The four-lane Chapala-Guadalajara highway connects with highways to La Barca, Guanajuato and Michoacan. It also takes you to the Miguel Hidalgo Guadalajara Airport (25 minutes away) which has national and international flights.

From Chapala's central bus station, buses run to and from Guadalajara every half hour. For other destinations, travelers must first go to the Guadalajara bus station, and board another bus.

Near the Chapala bus station you can catch a local bus to Jocotepec or any town along the way.

Chapala has post and telegraph offices, offering all the services of any big city. In Chapala Realty is an UPS courier. Telephone service is very good. Almost every house has a private phone. All around Chapala are public telephones for local and long distance. Internet services are available.