Bus from La Paz (Mexico) to Balandra beach

Here’s the beach bus schedule at this time, November 2020. Per the sign posted at the La Paz Malecon Tourist Bus Terminal.

Outbound (to the beaches): 08:00, 11:00, 13:00, 15:00

There is heavy road construction going on, with a section of the road cut down to just one lane, and the workers control alternating traffic flows. In both directions we stood still for over 10 minutes waiting for our side’s turn to go. So the trip all the way to the end of the road (Playa El Tecolote) took just under an hour, where normally it takes 40 minutes.

There is no schedule for the inbound trip back to town. Simply, once the bus reaches the last beach, it turns around and begins the way back. So essentially you should be at the stop at 08:40, 11:40, 13:40, 15:40.

Maximum fare (all the way up to Balandra and El Tecolote) is currently MX$53 out and MX$50 in. Not sure why the difference.

As expected, since we took the 11:00 bus, Balandra beach was already at capacity due to the lower visitor limits imposed during COVID. So we went on to El Tecolote which is huge but unremarkable and not worth the trip.