Teapa to Atlatlahucan Road Trip: Distance, Time & Stops

By admin, 12 October, 2026

The Wayro route from Teapa to Atlatlahucan is 506 miles (814 km), about 8 h 44 min of driving without stops.

U.S. State Department travel advisory: Tabasco — Level 2, Exercise Increased Caution; Veracruz — Level 2, Exercise Increased Caution; Puebla — Level 2, Exercise Increased Caution; Morelos — Level 3, Reconsider TravelAdvisory issued May 29, 2026; checked September 29, 2026. Morelos is the Mexican state that contains Atlatlahucan. Check the full advisory for this state before you go.
Casa Museo Cnel. Gregorio Méndez MagañaCasa Museo Carlos Pellicer CámaraLa VentaTeatro Pedro DíazCañón del Río Blanco National ParkConvent Church of Santo Domingo, PueblaHistoric centre of PueblaTonantzintla ObservatoryChalcatzingoTeapaAtlatlahucan
Route from Teapa to Atlatlahucan with the 9 stops listed below (blue dots).
Distance by road506 mi (814 km)
Drive time without stops8 h 44 min
Main roads, in orderMEX-195 → MEX-180 → MEX-180D → MEX-145D → MEX-150D → MEX-190 → PUE 438D → MEX-160 → MEX-115
Mexican states on the routeTabasco, Veracruz, Puebla, Morelos
Toll roads (as marked in OpenStreetMap)MEX-180D, MEX-145D, MEX-150D
Fuel estimate (car at 25 mpg)about 20.2 gal; actual use varies by vehicle and traffic
Stops listed below9

Driving this route in a car with U.S. plates

Temporary vehicle import permit (TIP)Required: this route is outside the zones where U.S.-registered cars can skip the temporary import permit (Baja California, Baja California Sur and part of Sonora)
Mexican auto insuranceRequired for all vehicles: buy a Mexican policy before you drive

Sources: U.S. State Department, Mexico travel information (updated August 11, 2026); permits are issued by Banjercito.

The Teapa–Atlatlahucan drive in a few lines

MEX-145D (142 mi) and MEX-150D (131 mi) carry about 54% of the 506 miles. It runs through 4 states: Tabasco, Veracruz, Puebla, Morelos. OpenStreetMap marks tolled sections on MEX-180D, MEX-145D and MEX-150D. Of the 9 stops listed below, 2 are within a mile of the road.

The route from Teapa to Atlatlahucan, road by road

RoadRoute miles (from–to)Length, miState
local roads0–11Tabasco
MEX-1951–3534Tabasco
connecting roads35–361Tabasco
MEX-18036–7539Tabasco
MEX-180D75–10833Tabasco
MEX-180108–12719Tabasco, Veracruz
MEX-180D127–14922Veracruz
MEX-145D149–291142Veracruz
MEX-150D291–422131Veracruz, Puebla
connecting roads422–4231Puebla
MEX-190423–43714Puebla
local roads437–44912Puebla
PUE 438D449–48233Puebla, Morelos
MEX-160482–49816Morelos
connecting roads498–4991Morelos
MEX-115499–5056Morelos
local roads505–5061Morelos
  • Mile 111 of this route: Tabasco → Veracruz (state line)
  • Mile 359 of this route: Veracruz → Puebla (state line)
  • Mile 475 of this route: Puebla → Morelos (state line)

Places worth a stop between Teapa and Atlatlahucan

  • Right off the route (under 1 mile): Casa Museo Cnel. Gregorio Méndez Magaña (mile 34), Cañón del Río Blanco National Park (mile 346)
  • Nature and outdoors: Cañón del Río Blanco National Park (mile 346)
  • Museums and history: Casa Museo Cnel. Gregorio Méndez Magaña (mile 34), Casa Museo Carlos Pellicer Cámara (mile 34), La Venta (mile 108), Convent Church of Santo Domingo, Puebla (mile 428), Historic centre of Puebla (mile 437), Chalcatzingo (mile 483)

Casa Museo Cnel. Gregorio Méndez Magaña

Mile 34 · Museum · 0.7 mi from the route

Colonel Gregorio Méndez Magaña, a hero of the fight against the French intervention in Tabasco, was born in this house in Jalpa de Méndez in 1836; today it serves as a house museum in his honor.

Casa Museo Carlos Pellicer Cámara

Mile 34 · Museum · 1 mi from the route

Poet Carlos Pellicer Cámara, a major voice of 20th-century Mexican poetry, was born in this house in Villahermosa's historic center, now a museum since 1985.

La Venta

Mile 108 · Archaeological site · 3 mi from the route · side trip; actual detour depends on access roads

More than 200 artifacts fill the site museum at La Venta, among them massive sandstone sculptures discovered at the base of the main pyramid. The once-important Olmec city lies in Tabasco, near Huimanguillo.

Teatro Pedro Díaz

Mile 324 · Theater · 2 mi from the route

In downtown Córdoba, the Teatro Pedro Díaz was built in the late 19th century by Pedro Díaz to a design by engineer A. Durán; its facade was remodeled in 1905.

Cañón del Río Blanco National Park

Mile 346 · National park · 0.5 mi from the route

Cañón del Río Blanco National Park is a protected natural area in the Mexican state of Veracruz, set aside by the government as a national park.

Convent Church of Santo Domingo, Puebla

Mile 428 · Church · 4 mi from the route · side trip; actual detour depends on access roads

Behind the facade of Puebla's Santo Domingo church hides the Capilla del Rosario, inaugurated in 1690. Gold covers its walls, pilasters and vaults, and contemporaries hailed it as the eighth wonder of the New World.

Historic centre of Puebla

Mile 437 · Historic center · 4 mi from the route · side trip; actual detour depends on access roads

Laid out from scratch in 1531, Puebla's UNESCO-listed core is a grid of tile-covered houses, colonial churches and the 16th–17th-century cathedral, with the old archbishop's palace that houses the Palafox Library, established in 1646.

Tonantzintla Observatory

Mile 440 · Observatory · 3 mi from the route · side trip; actual detour depends on access roads

The Tonantzintla Observatory in Puebla was home to the National Astrophysical Observatory directed by Guillermo Haro. Its main instrument, a Schmidt camera, was a wide-field telescope built for photographing the sky.

Chalcatzingo

Mile 483 · Archaeological site · 2 mi from the route · side trip; actual detour depends on access roads

At the foot of Cerro Chalcatzingo in eastern Morelos, this early site is known for stone reliefs carved mainly between 700 and 500 BC, some among the region's earliest stone sculpture and several in Olmec style, spread across the hillside.

When you get to Atlatlahucan

Templo y Exconvento de San Mateo Apóstol

Convent · in Atlatlahucan

Built by Augustinian friars, the Templo y Exconvento de San Mateo Apóstol in Atlatlahucan is well preserved, with murals and decorated vaults, and is associated with the origins of the Chinelo dancers.

Templo y Exconvento de San Juan Bautista de Yecapixtla

Convent · in Atlatlahucan

The 16th-century church and former monastery of San Juan Bautista in Yecapixtla belongs to the Monasteries on the Slopes of Popocatepetl, inscribed by UNESCO in 1994 as early missionary architecture with large open courtyards.

Templo y exconvento de San Guillermo

Convent · in Atlatlahucan

Augustinian friars began the Templo y Exconvento de San Guillermo in Totolapan in the mid-16th century; part of the UNESCO-listed Popocatépetl monasteries, it was badly damaged in the 2017 earthquake, and INAH has supervised its restoration.

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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to drive from Teapa to Atlatlahucan?

About 8 h 44 min of driving without stops, over 506 miles.

What is the driving distance from Teapa to Atlatlahucan?

About 506 miles (814 km) on the Wayro route. Other map services may show a few miles more or less, depending on where they start and end in each city.

Do I need a permit to drive my U.S. car from Teapa to Atlatlahucan?

Yes. A temporary vehicle import permit (TIP) is required for a U.S.-registered car on this route, which is outside the zones where it can be skipped. Mexican auto insurance is required for every vehicle.

Is it safe to drive from Teapa to Atlatlahucan?

The U.S. State Department rates Tabasco Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution; Veracruz Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution; Puebla Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution; Morelos Level 3: Reconsider Travel (advisory issued May 29, 2026). Read the full advisory before you go.

What roads does the drive from Teapa to Atlatlahucan use?

In order: MEX-195, MEX-180, MEX-180D, MEX-145D, MEX-150D, MEX-190, PUE 438D, MEX-160 and MEX-115. The road-by-road table above shows the route miles for each one.

Where can you stop on the way from Teapa to Atlatlahucan?

Closest to the road: Casa Museo Cnel. Gregorio Méndez Magaña (museum, mile 34, 0.7 mi from the route); Casa Museo Carlos Pellicer Cámara (museum, mile 34, 1 mi from the route); Cañón del Río Blanco National Park (national park, mile 346, 0.5 mi from the route). All stops are described above.

How we put this guide together

Wayro calculates the route from OpenStreetMap road data; mile numbers are positions along this route, not highway markers, and "from the route" distances are straight-line, so the real detour depends on access roads. Stops are chosen from parks, natural sites, museums, historic sites and attractions close to the route: at least one strong stop for each stretch of the drive, then the best-known places nearest the road, up to nine in all. Places that are closed, private or not open to visitors are removed. Place descriptions are written by the Wayro team from official park, museum, tourism and government websites and other published sources. Safety levels and entry rules were checked against the U.S. Department of State on September 29, 2026. Conditions change, so check the linked sources before you travel.

Route data © OpenStreetMap contributors.