Gypsy Jan
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Best Way to Travel from TJ to Merida - Fly or by Bus?
And how do I research the costs?
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sancho
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Merida Yucatan is a long ways from TJ, it is approx.
$150 US from TJ to La Paz by bus, this is a guess but to bus
TJ/Merida would be $400+ maybe $500. The only
way I would consider bussing was if I wanted to
see some other parts of Mex along the way. The
longest bus ride I took in Mex was Mazatlan/TJ, 32 hrs.
Merida would be maybe 3 times that distance
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comitan
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Here is a site but it looks like you would have change buses.
http://www.mexicoguru.com/buses-in-mexico.php
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Gypsy Jan
And how do I research the costs? |
i am sure there is an app for that!
fyi, that is one very long bus journey. would probably be cheaper and certainly quicker to fly.
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I'd fly.
You'd be a bus-ketcase by the time you got there, if you took the bus.
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comitan
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OK
http://www.geocities.co.jp/SilkRoad/5953/bus_and_air_fares_i...
Oops I tyhink its old.
[Edited on 5-11-2012 by comitan]
Strive For The Ideal, But Deal With What\'s Real.
Every day is a new day, better than the day before.(from some song)
Lord, Keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.
“The sincere pursuit of truth requires you to entertain the possibility that everything you believe to be true may in fact be false”
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Gypsy Jan
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Thanks Everyone for the Info
Flying seems the way to go.
As was noted, the bus is only good if you have time and want to see a lot of roadside landscape.
[Edited on 5-11-2012 by Gypsy Jan]
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow mindedness.”
—Mark Twain
\"La vida es dura, el corazon es puro, y cantamos hasta la madrugada.” (Life is hard, the heart is pure and we sing until dawn.)
—Kirsty MacColl, Mambo de la Luna
\"Alea iacta est.\"
—Julius Caesar
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I took the bus from TJ to Merida a long time ago. Was a great adventure - came back by bus too. I'd do it again. When I was in DF waiting at the
bus terminal for my connecting route, a guy from Hertz asked if we wanted to ride with him in one of his rental cars he was returning to Villahermosa.
We (I was with my kids who were about 7 and 8 at the time) went with him, along with a couple school kids from Ensenada who were returning home to
Villahermosa. He had a big convertible and drove really fast! We stopped in the jungle for pineapple on the side of the road, had a nice dinner in
the jungle somewhere, and when we got to Villahermosa it was 2 am and he put us on the right bus to Merida. But I was so tired when we were supposed
to get off the bus, I didn't get off, and ended up in Chetumal at 6 am. Ha! Took another bus from there and got to Merida in a few hours. You meet
a lot of people and experience an authentic slice of the country. The places where the buses stop for meals can be interesting too. One place was in
the country where they were cooking chickens on BBQs. A plate of chicken, beans and corn was about $3. Served outside on picnic tables. Really fun.
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Aeromexico = $3453p & 4:50 VIA Mexico City
Flight: Tijuana to Merida MXN$ 3,452.73
( Adult: 1 )
• Depart:
Tijuana (TIJ) - Mexico City (MEX) Depart: 08:50 Hrs
Arrive: 14:00 Hrs Aeromexico Flight 173
Operated by: Aeromexico
Sat, 19/May/2012
Total duration: 3 hrs 10 min
Mexico City (MEX) - Merida (MID) Depart: 17:05 Hrs
Arrive: 18:45 Hrs Aeromexico Flight 527
Operated by: Aeromexico
Sat, 19/May/2012
Total duration: 1 hrs 40 min
Trip Information: One-way, 1 Stop, Total duration: 4 hrs 50 min,
Total: MXN$ 3,452.73
* Taxes and fees included. Rates in Mexican Pesos
Bob Durrell
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If money isn't the issue, you might consider driving. My daughter and I did that trip two summers ago, taking the time to visit a bunch of
archaeological sites in the process. It was a great trip.
There most certainly is but one side to every story: the TRUTH. Variations of it are nothing but lies.
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