Two shuttle sellers we have read publish a Quetzaltenango–Huehuetenango route: Adrenalina Tours and Altiplanos. Correction, 26 October 2026: this page previously said only one seller publishes the route; Altiplanos’ shuttle page, read 26 October 2026, lists it at 07:30 and 14:00 for $20. Adrenalina Tours sells an early departure from Xela and an afternoon one back, each with a change of vehicle on the way, and its own pages disagree on which days the return runs. The two larger shuttle timetables we read, AtitlanTour and Guatemala Transportation, list no such route. Those three sellers were read on 24 September 2026.
Quick summary
- Xela → Huehuetenango: USD 45, door to door, at least one change at Cuatro Caminos. Product page: 06:15, Monday to Friday, 3 hours, book 48 hours ahead. Xela hub: 08:00 daily, 2.5 hours, book 72 hours ahead (both re-read 23 October 2026).
- Altiplanos, Xela → Huehuetenango: 07:30 and 14:00, $20 (the table does not say per person), door to door; undated page, read 26 October 2026. Some Altiplanos routes need a minimum number of people.
- Huehuetenango → Xela: 14:00, USD 50, 3 hours, pick-up at your hotel or an address in the centre of Huehue. Days: Monday to Friday on the product page, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday on Adrenalina’s Huehuetenango shuttle page.
- Booking: product pages say 48 hours; the Xela route entry and Huehuetenango hub header say 72 hours. Confirm before paying. Luggage: one big bag and one handbag; USD 10 per extra bag.
- Map: Quetzaltenango to Huehuetenango on Google Maps
The two directions
| Xela → Huehuetenango | Huehuetenango → Xela | |
|---|---|---|
| Departure | 06:15 (product) / 08:00 (Xela hub) | 14:00 (pick-up time flexible, per the listing) |
| Days | Monday to Friday (product) / daily (Xela hub) | Monday to Friday (product page) · Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday (Huehuetenango shuttle page) |
| Fare | USD 45 per person | USD 50 per person |
| Duration | 3 hours (product) / 2.5 hours (Xela hub) | 3 hours |
| Pick-up / drop-off | Your hotel or address, both ends | Your hotel or an address in the centre of Huehue |
| Change of vehicle | At least one, at Cuatro Caminos | At least one, at Los Encuentros; a taxi to Las Vegas |
Where Adrenalina’s listings differ (re-read 23 October 2026). The outbound product and Xela hub also disagree: 06:15 weekdays / 3 hours / 48-hour notice versus 08:00 daily / 2.5 hours / 72-hour notice. The Huehuetenango hub header requires 72-hour prepayment although its route entry says 48 hours. Two further details:
- Days of the return. The Huehuetenango → Quetzaltenango product page says Monday to Friday; the general Huehuetenango shuttle page gives Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday for the same 14:00, USD 50 run.
- Where you change vehicle. The Huehuetenango → Xela pages name Los Encuentros and a taxi to Las Vegas; the Xela → Huehuetenango page names Cuatro Caminos.
We print what each page says; confirm the day and the change point with Adrenalina when you book.
If it is a weekend
The Xela → Huehuetenango hub lists daily service, but its product page lists weekdays only. From Huehuetenango, the general shuttle page offers Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday while the product lists weekdays. Confirm weekend availability directly. Of the sellers checked on 24 September 2026, no other published the route, and these Adrenalina pages give no public-bus timetable or fare. Altiplanos, read 26 October 2026, says its shuttles can run any day, though some routes have a minimum number of people, so a weekend run is possible but not guaranteed.
Onward from Huehuetenango
A street in zona 1, Huehuetenango, January 2019. Photo: Estuardo Enriquez.
- To Guatemala City: Los Halcones, from Q145 on its Gold service; see Guatemala City to Huehuetenango.
- To Mexico: the La Mesilla crossing, with its weekday shuttles and hours: La Mesilla border crossing.
- To Todos Santos Cuchumatán: see the Todos Santos horse race page.
Getting to Xela first
Heading south to the Pacific instead? See Xela to Champerico.
From Lake Atitlán, see Panajachel to Xela; from Antigua, Antigua to Quetzaltenango; from the capital, Guatemala City to Quetzaltenango.
Altiplanos: Huehuetenango and Todos Santos from Xela (read 26 October 2026)
Altiplanos’ shuttle page, under “From Quetzaltenango”, prints these rows. The page carries no date and does not say whether the $ prices are per person.
| Destination (as printed) | Departure | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Huehuetenango | 07:30 and 14:00 | $20 |
| Todos los Santos | 07:30 | $50 |
The page says all its shuttles are door to door. It does not give a duration, the days each run operates or a return from Huehuetenango.
The Todos los Santos row does not say which town or drop-off point that label means, so confirm it is Todos Santos Cuchumatán before you book. Altiplanos also says: “Our shuttles can run any day, though some routes have a minimum number of people”. Treat a listed run as conditional on numbers, not as a guaranteed daily departure.
What is not published
- Confirmed weekend availability: the outbound hub says daily, but its product page says weekdays.
- A public-bus timetable or fare for Xela to Huehuetenango from any bus company we read.
- Whether Altiplanos’ $20 is per person, and on which days its 07:30 and 14:00 runs operate.
- Which days the Huehuetenango → Xela run operates (Adrenalina’s two pages differ) and which of Cuatro Caminos or Los Encuentros the trip uses.
See also:
- Things to Do in Huehuetenango: Fees and Day Trips 2026
- Xela to San Cristobal de las Casas: Shuttles & Border
Sources
- Adrenalina Tours, Shuttle Xela to Huehuetenango, Shuttle Huehuetenango to Quetzaltenango and Shuttles from Huehuetenango, read 24 September 2026
- AtitlanTour and Guatemala Transportation shuttle schedules, read 24 September 2026 (no Xela–Huehuetenango route listed)
- Altiplanos, Shuttles, read 26 October 2026
