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Tapachula · Mexico

Car hire and driving in Tapachula

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In Mexico traffic drives on the right. Picking up at TAP means 17 km (11 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.

Drives from Tapachula

Car rental from Tapachula: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Tapachula to CoatepequeGuatemala48 km (30 mi)about 44 min
Tapachula to QuetzaltenangoGuatemala79 km (49 mi)about 1 h 13 min
Tapachula to TotonicapánGuatemala97 km (60 mi)about 1 h 28 min
Tapachula to ChichicastenangoGuatemala123 km (77 mi)about 1 h 53 min
Tapachula to Santa Lucía CotzumalguapaGuatemala147 km (92 mi)about 2 h 15 min
Tapachula to ComitánMexico149 km (93 mi)about 2 h 16 min
Tapachula to EscuintlaGuatemala172 km (107 mi)about 2 h 37 min
Tapachula to San Juan SacatepéquezGuatemala175 km (109 mi)about 2 h 40 min
Tapachula to MixcoGuatemala180 km (112 mi)about 2 h 45 min
Tapachula to Villa NuevaGuatemala185 km (115 mi)about 2 h 49 min
Tapachula to PetapaGuatemala188 km (117 mi)about 2 h 52 min
Tapachula to Guatemala CityGuatemala190 km (118 mi)about 2 h 54 min
Tapachula to Mexico CityMexico886 km (551 mi)about 13 h 31 min
Tapachula to IztapalapaMexico876 km (544 mi)about 13 h 21 min
Tapachula to PueblaMexico782 km (486 mi)about 11 h 56 min
Tapachula to Ecatepec de MorelosMexico891 km (554 mi)about 13 h 35 min
Tapachula to Santiago de QuerétaroMexico1,067 km (663 mi)about 16 h 17 min
Tapachula to León de los AldamaMexico1,212 km (753 mi)about 18 h 29 min
Tapachula to ZapopanMexico1,343 km (835 mi)about 20 h 29 min
Tapachula to GuadalajaraMexico1,337 km (831 mi)about 20 h 24 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

Where to compare car hire

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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Tapachula?

The right, as everywhere in Mexico.

How are the journey times on this page worked out?

From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.

Where these facts come from

  • GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
  • Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
  • OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
  • Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines

Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.