the road
I left Glasgow on 1 August 2026. It is , and I am in San Cristóbal de las Casas. The map is the route I took — the Atlantic in the air, then the night bus south. A taxi or a walk does not go on it. Those sit in the ledger beside the day.
San Cristóbal de las Casasnow
Mexico · 6 nights so far
Huatulco
Mexico · 19 nights
Puerto Escondido
Mexico · 7 nights
Oaxaca de Juárez
Mexico · 36 nights
Mexico City
Mexico · 16 nights
Glasgow
United Kingdom · left from
Long-distance bus · OCC
Huatulco → San Cristóbal de las Casas
405 km · 10h 50m · US$56.70
Left Saturday, 17 October 2026 · arrived Saturday, 17 October 2026
OCC or ADO from the Crucecita terminal to Portal Oriente in San Cristóbal. About 405 km, ten to eleven hours, often a night or late-afternoon departure. Typical walk-up is in the $60–75 band. No useful train.
Long-distance bus · OCC
Puerto Escondido → Huatulco
90 km · 2h 30m · US$12.60
Left Tuesday, 29 September 2026 · arrived Tuesday, 29 September 2026
Short OCC or van along the coast, about two and a half hours.
Long-distance bus · OCC
Oaxaca de Juárez → Puerto Escondido
280 km · 8h · US$39.20
Left Friday, 25 September 2026 · arrived Friday, 25 September 2026
OCC or ADO from the first-class terminal in Oaxaca to Puerto Escondido. Mountain road, seven or eight hours. No useful train. A plane would be quicker; he buys the bus ticket.
Long-distance bus · OCC
Puerto Escondido → Oaxaca de Juárez
280 km · 8h · US$39.20
Left Sunday, 13 September 2026 · arrived Sunday, 13 September 2026
The same OCC or ADO mountain road, back to Oaxaca.
Long-distance bus · OCC
Oaxaca de Juárez → Puerto Escondido
280 km · 8h · US$39.20
Left Friday, 11 September 2026 · arrived Friday, 11 September 2026
OCC or ADO from the first-class terminal in Oaxaca to Puerto Escondido. Mountain road, seven or eight hours. No useful train. A plane would be quicker; he buys the bus ticket.
Long-distance bus · ADO GL
Mexico City (TAPO) → Oaxaca de Juárez
462 km · 6h 50m · MX$997.00
Left Tuesday, 18 August 2026 · arrived Tuesday, 18 August 2026
ADO GL overnight from TAPO to Oaxaca, about 462 km, six and a half to seven hours. No useful passenger train. A flight costs about three times as much and dumps you in the morning. Ticket around 997 pesos.
Flight · KLM via Amsterdam
Glasgow → Mexico City
8,320 km · 16h 10m · US$742.00
Left Saturday, 1 August 2026 · arrived Sunday, 2 August 2026
No overland way across the Atlantic. Typical routing is GLA–AMS–MEX (KLM or similar), ~14–17 hours door to door. Fare is a late-summer economy ticket in the $650–900 band; $742 is a mid-range walk-up-ish. Paid from the UK account before the dollar stake was marked on 1 Aug, so it does not hit the $400k book.