Bus trip Zihua to Puerto Escondido

A nice place to stay in Oaxaca is Casa Colonial. Centrally located and secure. 011-52-951-516-5280 Jane Robison, the owner and an old friend from San Francisco, used to offer tours of the area. Not sure if she still does. The arts and crafts in the surrounding villages are amazing.

I think the bus from Oaxaca to the coast is not easy on the stomach with all those mountains, and many hours. I usually am willing to rough it, but after hearing too many stories, I flew...

Thinking about taking a bus to Puerto Escondido and then from there to Oaxaca and reverse back to Zihua, just a site seeing trip, not in a hurry but don t want to drive myself. Dont want to fly to Mexico if I can avoid it .

What is a realistic estimate of time on the bus from Zhiua to Escondido with a transit thru Acapulco? Can this be done in one day if a person starts early?

Also what is a reasonable estimate of bus time from Escondido to Oaxaca now that the new road is open?

I am thinking of making the trip on Jan 7th so much of the Navidad traffic should be over. Gracias

I did the reverse a couple of years ago.
And I did it at night, which is somewhat cautionary.
Started in Escondido at about midnight.
Got into Acapulco about 9AM.
Immediately got on another bus for Zihua and arrived at around 1/2 PM

In Escondido stayed at Hotelito Swiss Oasis, right in the middle of Zicatela.
And El Cafecito is the social center of Zicatela.
Definitely go to Zipolite and wander the beach bear naked...

In Oaxaca stayed at small hotel Las Mariposas- great little spot.
Met some wonderful travelers and we did the day tour visiting the small villages around Oaxaca.
Undoubtedly a visit to Monte Alban and Botanical Gardens are musts in Oaxaca.
As well as many other sites...

Buena Viaje...

Haven't done it in 5-6 years, but took the early bus (Estrella de Oro, limited stops) from Zihuatanejo to Acapulco (arriving around 10am). Then, had to taxi short distance to another bus station to catch the Acapulco to Puerto Escondido bus (can't remember name of bus company but NOT Estrella de Oro) which departed Acapulco around 11/11:30am. Separate bus tickets bought. If I remember correctly, the ride to PE was at least 8-9 hours from Acapulco with plenty of stops along the way. I remember arriving in PE around 7/7:30pm--exhausted. But, definitely, the trip was completed all in one day.

I stop taking the bus from Zihua to Puerto Escondido when an already long trip was involuntarily extended by protesters who blocked Highway 200 outside Pinotepa Nacional for 2 hours--while the local "policia" stood by and watched.