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    Wooden boardwalk leading to the giant boulders of Las Piedrotas at sunset, near Tapalpa, Jalisco

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    Pueblos Mágicos near Autlán Day trips and tours from Autlán

    15 within 3½ hours · 1 under 2 hours

    15 Pueblos Mágicos are within about three and a half hours' drive of Autlán, 1 of them close enough for a day trip. The closest are Tapalpa, Sayula, and Amatlán de Cañas.

    Autlán city guide: what to see in the city →

    Best months for the area: Jan, Mar, Nov, Dec (when most of these towns are dry with comfortable afternoons)

    Day trips (under 2 hours) 1

    Close enough to drive there and back from Autlán in a day. Closest first.

    Wooden boardwalk leading to the giant boulders of Las Piedrotas at sunset, near Tapalpa, Jalisco mild
    Jalisco Tapalpa

    1 h 55 min · 115 km

    Best: Jan, Mar, Apr, Nov

    Fiestas: Jan, Feb, Jul, Aug, Sep, Dec

    Weekend escapes (2 to 3½ hours) 14

    Worth a night or two. Closest first.

    Statue of a priest before the stone façade and tower of the Sayula cathedral, Jalisco mild
    Jalisco Sayula

    2 h 5 min · 121 km

    Best: Jan, Mar, Nov, Dec

    Fiestas: Feb

    Main plaza of Amatlán de Cañas with palms and mountains behind, Nayarit warm
    Nayarit Amatlán de Cañas

    ~2 h 15 min · 150 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec

    Fiestas: Jan

    Pink Parroquia de San Miguel Arcángel at the end of the main plaza of Cocula, Jalisco mild
    Jalisco Cocula

    2 h 25 min · 120 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec

    Fiestas: Feb, Sep, Oct

    The Colima volcanoes rising above green hills near Comala warm
    Colima Comala

    2 h 25 min · 157 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec

    Fiestas: Mar, Apr

    Cream and pink Parroquia de Santo Santiago Apóstol under a stormy sky, Ixtlán del Río, Nayarit mild
    Nayarit Ixtlán del Río

    ~2 h 40 min · 185 km

    Best: Jan, Mar, Nov, Dec

    Fiestas: Sep, Oct, Dec

    Ahuacatlán spread across its green valley, seen from a hillside, Nayarit mild
    Nayarit Ahuacatlán

    ~2 h 45 min · 185 km

    Best: Jan, Mar, Nov, Dec

    Fiestas: Oct

    Jala spread across the valley at the foot of the mountains, Nayarit mild
    Nayarit Jala

    ~2 h 50 min · 190 km

    Best: Jan, Mar, Nov, Dec

    Fiestas: Aug

    Spires of the Parroquia de San Cristóbal against a pink sunset sky, Mazamitla, Jalisco cool
    Jalisco Mazamitla

    3 h 5 min · 195 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr

    Fiestas: Mar, Jul, Oct, Dec

    Palm-shaded street of shops and stalls in the center of Sayulita, Nayarit warm
    Nayarit Sayulita

    ~3 h 10 min · 215 km

    Best: Mar, Apr, May, Nov

    Fiestas: Nov, Dec

    Twin-towered Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Rosario under a blue sky, Talpa de Allende, Jalisco mild
    Jalisco Talpa de Allende

    3 h 20 min · 149 km

    Best: Jan, Mar, Nov, Dec

    Fiestas: Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct

    Stone bell tower of the church of Compostela lit up at night, Nayarit mild
    Nayarit Compostela

    ~3 h 20 min · 225 km

    Best: Mar, Apr, May, Dec

    Fiestas: Nov, Dec

    Mascota's rooftops and church tower seen from a lookout, Jalisco mild
    Jalisco Mascota

    3 h 20 min · 152 km

    Best: Jan, Mar, Nov, Dec

    Fiestas: Apr, May, Sep, Dec

    Palm-lined lakeside promenade of Ajijic on Lake Chapala, Jalisco mild
    Jalisco Ajijic

    3 h 30 min · 245 km

    Best: Jan, Mar, Apr, Nov

    Fiestas: Jul, Sep, Nov

    Glowing "Tlaquepaque te quiero" heart under a canopy of papel picado at night, Jalisco mild
    Jalisco Tlaquepaque

    3 h 30 min · 250 km

    Best: Jan, Mar, Nov, Dec

    Fiestas: Jun, Jul

    Day trips and tours from Autlán 22

    Every Pueblo Mágico and nearby place within about two hours of Autlán, closest first, with tours that leave from the city.

    Under an hour away

    El Grullo Town · near Jalisco 20 min · 18 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    El Limón Town · near Jalisco 30 min · 26 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Ejutla Town · near Jalisco 45 min · 37 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide

    1 to 2 hours away

    Copala Village · near Jalisco 1 h 20 min · 85 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    San Gabriel Town · near Tapalpa 1 h 20 min · 79 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Tuxcacuesco Village · near Jalisco 1 h 20 min · 74 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Ayutla Town · near Jalisco 1 h 25 min · 66 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Tenamaxtlán Town · near Jalisco 1 h 30 min · 73 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Zapotitlán de Vadillo Village · near Jalisco 1 h 35 min · 100 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Centro Histórico de Colima Landmark · near Colima ~1 h 40 min · 115 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Atengo Village · near Jalisco 1 h 45 min · 83 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Cuautitlán de García Barragán Town · near Jalisco 1 h 45 min · 80 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Cuautla Village · near Jalisco 1 h 45 min · 78 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Tolimán Town · near Jalisco 1 h 45 min · 87 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Armería Town · near Colima ~1 h 55 min · 135 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Presa del Nogal Lake · near Tapalpa 1 h 55 min · 110 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Tamazulita Village · near Jalisco 1 h 55 min · 91 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Tapalpa Pueblo Mágico · Jalisco 1 h 55 min · 115 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Atacco Town · near Tapalpa 2 h · 117 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Las Piedrotas Nature reserve · near Tapalpa 2 h · 120 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Tuxpan Town · near Jalisco ~2 h · 140 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Zapotiltic Town · near Jalisco 2 h · 126 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide

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    Getting there

    Autlán has no airport with scheduled flights; the usual one to fly into is Colima (CLQ).

    A car is the easiest way to reach most of these towns; the bigger ones also have direct buses from Autlán. Each pueblo's page has its own getting-there notes.

    Drive times are from OpenStreetMap routing without traffic. Times marked ~ are estimated from the distance and may run longer on mountain roads.

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