Bus trip Zihua to Puerto Escondido

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.