Means of transport Guatemala

It was at Pana that the tuc-tucs madness began. Many, they will ask 5 Q per person for a race in town.

The airport tax is US $ 30, but most companies include it in the airline ticket fare. At the airport you will find a currency exchange office (at a very low rate), an office of the Tourist Office (Inguat), some telephone stores (a Guatemalan SIM card with a "plan" of two or three weeks including Internet data plus credit can be useful during your stay, if you have a unlocked telephone) and car rental agencies. At the exit of the airport you will be greeted by taxis and robbers offering hotels in Guatemala or Antigua.

To reach Guatemala City Center Ciudad (Zona 1) by taxi, count between 75 Q and 85 Q. No buses serve the airport. We advise you to take the white taxis. Most hotels in the capital and Antigua have a shuttle service to the airport, it is best to report your arrival so we can pick you up.

The Transportes Vilma have their own bus terminal, next to the common terminal of the other companies. Frequent departures to El Tica (border) between 5 am and 16 pm. 2 hours of road (about 20 Q).

Santa Elena is located in Guatemala. TAG Airlines operates flights from Mundo Maya International Airport in Flores. TAG Airlines also offers flights to other destinations, including El Salvador and Cancún, Mexico.

Shuttles for Monterrico (departure at 8 h every day), international airport and capital. Also organises Pullman bus services for all major cities in the country (Pana, Chichi, Xela…). 

Founded in 1992, Atitrans is the country's oldest door-to-door shuttle company, with convenient departure times and connections. Atitrans has a fleet of modern vehicles and experienced drivers. Puerta a puerta" service between Panajachel and Guatemala City, Antigua, Quetzaltenango or the Pacific coast of Monterrico. In addition to its transport services, the company also offers sightseeing tours throughout Guatemala, particularly around Antigua.

Guatemala has several airports, including the capital, Flores, Puerto Barrios and Retalhuleu. Traveling by plane is not very interesting unless you have too little time to take the bus to the Mayan site of Tikal - in the Petén, near Flores - and to the emblematic Livingston - on the Caribbean coast, near Puerto Barrios. In this case, you will use the company Transportes Aéreos Guatemaltecos - TAG.

Guatemala has a well-developed rail network. It's the quickest and safest way to get around the capital and to discover the immediate surroundings of cities such as Antigua, among others. Prices are also relatively economical: expect to pay 140 quetzales - around 16 euros - for the 45-minute journey from La Aurora airport to Antigua. Nevertheless, you won't find Uber drivers throughout the country; some areas are completely devoid of them. In this case, don't hesitate to take a cab or climb into the back of a tuk-tuk.

Uber is the fastest and safest way to get around the streets of the capital, especially since the prices are quite cheap. The alternative is to take a cab Amarillo - more expensive - to call in advance or order from your accommodation. If one can consider that to move with a driver rather than in Transmetro constitutes a luxury in daytime, it becomes essential the evening. Moreover, whatever the time of day, some places are more difficult to reach by public transport, such as Ciudad Cayalá.

Although the city can be visited on foot, a vehicle will be necessary to go to its surroundings. Of course, chicken-buses serve villages such as Ciudad Vieja and San Juan del Obispo, but you will have to systematically go back to Antigua to discover a new place. The easiest way is to order an Uber, which is quite affordable. If you want to see as much as possible in a day or an afternoon, don't hesitate to negotiate a package deal with your driver, asking him to wait for you between each stop.