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    A volador spinning head-down from the pole against the sky, Papantla, Veracruz

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    Pueblos Mágicos near Tuxpan Day trips and tours from Tuxpan

    25 within 3½ hours · 4 under 2 hours

    25 Pueblos Mágicos are within about three and a half hours' drive of Tuxpan, 4 of them close enough for a day trip. The closest are Papantla, Xicotepec, and Huauchinango.

    Tuxpan city guide: what to see in the city →

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

    Day trips (under 2 hours) 4

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

    A volador spinning head-down from the pole against the sky, Papantla, Veracruz warm
    Veracruz Papantla

    1 h 5 min · 82 km

    Best: Feb, Mar, Apr, Dec

    Fiestas: Mar, Jun, Nov

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

    1 h 25 min · 108 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Jun

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

    1 h 40 min · 127 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Feb

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

    1 h 55 min · 152 km

    Best: Feb, Mar, Apr, May

    Fiestas: May, Aug

    Weekend escapes (2 to 3½ hours) 21

    Worth a night or two. Closest first.

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

    2 h 5 min · 116 km

    Best: Feb, Mar, Nov, Dec

    Fiestas: Sep, Nov

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

    2 h 15 min · 179 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 25 min · 180 km

    Best: Feb, Mar, Apr, May

    Fiestas: May, Aug, Nov

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

    2 h 30 min · 186 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Feb, Mar, Apr

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

    2 h 35 min · 192 km

    Best: Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov

    Fiestas: Feb, Jul, Aug

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

    2 h 35 min · 161 km

    Best: Feb, Mar, Apr, Dec

    Fiestas: Aug

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

    2 h 35 min · 210 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 40 min · 215 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 50 min · 190 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Jul

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

    2 h 55 min · 202 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Jun

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

    2 h 55 min · 215 km

    Best: Feb, Mar, Apr, May

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

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

    2 h 55 min · 234 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec

    Fiestas: Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Dec

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

    2 h 55 min · 223 km

    Best: Feb, Mar, Apr, May

    Fiestas: Jan, Feb, Jun, Oct

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

    3 h · 228 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Feb, Aug

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

    3 h 5 min · 231 km

    Best: Feb, Mar, Apr, May

    Fiestas: Dec

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

    3 h 5 min · 240 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Feb, Mar, Jun, Jul, Dec

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

    3 h 15 min · 225 km

    Best: Feb, Mar, Apr, Dec

    Fiestas: Sep, Nov

    Surreal concrete arches rising into the jungle at Las Pozas, Xilitla, San Luis Potosí mild
    San Luis Potosí Xilitla

    ~3 h 15 min · 220 km

    Best: Feb, Mar, Aug, Nov

    Fiestas: Aug

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

    3 h 15 min · 258 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec

    Fiestas: Aug

    Yellow church of Los Remedios atop the Great Pyramid of Cholula with Popocatépetl behind, Puebla mild
    Puebla Cholula

    3 h 30 min · 282 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Feb, Mar, Apr, Jun, Aug, Sep, Nov

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

    3 h 30 min · 269 km

    Best: Feb, Mar, Nov, Dec

    Fiestas: Feb, Jun

    Day trips and tours from Tuxpan 65

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

    Under an hour away

    Cristo Redentor Landmark · near Veracruz 30 min · 35 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Tihuatlán Town · near Veracruz 30 min · 35 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    General Lázaro Cárdenas del Río Village · near Veracruz 35 min · 48 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Potrero del Llano Village · near Veracruz 45 min · 43 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Poza Rica de Hidalgo City · near Veracruz 45 min · 56 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Tamiahua Town · near Veracruz 45 min · 42 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Naranjos Town · near Veracruz 50 min · 62 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Corralillos Village · near Veracruz 55 min · 65 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Venustiano Carranza Village · near Puebla 55 min · 71 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide

    1 to 2 hours away

    Ciudad de Lázaro Cárdenas Town · near Puebla 1 h · 78 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    El Tajín Archaeological site · near Papantla 1 h · 72 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Mecapalapa Village · near Puebla 1 h · 81 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Barra de Cazones Beach · near Papantla 1 h 5 min · 58 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Papantla Pueblo Mágico · Veracruz 1 h 5 min · 82 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Ameluca Village · near Puebla 1 h 10 min · 87 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    El Volador Village · near Veracruz 1 h 10 min · 71 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Gutiérrez Zamora Town · near Papantla 1 h 10 min · 90 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Xicotepec Pueblo Mágico · Puebla 1 h 25 min · 108 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Cuyuxquihui Archaeological site · near Papantla 1 h 30 min · 103 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Costa Esmeralda Beach · near Papantla 1 h 40 min · 122 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Huauchinango Pueblo Mágico · Puebla 1 h 40 min · 127 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Presa Necaxa Lake · near Huauchinango 1 h 40 min · 129 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Acaxochitlán Pueblo Mágico · Hidalgo 1 h 55 min · 152 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Presa Nexapa Lake · near Huauchinango ~2 h · 140 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
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    Getting there

    Tuxpan 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 Tuxpan. 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.

    Pueblos Mágicos near other cities

    Near Poza Rica Near Papantla Near Martínez de la Torre Near Huauchinango Near Teziutlán Near Tulancingo All cities