There are 9 ways to get from El Zapote to Tikal by shuttle, plane, taxi, bus, or car
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Shuttle to Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport, fly to Chetumal International Airport, shuttle
best- Take a shuttle bus from Yahualica de González Gallo to Aguascalientes
- Fly from Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport (AGU) to Chetumal International Airport (CTM)AGU - CTM
- Take a shuttle bus from Corozal to Belize City Goldson Intl Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Belize City Goldson Intl Apt Airport to San Ignacio
- Take a shuttle bus from San Ignacio to Tikal
17h 10mBus to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport, fly to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport, bus, shuttle
cheapest- Take the bus from Manalisco to Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 2
- Fly from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GDL) to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport (VSA)GDL - VSA
- Take the bus from Villahermosa Airport to Palenque
- Take a shuttle bus from Palenque to Flores
- Take a shuttle bus from Flores to Tikal
20h 46m$141–370Taxi, bus, drive
- Take the taxi from El Zapote to San Juan de los Lagos
- Take the bus from San Juan de los Lagos to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Take the bus from México Terminal TAPO to Chetumal
- Take the bus from Corozal to Benque Viejo el Carmen
- Drive from Benque Viejo el Carmen to Tikal
36h 47m$274–393Drive 1,758.4 km
- Drive from El Zapote to Tikal1,758.4 km
21h 57m$213–307Bus to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport, fly to Chetumal International Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Manalisco to Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 2
- Fly from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GDL) to Chetumal International Airport (CTM)GDL - CTM
- Take a shuttle bus from Corozal to Belize City Goldson Intl Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Belize City Goldson Intl Apt Airport to San Ignacio
- Take a shuttle bus from San Ignacio to Tikal
17h 3mShuttle to Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport, fly to Mundo Maya Airport, shuttle
- Take a shuttle bus from Yahualica de González Gallo to Aguascalientes
- Fly from Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport (AGU) to Mundo Maya Airport (FRS)AGU - FRS
- Take a shuttle bus from Flores Airport to Parque Nacional Tikal
14h 22m$197–683Bus, Public Minibus
- Take the bus from Manalisco to Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 2
- Take the bus from Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 1 to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Chetumal
- Take the bus from Chetumal to Flores
- Take the bus from Santa Elena to Tikal
42h 17m$253–736Bus, Public Minibus via León
- Take the bus from Valle de Guadalupe to León
- Take the bus from León to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Chetumal
- Take the bus from Chetumal to Flores
- Take the bus from Santa Elena to Tikal
42h 44m$233–718Bus, shuttle, Public Minibus
- Take the bus from Yahualica de González Gallo to Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 2
- Take the bus from Central ACN to Tuxtla Gutiérrez
- Take the bus from Tuxtla Gutiérrez to Palenque
- Take a shuttle bus from Palenque to Flores
- Take the bus from Santa Elena to Tikal
2d 2h$168–271
Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport (AGU) to Chetumal International Airport (CTM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from El Zapote to Tikal is to bus and fly and shuttle which costs $140 - $370 and takes 20h 46m.
The fastest way to get from El Zapote to Tikal is to shuttle and fly which takes 14h 22m and costs $190 - $700.
The distance between El Zapote and Tikal is 2041 km. The road distance is 1758.4 km.
The best way to get from El Zapote to Tikal without a car is to bus and Public Minibus which takes 42h 17m and costs $250 - $750.
It takes approximately 17h 10m to get from El Zapote to Tikal, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between El Zapote to Tikal is 1758 km. It takes approximately 21h 57m to drive from El Zapote to Tikal.
There are 29+ hotels available in Tikal.
What companies run services between El Zapote, Jalisco, Mexico and Tikal, Guatemala?
You can take a vehicle from El Zapote to Tikal via Manalisco, Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 2, Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 1, Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte, Chetumal, Flores, Santa Elena, and Tikal in around 42h 17m.
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- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport to Chetumal International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Chetumal International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–420
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–270
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport to Chetumal International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–550
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Chetumal International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–260
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–170
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–170
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport via Veracruz
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $45–170
- Website
- tag.com.gt
Flights from Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport to Mundo Maya Airport via Mexico City, Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport to Mundo Maya Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport to Mundo Maya Airport via Houston, Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Chetumal International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–330
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–280
- Website
- mexicana.gob.mx
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Chetumal International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–420
- Phone
- +52 449 913 0502
- tours.lopez@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Shuttle from Yahualica de González Gallo to Aguascalientes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $30
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +501 671 7268
- info@belizeshuttle.com
- Website
- belizeshuttle.com
Shuttle from Corozal to Belize City Goldson Intl Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- https://www.belizeshuttle.com/
- mundomayatravels@yahoo.com
- Website
- travelmundomaya.com
Shuttle from Belize City Goldson Intl Apt Airport to San Ignacio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $24–160
- Website
- https://travelmundomaya.com/home
- Airport
- $130–160
Bus from Chetumal to Flores
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–440
- Website
- https://travelmundomaya.com/home
- Airport
- $360–440
- Phone
- +501 669 3391
- sanignacioshuttle@gmail.com
- Website
- sanignacioshuttles.com
Shuttle from San Ignacio to Tikal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- https://www.sanignacioshuttles.com/
- Phone
- +52 55 5141 4300
- contacto@odm.com.mx
- Website
- odm.com.mx
Bus from San Juan de los Lagos to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from México Terminal TAPO to Chetumal
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Villahermosa Airport to Palenque
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–26
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Chetumal
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +501 4223204
- contact@moralestransports.com
- Website
- moralestransports.com
Bus from Corozal to Benque Viejo el Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $11–25
- Website
- https://moralestransports.com/
Bus from Manalisco to Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9
- Schedules at
- omnibus-guadalajara.com
Bus from Yahualica de González Gallo to Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11
- Schedules at
- omnibus-guadalajara.com
- info@clarktours.com.gt
- Website
- clarktours.com.gt
Shuttle from Flores Airport to Parque Nacional Tikal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- clarktours.com.gt
- Phone
- +502 5308 5106
- info@adrenalinatours.com
- Website
- adrenalinatours.com
Shuttle from Palenque to Flores
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- Schedules at
- adrenalinatours.com
- getawaytravelsint@gmail.com
- Website
- belizetransfer.com
Shuttle from Flores to Tikal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–50
- Website
- https://belizetransfer.com/travels/
- Phone
- +52 477 710 0060
- Website
- primeraplus.com.mx
Bus from Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 1 to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Schedules at
- primeraplus.com.mx
- Book at
- primeraplus.com.mx
Bus from León to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Schedules at
- primeraplus.com.mx
- Book at
- primeraplus.com.mx
Bus from Santa Elena to Tikal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7
- Phone
- +52 477 710 0060
- Website
- cotizador.conectagfa.com.mx
Bus from Valle de Guadalupe to León
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–13
- Website
- https://cotizador.conectagfa.com.mx/#/en
- Phone
- +52 800 800 0386
- atn_clientes@etn.com.mx
- Website
- etn.com.mx
Bus from León to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://etn.com.mx/english/
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- futura.com.mx
Bus from León to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Schedules at
- futura.com.mx
- Book at
- futura.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- autobuseselite.com.mx
Bus from León to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Book at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
Bus from León to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Schedules at
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
- Book at
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 713 120 0700
- ventas@autotravel.mx
- Website
- autotravel.mx
Bus from Central ACN to Tuxtla Gutiérrez
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Schedules at
- autotravel.mx
- Book at
- autotravel.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Tuxtla Gutiérrez to Palenque
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–60
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Estimated price
- $70–85
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