![]() Flying can be good value on longer journeys, and regional airlines have a decent safety record. More than 60 Mexican cities have airports with scheduled passenger services, including Mexico City, Cancún, Guadalajara, Tijuana, Monterrey, Los Cabos and Puerto Vallarta. Eye masks and earplugs can be handy if you don’t want to watch videos the entire trip!ĭomestic flights can save you both time and money Air-conditioned buses can get cold, so wear long pants or a skirt and bring a sweater, jacket or maybe a blanket on board.Keep your most valuable possessions in the cabin with you. Baggage is safe if stowed in the baggage hold – get a receipt for it when you hand it over.Buying tickets several days in advance or at less busy times of the day can often get you a discount fare.Traveling by day and on deluxe or 1st-class buses, which use toll highways where possible, minimizes this risk. Buses do occasionally get held up or even robbed.Many 2nd-class services have no ticket office you just pay your fare to the conductor. Try to avoid the back of the bus, which is where the toilets are located and also tends to experience a bumpier ride. You can usually select your seat when you buy your ticket. For longer trips, routes with infrequent service, or for any trip at busy holiday times, it’s best to buy a ticket a day or more in advance. It is also usually possible to purchase tickets online and be sent an e-ticket or QR code for check-in.įor trips of up to four or five hours on routes with frequent service, you can usually just go to the bus terminal, buy a ticket and head out without much delay. Primera Plus Destinations served around central Mexico include Mexico City, Guadalajara, Mazatlán, Puerto Vallarta, San Luis Potosí and San Miguel de Allende.įor 1st-class, deluxe and executive buses, buy your ticket at the bus terminal before the trip in some cities, you can buy tickets from bus offices in central office locations.Major cities include Guadalajara, Tijuana, Puebla, Monterrey, Puerto Vallarta and Ciudad Juárez. ![]() Grupo Estrella Blanca Runs between Mexico City and the center, north and west of Mexico.Grupo ADO Connects Mexico City with numerous cities in the Yucatán, Campeche, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Puebla, Guerrero and Veracruz.ETN Turistar Serves major cities along the Pacific coast, central, northern and eastern Mexico, and destinations as far south as Oaxaca.Many of the major ones belong to the four large groups that dominate bus transportation in different parts of the country. In more remote areas, these are often the only buses available. These buses tend to take non-toll roads and will stop anywhere to pick up passengers, so if you board mid-route, you might be standing for part of the trip. A few are almost as quick, comfortable and direct as 1st-class buses. They show movies on general screens and use toll roads where possible.Ģnd-Class: Segunda (2a) clase or económico buses serve small towns and villages and provide cheaper, slower travel on some intercity routes. The buses have air-conditioning and a toilet, and they stop infrequently. Standards of comfort are adequate, at the very least. All sizable towns are served by 1st-class buses. They use toll roads wherever available.ġst-Class: Primera (1a) clase buses have a comfortable numbered seat for each passenger. They are swift and comfortable, with reclining seats, plenty of legroom, air-conditioning, movies on (individual) video screens, few or no stops, toilets on board (sometimes separate ones for men and women) and often drinks, snacks and even wi-fi. Bus classesĭeluxe & Executive: De lujo services, primera plus and the even more comfortable ejecutivo (executive) buses run mainly on the busier intercity routes. Buses usually halt only at fixed paradas (bus stops), though in some places, you can hold your hand out to stop one at any street corner. In many cities, fleets of small, modern microbuses have replaced the noisy, dirty older vehicles. They run frequently, and fares in cities are just a few pesos. Generally known as camiones, local buses are usually the cheapest way to get around cities and out to nearby towns and villages. Stations in major cities tend to be generally clean, safe and highly functional. It may be called the Terminal de Autobuses, Central de Autobuses, Central Camionera or La Central (not to be confused with el centro, the city center!). Most cities and towns have one main bus terminal from which all long-distance buses operate. With a good road network and comfortable, frequent, reasonably priced bus services connecting all cities, buses are your bestie in Mexico. You will probably end up spending a lot of your travel time getting to know Mexico's bus systems © MStudioImages / Getty Images Cheap and reliable, make the bus your best mate ![]()
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