In general there are two places to grab the bus when leaving Juayuá. If you are heading south towards Sonsonate or north towards Ahuachapán then your buses will arrive and depart from right across from the Scotia Bank (see map). If you are headed to Santa Ana then the bus stops just one block south of Hotel Anahúac (see map)
To/from Santa Ana
Take bus 238. It takes about 1.5hrs and costs $0.80. Buses heading to Santa Ana leave at the corner of Calle Mercedes Pte and 5a Av Sur (see map).
A big thanks to your fellow traveller named Marc for sending in a shot of an updated schedule (Sept 2018). This schedule seems to change fairly often so if you see any new changes let us know in the comments below!
To Ataco
Grab the 249 headed to Ahuachapán. It passes Ataco along the way. To come back, the same bus. They leave every 15min, $0.50, ~ 30min.
To Sonsonate
Bus 249, every 15min, $0.60, ~ 45min
To Ahuachapán
Bus 249, every 15min, $0.60, ~ 45min
To San Salvador
Take the 249 to Sonsonate and switch to the 205 to San Salvador arriving at the Terminal de Occidente.
To Suchitoto
Take the 249 to Sonsonate and switch to the 205 to San Salvador. You will arrive at the Terminal de Occidente and need to switch to the Terminal de Oriente and get the 129 which heads to Suchitoto. Read more about getting there on the Suchitoto page.
To Lago de Coatepeque
Take the 238 to Santa Ana and then switch to the 220 or the 242 which will take you all the way to the lake.
Cerroverde, Izalco and Santa Ana Volcanos.
Head to Santa Ana on the 238 bus. Change to the Terminal de buses Vencedora and get the 248. The bus leaves at 7:30am and returns back to Santa Ana at 3pm and 4pm ($0.90).
To/from the beach: La Libertad, El Tunco, Sunzal, El Zonte, La Mizata
To get to Juayuá from the beach, your best option is to take the direct 287 bus to Sonsonate which leaves from La Libertad and passes the entrance to these beaches. This bus runs only twice per day leaving La Libertad at 6am and 1:30pm. From Sonsonate you then change to the 249 bus to Ahuachapán, which will pass Juayuá. This bus can depart La Libertad early so best be at your stop a little bit early.
Heading back to the beach you can grab the 249 bus from Juayuá to Sonsonate and then change to the 287 heading to La Libertad. This bus also only leaves Sonsonate twice per day at 6am and 3:30pm so you have to time your trip accordingly.
If you don’t make the 287 then you can head to San Salvador first. No need to change stations in San Salvador as they both arrive and depart from Terminal de Occidente.
to/from Guatemala
If you are coming from Guatemala through La Hachadura you need to take the 259 bus heading to Sonsonate and change buses to the 249 heading to Ahuachapán and get off at Juayúa. If you are coming from Las Chinamas you will head to Ahuachapan and then head south to Sonsonate.
31 January 2020 I took the route from Antigua to Júayua:
7:30, Antigua to Escuintla, 1,25h, Q10
9:00, Escuintla to Frontera, 2,25h, Q50 -> break in chiquimulilla at 10:05 for 45 minutes
12:00, Short break + crossing border, 0.5h, Q0 $0 (no fee)
12:30, Frontera to Sonsonate, 2.5h, $0,90, rest 30 min (quite some traffic jam now, due to road works)
14:50, Sonsonate to Júayua 1,5h, $0,50
TOTAL Antigua to Júayua Q60 + $1,4
Live from Jauyua, they say me bus Jauyua to Santa Ana runs every two hours from 4:20 AM
Hi, an update about bus 238 (Juayua – Santa Ana): it leaves every day at 6:10am, 7:10, 8:10, 9:10, 12:10pm, 14:10pm and 16:10pm. It goes on Sundays as well and the timetable is the same, except the connection at 12:10pm that doesn’t go. Hope it will help. 🙂 Safe trip!
Hi all,
I went from El Tunco to Juayua in June 2019, here’s my schedule:
Bus 287, arrived at El Tunco at 2pm ($2)
Arrived at Sonsonate at 4pm
Bus 249, left at 16.15 ($0.50)
Arrived Juayua at 5.15pm
Hi,
just wanted to update the new schedule from Santa Ana to Juayua : 6:40, 9:50, 11:45, 1:45, 3:45, 5:00, 6:30
from Juayua to Santa Ana: 4:05, 5:10, 6:10, 7:10, 9:10, 12:10, 2:10, 4:10
Thank you, super helpful!
Hello,
I am looking for directions to get to Juayúa from the airport. I have an Airbnb reserved for Thursday. My flights gets in at 1:40pm. Is it possible to get there by public transit? How long will this take? Thank you!!!
Hi Molly, you are best to go through San Salvador. https://centrocoasting.com/elsalvador/el-salvador-international-airport/. You head to the Terminal de Occidente and then from there get the bus headed to Sonsonate. You could also possibly get the bus headed to Ahuachapan from Occidente as I think is should pass Juayua area, but I havent done this one. Be aware that buses only run until sunset and this is a long journey. All of the info is on each of the pages on the site so you can add up the hours once you get out of the airport and see if you can make it! (oops, sorry, just saw this comment was posted on the 19th)
“Heading back to the beach you can grab the 259 bus from Juayuá to Sonsonate”
This should be 249, not 259 🙂
Thanks for catching that typo!
2020 18th January: still same time schedule Santa Ana – Juayua
Just took the bus from Juayúa to Santa Ana, the times changed again I guess. it’s not at 11:45 but at 12:10 now. The price is still the same. Hope it helps.
Thanks, Tsveti! I will update that info to the times above. Let us know if you come across any other time changes in your trips, every little bit helps!