Where a car takes you from Oaxaca
These are the day trips from Oaxaca on our own pages where a car earns its keep. Trains reach some of them; a car reaches all of them, on your own clock.
- Teotitlan del Valle Teotitlan del Valle is the Zapotec weaving village 30 km east of Oaxaca, home to Tlamanalli (Abigail Mendoza) and El Sabor Zapoteco cooking school wit
- Mitla and Santiago Matatlan (mezcal capital) Mitla and Santiago Matatlan are the World Capital of Mezcal: the Zapotec ruins at Mitla and 200-plus palenques in Matatlan running tours and guided ta
- Hierve el Agua (petrified waterfalls) Hierve el Agua is the petrified-waterfall site east of Mitla, with mineral pools to swim in and Comedor Citlaly nearby for tlayudas before the drive h
- Monte Alban (archaeological) Monte Alban is the Zapotec capital ruins 10 km west of Oaxaca, with a museum and on-site restaurant for buffet lunch and a long valley view from the p
- San Andres Huayapam (tejate) San Andres Huayapam 10 km north of Oaxaca is the tejate village, hosting the Feria del Tejate every Palm Sunday with 88-plus producers of the recipe
- San Pablo and Reyes Etla (quesillo and tianguis) Reyes Etla is the village 30 km north of Oaxaca that put quesillo on the map; the Wednesday tianguis at Mercado Reyes Etla draws the valley producers
Booking a car in Oaxaca
We compare through one partner rather than listing every broker. Desks sit at the airport and in town, and the headline rate below is theirs, not ours.
- From
- USD 4.99 a day
- Desks on site
- Alamo, Avis, Dollar, Enterprise, Europcar, Green Motion, National, Sixt
- Pick up at
- Oaxaca Airport
Rates are the partner's headline price at our last check (2026-10-02) and move with dates, car class and insurance. We earn a commission if you book, at no cost to you.