How to get to Quetzaltenango

There are different ways to get from Quetzaltenango to the capital, but we recommend using Alamo or Galgos.

from Quetzaltenango to Ciudad de Guatemala

Bus company

Address

Departure times

 

Linea Dorada

12th Avenida 5 - 13
Zona 3
Quetzaltenango
Tel. +502-77675198

4 a.m.
8 a.m.
10.15 a.m.
12.45 p.m.
2.30 p.m.

Alamo

4th Calle 5 - 15
Zona 3
Quetzaltenango
Tel. +502-77674582

4 a.m.
8 a.m.
10.15 a.m.
12.45 p.m.
2.30 p.m.

Galgos

Calle Rodolfo Robles 17 - 43
Zona 1
Quetzaltenango
Tel. +502-77612248

4 a.m.
12.30 p.m.
3 p.m.

 

from Ciudad de Guatemala to Quetzaltenango

Bus company

Address

Departure times

Linea Dorada

16th Calle 10 - 3
Zona 1
Guatemala Ciudad
Tel: +502-24158900

8 a.m.
3 p.m.

Alamo

12th Avenida "A" Calle 0 - 65
Zona 7
Guatemala Ciudad
Tel: +502-24718626

6.15 a.m.
8 a.m.
10.30 a.m.
12.30 p.m.
3 p.m.

Galgos

7th Avenida 19 - 44
Zona 1
Guatemala Ciudad
Tel. +502-22534868

8.30 a.m.
2.30 p.m.
5 p.m.

Average travelling time is about 4 hours. It is said that Linea Dorada offers the better service with newer buses. We recommend not to travel at night, which means not taking buses leaving after 3 p.m. Price for a one way trip is around 70 Quetzales (as of March 2009).

There are also a lot of the famous Camionetas or Chicken-Buses serving the route Quetzaltenango - Guatemala like the rest of the country. They are authentically Guatamalan, but they are not recommended for "Guatemala Beginners".