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    Stone church of San Miguel Arcángel with its twin towers, Zozocolco de Hidalgo, Veracruz

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    Pueblos Mágicos near Papantla Day trips and tours from Papantla

    25 within 3½ hours · 5 under 2 hours

    25 Pueblos Mágicos are within about three and a half hours' drive of Papantla, 5 of them close enough for a day trip. The closest are Zozocolco, Cuetzalan, and Xicotepec.

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

    Day trips (under 2 hours) 5

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

    Stone church of San Miguel Arcángel with its twin towers, Zozocolco de Hidalgo, Veracruz warm
    Veracruz Zozocolco

    1 h 15 min · 65 km

    Best: Feb, Mar, Nov, Dec

    Fiestas: Sep, Nov

    Tiled rooftops of Cuetzalan below the spire of San Francisco church and the green sierra, Puebla mild
    Puebla Cuetzalan

    1 h 35 min · 89 km

    Best: Feb, Mar, Apr, Dec

    Fiestas: Aug

    White arcaded town hall hung with patriotic bunting, Xicotepec, Puebla mild
    Puebla Xicotepec

    1 h 35 min · 112 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Jun

    Lilac arcaded town hall with its clock tower, Huauchinango, Puebla mild
    Puebla Huauchinango

    1 h 50 min · 131 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Feb

    Cathedral and colorful Teziutlán letters on the plaza, Puebla cool
    Puebla Teziutlán

    1 h 55 min · 131 km

    Best: Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov

    Fiestas: Feb, Jul, Aug

    Weekend escapes (2 to 3½ hours) 20

    Worth a night or two. Closest first.

    Zócalo fountain, palms and a yellow church, Tlatlauquitepec, Puebla cool
    Puebla Tlatlauquitepec

    2 h 5 min · 111 km

    Best: Feb, Mar, Apr, May

    Fiestas: Jan, Mar, Apr, Jul, Aug, Dec

    Clock tower, palms and bandstand on the main plaza of Acaxochitlán, Hidalgo cool
    Hidalgo Acaxochitlán

    2 h 10 min · 156 km

    Best: Feb, Mar, Apr, May

    Fiestas: May, Aug

    White parish church of Santiago Apóstol with its colorful folk-baroque portal, Chignahuapan, Puebla cool
    Puebla Chignahuapan

    2 h 25 min · 183 km

    Best: Feb, Mar, Apr, May

    Fiestas: May, Oct, Nov, Dec

    San Pedro y San Pablo parish and the arcaded Franciscan convent on the plaza, Zacatlán, Puebla cool
    Puebla Zacatlán

    2 h 35 min · 184 km

    Best: Feb, Mar, Apr, May

    Fiestas: May, Aug, Nov

    Domes of the church of San Mateo over the rooftops, Naolinco, Veracruz mild
    Veracruz Naolinco

    2 h 35 min · 165 km

    Best: Feb, Mar, Apr, Dec

    Fiestas: Sep, Nov

    Yellow parish church of Tetela de Ocampo under a dramatic sky, Puebla cool
    Puebla Tetela de Ocampo

    2 h 40 min · 155 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Feb, Aug

    Pahuatlán spread across a steep green mountainside, Puebla mild
    Puebla Pahuatlán

    2 h 40 min · 152 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Feb, Mar, Apr

    Yellow San Agustín parish and its plaza under a cloudy sky, Tlaxco, Tlaxcala cool
    Tlaxcala Tlaxco

    2 h 45 min · 214 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec

    Fiestas: Mar

    Bell tower and arcaded portico of the Todos los Santos convent, Zempoala, Hidalgo cool
    Hidalgo Zempoala

    2 h 50 min · 219 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec

    Fiestas: Jul

    Bell gable and arcaded front of the convent of the Santos Reyes, Metztitlán, Hidalgo mild
    Hidalgo Metztitlán

    ~2 h 55 min · 195 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Jul

    Colorful facades with balconies along a street in Coatepec, Veracruz mild
    Veracruz Coatepec

    2 h 55 min · 203 km

    Best: Feb, Mar, Apr, May

    Fiestas: Apr, May, Sep, Nov, Dec

    Castle-like red facade of a hacienda behind a lawn and fountain near Huamantla, Tlaxcala cool
    Tlaxcala Huamantla

    3 h · 229 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec

    Fiestas: Aug

    Colorful houses and the parish church climbing the hills of Real del Monte, Hidalgo cool
    Hidalgo Real del Monte

    3 h 5 min · 226 km

    Best: Feb, Mar, Apr, May

    Fiestas: Jan, Feb, Jun, Oct

    Stone cross in the atrium of the Church of San Juan Bautista, Huasca de Ocampo, Hidalgo cool
    Hidalgo Huasca de Ocampo

    3 h 5 min · 205 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Jun

    Parish of Santa María Magdalena at the top of the stairs, Xico, Veracruz mild
    Veracruz Xico

    3 h 5 min · 211 km

    Best: Feb, Mar, Apr, May

    Fiestas: Jul

    Stone walls and bell tower of the convent of Oxtotipac, in Otumba municipality, Estado de México cool
    Estado de México Otumba

    3 h 10 min · 238 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec

    Fiestas: Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Dec

    Hot-air balloons drifting over the Pyramid of the Sun at dawn, Teotihuacan, Estado de México mild
    Estado de México Teotihuacán

    3 h 15 min · 244 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Feb, Mar, Jun, Jul, Dec

    Fountain, clipped hedges and colorful houses on the main plaza of Mineral del Chico, Hidalgo cool
    Hidalgo Mineral del Chico

    3 h 15 min · 235 km

    Best: Feb, Mar, Apr, May

    Fiestas: Dec

    Stone bell tower of the San Juan Bautista parish above the plaza trees, Ixtenco, Tlaxcala cool
    Tlaxcala Ixtenco

    3 h 15 min · 236 km

    Best: Feb, Mar, Nov, Dec

    Fiestas: Feb, Jun

    Gardens and red-roofed pavilions of the Orizaba botanical garden below the mountains, Veracruz mild
    Veracruz Orizaba

    ~3 h 25 min · 235 km

    Best: Feb, Mar, Apr, Dec

    Fiestas: Jul, Sep, Nov, Dec

    Day trips and tours from Papantla 126

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

    Under an hour away

    El Tajín Archaeological site · near Papantla 10 min · 8 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Cuyuxquihui Archaeological site · near Papantla 35 min · 32 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Cristo Redentor Landmark · near Veracruz 50 min · 48 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide

    1 to 2 hours away

    Barra de Cazones Beach · near Papantla 1 h · 63 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Costa Esmeralda Beach · near Papantla 1 h · 62 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Zozocolco Pueblo Mágico · Veracruz 1 h 15 min · 65 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Río Filobobos Nature reserve · near Teziutlán 1 h 30 min · 107 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Yohualichan Archaeological site · near Cuetzalan 1 h 30 min · 84 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Cuetzalan Pueblo Mágico · Puebla 1 h 35 min · 89 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Presa La Soledad Lake · near Tlatlauquitepec 1 h 35 min · 84 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Xicotepec Pueblo Mágico · Puebla 1 h 35 min · 112 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Cascada Las Brisas Waterfall · near Cuetzalan 1 h 40 min · 93 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Cascada Monumental Waterfall · near Puebla ~1 h 50 min · 120 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Cascada de Totolapa Waterfall · near Huauchinango 1 h 50 min · 129 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Huauchinango Pueblo Mágico · Puebla 1 h 50 min · 131 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Presa Necaxa Lake · near Huauchinango 1 h 50 min · 111 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Cantona Archaeological site · near Puebla ~1 h 55 min · 130 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Cascada de Puxtla Waterfall · near Tlatlauquitepec 1 h 55 min · 105 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Cascadas la Morena Waterfall · near Puebla 1 h 55 min · 137 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Manantiales de Chignautla Nature reserve · near Teziutlán 1 h 55 min · 132 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Pancho Poza Waterfall · near Teziutlán 1 h 55 min · 134 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    San Juan Xiutetelco Archaeological site · near Teziutlán 1 h 55 min · 136 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Teziutlán Pueblo Mágico · Puebla 1 h 55 min · 131 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Cerro Pizarro Mountain · near Puebla ~2 h · 135 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
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    Getting there

    Papantla has no airport with scheduled flights; the usual one to fly into is Poza Rica (PAZ).

    A car is the easiest way to reach most of these towns; the bigger ones also have direct buses from Papantla. 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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