Canonical page: /p/mexico/puerto-chiapas/
Collected: 2026-10-18
JSON: /p/mexico/puerto-chiapas/index.json

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# Puerto Chiapas

[About the port](/p/mexico/puerto-chiapas/)[Timetable](/p/mexico/puerto-chiapas/timetable/2026-10/)

Getting ashore Palapa-style cruise terminal

Into town Shuttle to Tapachula, about $10 return

Best starting point Tapachula and the coffee farms

Currency [Mexican peso - MXN](https://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/?Amount=1&From=MXN)

## Getting ashore

Ships berth at Puerto Chiapas. The large palapa-style cruise terminal has shops and a shuttle desk.

## Watch-outs

The port is a long way from the main sights, and the heat is intense. Buy shuttle tickets inside the terminal before you leave.

## Tapachula

Tapachula is the nearest town, with a central park, markets and churches. Shuttles run from the terminal, and the ticket is about $10 return.

## Coffee and the highlands

The Chiapas highlands grow coffee and cocoa. Farm tours visit the plantations in the hills.

## Coast and beaches

The Chiapas coast has beaches and lagoons, reached by road from the port area.

## Food & shopping

Chiapas food includes tamales, mole and fresh seafood. Markets sell coffee, chocolate and crafts.

## Money & connectivity

The currency is the Mexican peso. US dollars are accepted in some places, and cash is needed for small purchases.

## Accessibility & mobility

The terminal is level, but the port and the town have uneven pavements. Farm tours involve rough roads. Ask your operator for accessible vehicles.

Plan your call

## Who's in port?

14 calls in the collected schedule.

[View timetable](/p/mexico/puerto-chiapas/timetable/2026-10/)

## Maps & transport

- [Puerto Chiapas on Google MapsCruise terminal ↗](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Puerto+Chiapas+cruise+terminal)

- [Tapachula mapMap and directions (Wikivoyage) ↗](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Tapachula)

## Useful links

- [Tapachula on WikivoyageTown and transport ↗](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Tapachula)

- [Convert US dollars to pesosDaily reference rates ↗](https://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/?Amount=1&From=USD&To=MXN)