There are 7 ways to get from Oaxaca to David by plane, bus, car, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to David
best- Fly from Oaxaca International Airport (OAX) to David (DAV)OAX - DAV
11h 45m$182–777Bus via San Salvador
cheapest- Take the bus from Oaxaca to Tapachula
- Take the bus from Tapachula to San Salvador
- Take the bus from El Salvador to Orotina Coyolar
- Take the bus from Pozón to David
2d 4h$141–214Bus
- Take the bus from Oaxaca to Tapachula
- Take the bus from Tapachula to San Salvador
- Take the bus from Terminal San Benito - CCA to Orotina CoyolarSjo
- Take the bus from Pozón to David
2d 4h$161–274Drive 2,315.2 km
- Drive from Oaxaca to David2,315.2 km
34h 31m$317–458Fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Oaxaca International Airport (OAX) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)OAX - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Uvita
- Take the bus from Uvita to David
13h 41m$501–788Bus via San Cristóbal de las Casas
- Take the bus from Oaxaca to San Cristóbal de las Casas
- Take the bus from San Cristóbal de las Casas to Panajachel
- Take the bus from Panajachel to San Salvador
- Take the bus from San Salvador to San José
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus to Paso Canoas
- Take the bus from Frontera to David
2d 7h$254–320Bus via Guatemala City
- Take the bus from Oaxaca to Tapachula
- Take the bus from Tapachula to Guatemana Aguilar Batres
- Take the bus from Guatemala Aguilar Batres to Terminal San Carlos - Ticabus
- Take the bus from El Salvador to Terminal Tica Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus to David
2d 17h$175–327
Oaxaca International Airport (OAX) to David (DAV) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Oaxaca to David is to bus via San Salvador which costs $140 - $220 and takes 2 days 4h.
The fastest way to get from Oaxaca to David is to fly which takes 11h 45m and costs $180 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from Oaxaca to David. However, there are services departing from Oaxaca and arriving at David via San Cristóbal de las Casas, Panajachel, San Salvador, Terminal Tica Bus and Frontera. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 7h.
The distance between Oaxaca and David is 1834 km. The road distance is 2315.2 km.
The best way to get from Oaxaca to David without a car is to bus via San Cristóbal de las Casas which takes 2 days 7h and costs $250 - $320.
It takes approximately 11h 45m to get from Oaxaca to David, including transfers.
Oaxaca to David bus services, operated by Ómnibus Cristóbal Colón (OCC), depart from Oaxaca station.
The best way to get from Oaxaca to David is to fly which takes 11h 45m and costs $180 - $800. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $160 - $280 and takes 2 days 4h.
Oaxaca to David bus services, operated by Ómnibus Cristóbal Colón (OCC), arrive at San Cristóbal de las Casas station.
David is 1h ahead of Oaxaca. It is currently 5:24 PM in Oaxaca and 6:24 PM in David.
What companies run services between Oaxaca, Mexico and David, Panama?
Volaris, Copa Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Oaxaca International Airport (OAX) to David (DAV) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Oaxaca to David via Tapachula, San Salvador, Terminal San Benito - CCA, Orotina Coyolar, and Pozón in around 2d 4h.
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Oaxaca International Airport to David via Guadalajara, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Oaxaca International Airport to David via Mexico City, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Oaxaca International Airport to David via Houston, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 59m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Oaxaca International Airport to David via Monterrey, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Oaxaca International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Oaxaca International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Oaxaca International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–800
Flights from Oaxaca International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Oaxaca International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–460
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Oaxaca International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Oaxaca to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Oaxaca to San Cristóbal de las Casas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +𝟓𝟎𝟑 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟒 𝟔𝟓𝟒𝟖
- elcondorinternacional@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tapachula to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- info@ticabus.com
- Website
- ticabus.com
Bus from Tapachula to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
Bus from El Salvador to Orotina Coyolar
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
Bus from Tapachula to Guatemana Aguilar Batres
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
Bus from El Salvador to Terminal Tica Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Terminal San Benito - CCA to Orotina Coyolar
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–81
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $50–70
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus to Paso Canoas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–45
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $23–45
Bus from Tapachula to Guatemana Aguilar Batres
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–45
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $19–45
Bus from Guatemala Aguilar Batres to Terminal San Carlos - Ticabus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–45
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $17–45
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus to David
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–50
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $26–50
- Phone
- +506 2221 4214
- info@tracopacr.com
- Website
- tracopacr.com
Bus from Pozón to David
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–27
- Schedules at
- tracopacr.com
- Colectivo
- $20–27
Bus from Uvita to David
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Schedules at
- tracopacr.com
- Colectivo
- $12–16
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from San José to Uvita
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $311
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- 800 397 7292
- Website
- fypsa.com.mx
Bus from Oaxaca to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Schedules at
- fypsa.com.mx
- Phone
- +502 7762 2462
- eternaprimaverapana@hotmail.es
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from San Cristóbal de las Casas to Panajachel
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $46
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/EternaPrimaveraPanajachel
Bus from Panajachel to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $53
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/EternaPrimaveraPanajachel
- Phone
- +503 7841 5688
- info@transportedelsol.com
- Website
- transportedelsol.com
Bus from San Salvador to San José
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80
- Schedules at
- transportedelsol.com
- Phone
- +507 314 6886
- panachifauditoria@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Frontera to David
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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