Visiting Cities, Ruins, or Beach Areas  Tufesa Bus runs from the US to
Guadalajara, Mexico.

The bus stations in the larger Mexican cities are open 24 / 7. You can arrive in
the morning and check your luggage for a small fee. You are then free to travel
the city, ruin, or beach with just your daypack. (the Mochila in Mexico)
Tufesa Bus reaches Mazatlan and runs along the Pacific Coast.  Several
stops will offer beach towns.  Taxis, collectivos, or local buses can get you to the
beach from the tufesa Terminal.

Taxis are usually inexpensive ( $3 to $6 USD)  except in Mexico City. ( 90 peso
to go from Mexico Norte Bus Station to Tapo Bus Station,  $9-$10 USD, much
more at the airport)
You could also catch a local bus or collective taxi to the beach or ruin after a little
inquiry at the station or some web research.
Collectivos are shared taxis that charge per passenger and offer a better price.
Ask where the collectivo passes for your destination and you can save. See
addition info on the web at Mexico Transportation: Taxis, Collectivos, Travel.

Some Bus Travel Tips:
  • Keep your daypack with you and your essentials like sweater, computer,
camera, snack , water, etc in the pack in the overhead or under your leg rest.
Keep your passport, visa, money, credit cards, ATM cards etc on your person.

  • Don’t share drink or food with strangers. Don;t accept drink or food from
    strangers.

  • Taxis
Let the starter or concierge arrange for your taxi in Mexico City and in other
large cities. The price will be pre-set and there will be no surprises.
If you are on the street, ask for the taxi stand or go into a hotel and ask the clerk
to call a taxi. Let the starter at the bus station arrange for the cab. Always agree
on a price before entering.  You avoid Pirate cabs if you let the starter of
concierge /desk clerk order the taxi.

  • Share and Save
Invite other travelers to join you and share the price, the taxis charge by the trip
not by the number of people.

  • Caution Many bus lines and stations
Tufesa operates from their own stations for the most part but a large city could
have more than one bus station; Mexico City Bus Terminals
  • Mexico City has four first class stations.
  • Mazatlan has a Tufesa Station, a Primera Plus, and an ETN,
Write down the name of your station once you arrive and before you catch a taxi
to head into the Centro Historico of the city or to the beach or ruin site. These
stations might just be a three letter abbreviation (TAM, for instance for
Transportation Autobus Moralia, or ADO for the First Class terminal in Oaxaca)  
Tapo in Mexico City)
You are apt to forget this after a day of touring or beaching. Write this on your
ticket stub and you have the station name and the bus line.
Do the same with your hotel or hostel. Ask at the desk for a card with the name
and address. Hand that to a taxi driver when you want to return to the station and
you will have no problem.
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Bus Travel Through Mexico includes Cross Border
bus service through Nogales aboard Tufesa Bus.
Border Crossing at Nogales, Mexico and Tijuana
on Tufesa Bus which runs a service from the US
that crosses the Mexican Border.  
Bus Travel Through Mexico, Cross Border
Tufesa Bus Service
Border Crossing, Nogales, Mexico,
Tufesa Bus runs a service from the Us that
crosses the Mexican Border.

This Cross Border Bus can make your bus trip
through Mexico easier.

For European, Canadian, and US independent
travelers and backpackers, the long- haul first class
buses of Mexico offer an alternative to the airliner.
The buses have more room and are more comfortable
than an airliner. The service in Mexico is plentiful and,
other than being a longer trip in terms of time spent
traveling, a much more stress-free experience.
Several bus lines make cross border trips  Tufesa
runs from Las Vegas, Nevada. Salt Lake City, and
several cities in California.

Copper Canyon:  Tufesa Bus stops in Los
Mochis, the western train terminal of the Copper
Canyon train.
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Bus Tips.
  • The Air Conditioning systems are blasting frigid air,
    bring a sweater or jacket.

  • Earplugs
If you want to sleep, bring earplugs for the movies; you will
get either cartoons, Cantinflass specials, or US action flicks.

  • Stop When You Want
The great advantage of bus travel in Mexico over air travel is
that you can stop in the small colonial cities or beach
towns and resort areas along the way and tour for the day.
You can then Taxi back to the bus station, board a night bus
and sleep until you reach the next city or beach. If you
time it right, you arrive in your next city at dawn (7 am in the
tropics) and you start touring the city or you put into a hotel or
hostel for an overnight stop.

  • Resume, Bus service is Plentiful with overlap of many
    bus lines and bus routes.