How to get fromChichicastenango to Ahuachapánby bus, car or shuttle

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There are 4 ways to get from Chichicastenango to Ahuachapán by bus, car, or shuttle

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Bus, line 202 bus
best
1. Take the bus from Panajachel to Santa Ana
2. Take the bus from Santa Ana to Ahuachapán202
5h 28m
Bus
cheapest
1. Take the bus from Chichicastenango to Guatemala
2. Take the bus from Guatemala Aguilar Batres to Frontera Valle NuevoGuatemala
7h 45m
$21–29
Drive 240.8 km
1. Drive from Chichicastenango to Ahuachapán240.8 km
4h 20m
$29–42
Bus, shuttle
1. Take the bus from Chichicastenango to Antigua GuatemalaAntigua
2. Take a shuttle bus from Antigua Guatemala to Santa AnaAntigua Guatemala
8h 28m
$82–94

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Distance: 332.3 km
Duration: 5h 28m

What companies run services between Chichicastenango, Guatemala and Ahuachapán, El Salvador?

You can take a bus from Chichicastenango to Ahuachapán via Panajachel and Santa Ana in around 5h 28m.

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Ahuachapán, El Salvador(opens in a new window)

Ahuachapán is a department of El Salvador in the west of the country. The capital is Ahuachapán. In the South it has the Apaneca-Ilamatepec Range and the Cerro Grande de Apaneca (Apaneca Grand Hill). Its has a population of over 360,000 people. The Ahuachapán Department was created by the Legislative Decree of February 9, 1869 under the administration of Francisco Dueñas.

Things to do in Ahuachapán

Tazumal(Opens in a new window)

Tazumal is a pre-Columbian Maya archeological site in Chalchuapa, El Salvador. Tazumal is an architectural complex within the larger area of the ancient Mesoamerican city of Chalchuapa, in western El Salvador. The Tazumal group is located in the southern portion of the Chalchuapa archaeological zone. Archaeologist Stanley Boggs excavated and restored the Tazumal complex during the 1940s and 1950s.

Casa Blanca(Opens in a new window)

Casa Blanca is a pre-Columbian Maya archeological site in Chalchuapa, El Salvador. The site possesses several pyramids dating to the Late Preclassic period (500 BC – AD 250) and the Classic period (AD 250–900). This ruin is part of the Chalchuapa archaeological zone and displays influences from the Olmecs and from Teotihuacan. It is closely related to the ruins of Tazumal and San Andrés. The government purchased the park in 1977 and it was given the name of the coffee plantation upon which it was situated. There are many pyramids at Casa Blanca but only two have been partially restored. Casa Blanca is located in the department of Santa Ana. Casa Blanca has been closed to the public and is undergoing restoration work; it has a site museum with exhibits that include Maya ceramics and other artifacts.

El Imposible National Park(Opens in a new window)

El Imposible National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional El Imposible) is a tropical forest and a national park in El Salvador. It was established on 1 January 1989 and covers an area of 38.20 square kilometres. It literally means "The Impossible National Park" in English. It has an altitude of between 250 and 1,425 metres. El Imposible was named for the perilous gorge which used to claim the lives of farmers and pack mules transporting coffee to the Pacific port. El Imposible sits in the Apaneca Ilamatepec Mountain Range between 300m and 1450m above sea level, and includes eight rivers which feed the watershed for Barra de Santiago and the mangrove forests along the coast.

Places to stay in Ahuachapán

La Casa de Mamapán Hotel Colonial Ahuachapan(Opens in a new window)

8.4Very Good

Hotel & Restaurant Fleur de Lis(Opens in a new window)

9.1Superb

Casa Degraciela - Hotel Boutique(Opens in a new window)

9.1Superb

Hostal Las Veraneras Ataco(Opens in a new window)

9.1Superb

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