, 207 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 6 | 16% | Mexico City, 886 km |
| Over 1,500 km | 2 | 5% | Tijuana, 3175 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Tapachula that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 38 | 100% |
Stations, airports and ports in Tapachula
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Tapachula
- Estación de Tapachula
- Central de Autobuses ADO/OCC [Tapachula]
- TLA
- TAP
TAP is not in Tapachula, and the drive in from it is the part of the trip nobody plans. We sell the flight and stop at the terminal door.
Getting from TAP into Tapachula
A price agreed before you fly, a driver at arrivals, and a car big enough for the bags.
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The cheapest journeys into Tapachula
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pijijiapan to Tapachula train | €26.74 | 1h 58m | 134 km |
| Comitán to Tapachula train | €28.94 | 1h 59m | 149 km |
| San Cristóbal de las Casas to Tapachula train | €39.94 | 2h 30m | 207 km |
| Chiapa de Corzo to Tapachula train | €41.59 | 2h 37m | 216 km |
| Tuxtla Gutiérrez to Tapachula train | €43.24 | 2h 43m | 225 km |
| Cintalapa de Figueroa to Tapachula train | €45.44 | 2h 58m | 252 km |
| Juchitán de Zaragoza to Tapachula train | €59.19 | 3h 43m | 341 km |
| Salina Cruz to Tapachula train | €60.84 | 3h 44m | 345 km |
| Villahermosa to Tapachula train | €61.39 | 3h 55m | 350 km |
| Santo Domingo Tehuantepec to Tapachula train | €62.49 | 3h 56m | 356 km |
| Cárdenas to Tapachula train | €63.59 | 3h 37m | 364 km |
| Las Choapas to Tapachula train | €67.99 | 4h 4m | 388 km |
| Minatitlán to Tapachula train | €72.94 | 4h 7m | 422 km |
| Coatzacoalcos to Tapachula train | €74.59 | 4h 22m | 429 km |
| Acayucan to Tapachula train | €75.69 | 4h 22m | 441 km |
| Mexico City to Tapachula flight | €104.57 | 4h 45m | 886 km |
We cannot promise Estación de Tapachula still has a baggage check, because plenty of stations closed theirs.

Baggage storage near Estación de Tapachula
Most of the points near Estación de Tapachula open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Popular trips to Tapachula
Common questions about Travel to Tapachula
How can I get to Tapachula?
Tapachula is reachable by 2 modes on our network, from 19 places, across 1 countries, on services run by 4 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Tapachula?
The cheapest way into Tapachula is by Train, from €26.74 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 19 origins we sell into Tapachula over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Tapachula?
The fastest journey into Tapachula is by Train, at 1h 58m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 134 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Tapachula have?
Tapachula has 4 named terminals on our network, including 1 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are Estación de Tapachula, TAP. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Tapachula from within 200 km?
4 of the routes we sell into Tapachula start within 200 km. The nearest is Pijijiapan, 134 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or bus beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Tapachula in Mexico?
Tapachula connects to 19 places on our network across 1 countries, the furthest of them 3,175 km away in a straight line. Mexico routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
Where these numbers come from
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances
Elsewhere in Mexico
The wider region
The trip is the easy half to plan. The days in Tapachula are the half people leave until last.

Day trips out of Tapachula and across Mexico
Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of Tapachula, with free cancellation on most of it.
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