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Mileage drive time estimate Mexicali - Guerrero Negro

mojo_norte - 1-2-2013 at 08:55 AM

Does anyone know the approximate mileage from Mexicali to Guerrero Negro taking Hiway 5 through San Felipe? Also , approximate drive time ?

measomsan - 1-2-2013 at 09:16 AM

I'm making that trip on the 22nd or 23rd...My first time but I think it is about 8 hrs. we are spending the night in ganzaga bay. the Nomads have said it is really worth spending at least one night.

Wally - 1-2-2013 at 09:22 AM

Google Maps will be happy to tell you:

373 miles
8 hours, 29 minutes

measomsan - 1-2-2013 at 12:41 PM

motel at Alfonsina's ..that looks the best for this trip. do you know how many check points on the way down?

David K - 1-2-2013 at 01:43 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by measomsan
motel at Alfonsina's ..that looks the best for this trip. do you know how many check points on the way down?


Don't have any pot, guns or ammo or illegal drugs! That is all they are checking for. Checkpoints last July were at:
32 miles north of San Felipe
1 mile north of Gonzaga Pemex
El Tomatal junction north of Jesus Maria.
San Ignacio.
North of Loreto about 12 miles.
Near La Paz.
That was it on that route south
Others were at El Rosario mesa, near San Vicente, and north of Santo Tomas. They can change!

DavidE - 1-2-2013 at 02:50 PM

44 miles per hour average speed? Are there restaurants at every cloverleaf overpass, and rest areas? 44 mph is what I average on Mex 1. They must have improved that road a lot since I drove it last.

David K - 1-2-2013 at 03:55 PM

APPROX. DATA...

Mexicali-San Felipe: 125 miles (2.5 hrs.)
San Felipe-Alfonsina's Motel: 100 miles (3.0 hrs.)
Alfonsina's-Hwy. 1 (Laguna Chapala): 37 miles (1.5 hrs.)
Laguna Chapala-L.A. Bay Jcn.: 30 miles (.5 hr.)
L.A. Bay Jcn.-Guerrero Negro: 80 miles (2.0 hrs.)

Total 372 miles (subtract 4 if not driving in to Alfonsina's)

Driving time estimates include stops for military checkpoints and photo stops: 9.5 hours total Mexicali-Guerrero Negro. Remember you lose an hour of time on the clock when you cross the state border near Guerrero Negro.
Total time:

mojo_norte - 1-2-2013 at 04:46 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Wally
Google Maps will be happy to tell you:

373 miles
8 hours, 29 minutes


I trust DK Maps over Google Maps ;D

David K - 1-2-2013 at 05:30 PM

We are almost the same, I just estimate an hour longer drive. Thank you for your trust! :bounce::cool: