Destination guide — Mexico

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ROAD:
ROADS AND MOTORWAYS ARE EXCELLENT. CAR HIRE IS AVAILABLE
FROM HERZ AVIS AND GREY LINE LONDRES. RATES START AT $44.87
PER DAY AND $269.26 PER WEEK (APPROX) PLUS INSURANCE BUT FREE
MILEAGE. AVAILABLE AT AIRPORTS, MAIN HOTELS, CITY CENTRES
AND RESORTS. BEWARE OF VERY HEAVY TRAFFIC AND CONGESTION IN
MEXICO CITY.

TAXI:
HIRE BY THE HOUR OR DAY. TAXIS CAN BE HIRED OUTSIDE HOTELS.
OVERALL, TAXI RATES ARE REASONABLY PRICED. IN ALL CASES
RATES ARE GOVERNMENT REGULATED. IMPORTANT TO NEGOTIATE THE
PRICE BEFORE DEPARTURE EVEN IF THERE IS A METER. AT AIRPORTS
A TAXI TICKET CAN BE PURCHASED THIS ALLOWS TRAVEL BY AIRPORT
TAXIS ONLY.

BUS:
OPERATES IN TOWNS AND CITIES. APPROX. MXN 19.000 FOR PER
ARE ONLY 10% LOWER THAN FIRST CLASS FARES.

FOR LONG DISTANCES PEOPLE TEND TO USE COACH SERVICES. THE
NETWORK IS EXTENSIVE WITH FREQUENT SERVICES. TICKETS CAN BE
PURCHASED AT POINT OF DEPARTURE. COACHES ARE FAST AND AIR
CONDITIONED.

TROLLEY BUS SERVICE OPERATES IN MEXICO CITY.

RAIL:
THERE IS AN EXTENSIVE NETWORK WHICH CONNECTS WITH AMERICAN
RAILWAYS.

METRO:
CLEAN, INEXPENSIVE AND EASY TO USE. MEXICO CITY. TRAINS RUN
EVERY FEW MINUTES. LINES ARE IDENTIFIED BY COLOUR, NUMBER
AND DESTINATION. METRO OPERATES FROM 05:00 TO 24:00.

AIR:
INTERNAL FLIGHTS ARE SERVED BY AERO MEXICO AND MEXICANA.
GOOD INTERNAL SERVICES EXIST.

WATER TRANSPORT:
IN NORTHWESTERN MEXICO OCEAN-EQUIPPED AUTOMOBILE FERRIES
KNOWN AS "TRANSBORDADORES" OPERATE BETWEEN MEXICO'S
MAINLAND (GUAYMAS, TOPOLOBAMPO AND MAZATLAN) AND THE
BAJA PENINSULA (LA PAZ, SANTA ROSALIA).
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