Let’s talk about this very important topic of transportation, first of all you should know that there are several ways to travel from San Pedro to Guatemala City.
And here are some options:
By a travel agency:
This is the most used by many simply go to any agency and buy your ticker commonly use minibuses and the price is approximately Q.300 which is equivalent to $ 38 dollars.
Private Taxi:
If you want a private trip you can use this service that will cost you Q.900 quetzalez which is approximately $112 dollars you can go at your own pace and it is safe of course always look for someone you trust.
Direct Public Transportation to the city (chiken bus):
You can also use the public transportation that schedules from 3:00 am to 6:00 am and another that leaves at 2:00 pm that will charge you Q.60 quetzalez which is $7.5 dollars or Q.100 which is 12 dollars usually charge that to foreigners. You should know that they are buses that are called chiken buses but it is fun and it takes about 4 hours or 5 hours depending on traffic, they usually leave you in a place where you can then take a cab or an uber to go to the airport to your destination.if you plan to travel a day before your flight I recommend going in the morning hours because the bus from 2 pm wings usually arrives at 8 pm type ala city and if you do not know can be a little dangerous. But you must take into account that foreigners are usually charged a little more so I leave you an estimate of the prices you may be charged.
Public transportation but transferring:
When we talk about transbordando is that you get off at certain places and take other buses to go to the city and I’ll explain how it is. You take a bus that leaves from San Pedro La Laguna to Quetzaltenango, and you indicate to the person who charges you the bus ticket that you stay in the place called ¨ Kilometro 148¨ should charge you approximately Q.35 Quetzalez which is equivalent to $ 4 dollars and then you have to take another bus that takes you directly to Guatemala City, it can be another bus or a minibus that the price is Q.35 Quetzalez again which is $ 4 dollars. If you wonder why it is cheaper to go transferring than going directly is something that also seems illogical but it happens. But my advice is to go on a direct bus to not complicate the trip. But if you like adventure this can be a great option.
How to travel from San Pedro to Guatemala City departing from Panajachel:
If you are looking for a way to go to Guatemala City departing from San Pedro La Laguna there is a way and here I explain how it is. The first thing you have to do is to take a boat from San Pedro to Panajachel and take it at the main pier which will charge you Q.25 or Q.30 Quetzalez which is equivalent to 3 Dollars. Then you must take a bus from Panajachel to Solola that will charge you 5 quetzalez equivalent to $0.85 cents approximately, then you take another bus from Solola to a place called the meetings that will charge you Q.8 quetzalez which is approximately $1.25 dollars then being there you cross the bridge and take a bus that should charge you Q.40 quetzalez to Guatemala City which is about 4 dollars. But you must take into account that foreigners are usually charged a little more so I leave you an estimate of the prices you may be charged.
