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mexico city to san cristobal
how do I travel from mexico city to San Cristobal ??
Any town worth a stop between the two towns ?? Would it be better mexico city palenque ?' Any town worth a stop between the two places ?? |
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mexico city to san cristobal
"tile" wrote in message
... how do I travel from mexico city to San Cristobal ?? Taking a bus is the most straight forward, though you could also hitchhike, fly, walk, drive or ride a unicycle. Any town worth a stop between the two towns ?? No. There's nothing between the two of them. Everyone knows that Mexico City and San Cristobal are the only two places worth seeing in Mexico. Richard |
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mexico city to san cristobal
A more practical answer is to tell you there is an overnight bus from Mexico
DF direct to Palenque. It is only about 10 hours and very comfortable as it travels mostly on super highways. Another route is to go overnight to Oaxaca and spend 2 days visiting the city, the Monte Alban ruins and a few other interesting things in that area. Then you have no choice but another overnight bus to San Cristobal. You could stop at Tuxla Gutierrez and visit the Sumidero Canyon. Then take a daytime collectivo up those beautiful mountains to San Cristobal. The most beautiful stretch of road is between San Cristobal and Palenque. Read up before you go 'cause there is a lot to learn. Louisg "Richard" wrote in message ... "tile" wrote in message ... how do I travel from mexico city to San Cristobal ?? Taking a bus is the most straight forward, though you could also hitchhike, fly, walk, drive or ride a unicycle. Any town worth a stop between the two towns ?? No. There's nothing between the two of them. Everyone knows that Mexico City and San Cristobal are the only two places worth seeing in Mexico. Richard |
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I would suggest(if you are not a woman) to dress as one, and travel by bus.
I have done this often. It is much safer, and I've met some wonderful people. "tile" wrote in message ... how do I travel from mexico city to San Cristobal ?? Any town worth a stop between the two towns ?? Would it be better mexico city palenque ?' Any town worth a stop between the two places ?? |
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I would agree with Louisg and further add a couple more bits of info:
Bus schedules are at http://www.ticketbus.com.mx/. You can even reserve your seat in advance, which is nice to ensure you don't end up in the back, close to the toilets. Best seats are in front. In general, on busses, the first row opposite the driver is best, so you can see out the front. But the UNO bus is a bit different, as you can't see out the front -- the driver sits in sort of a cockpit and you won't be able to see him or talk to him at all... But you can still hear his music blaring through the door. I thought perhaps there was a party going on up there. :-) Once before a checkpoint, his friend left the front and jumped out so he could hide in the baggage compartment! Yes, it's mostly superhighways, but at one point I woke to find there wasn't any highway at all and we were bouncing about on what seemed to be a dirt trail. No idea what was up as it was dark out... As I said, I rode on UNO, which is the Executive bus. I think OCC also has a deluxe service, too. It was the first time I used the deluxe service and was happy I did as I was able to sleep much of the trip -- very nice seats almost like Business Class on an airplane. Also fewer stops which makes the trip a bit shorter in time. I thought the trip was more like 14 hours, though. Also heard that some of the busses take approximately 18 hours... Yes, stopping at Tuxtla would be interesting. Check out the Marimba dancing -- the tourist info office (1 block from the bus station) can provide a map. Sumerido Canyon would be a great day trip. It's beautiful! I had been traveling frugally for a while and for my visit to Sumidero, decided to indulge a bit at the EcoParc, where you can swim in a nice swimming pool that overlooks the canyon. They also have a short nature walk and an aviary. If you stay in Tuxtla, you can easily catch a bus to San Cristobal, leaving almost hourly I think... Or much more interesting would be to take a Bronco. These are a step up from collectivos and cost the same as a bus. Actually the bus would be more comfortable as I found it mostly empty going back forth between SC and Tutla. Broncos are filled to capacity and the absolute worse place to be is in the back between two seats. If I wasn't in a hurry, I would wait until a new Bronco was filling up and then sit in the passenger seat up front. Great view and ability to open/close the window. When you're in the back, you very well might end up with people falling asleep on your shoulder... I found it amazing that people could remain asleep while we zipped around the curves going up the mountain! Oh, you might want to see the Zoo in Tuxtla if you can... I hear it's quite nice. Unfortunately, it was closed the day I tried to visit... I did manage to see the zoo in Mexico City, which was very good. It think there were at least 5 giant pandas from China. Of course, lot's of indigenous animals, too. OCC has very good service between San Cristobal and Palenque, including TV. I remember Jurassic Park was showing and noticing how similiar the jungle on TV looked to the jungle outside my window. ¡Buen viaje! "news.verizon.net" wrote in message ... A more practical answer is to tell you there is an overnight bus from Mexico DF direct to Palenque. It is only about 10 hours and very comfortable as it travels mostly on super highways. Another route is to go overnight to Oaxaca and spend 2 days visiting the city, the Monte Alban ruins and a few other interesting things in that area. Then you have no choice but another overnight bus to San Cristobal. You could stop at Tuxla Gutierrez and visit the Sumidero Canyon. Then take a daytime collectivo up those beautiful mountains to San Cristobal. The most beautiful stretch of road is between San Cristobal and Palenque. Read up before you go 'cause there is a lot to learn. Louisg |
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On Thu, 08 Jan 2004 22:45:15 GMT, "tile" wrote:
how do I travel from mexico city to San Cristobal ?? Any town worth a stop between the two towns ?? Would it be better mexico city palenque ?' Any town worth a stop between the two places ?? We did Mexico City-Oaxaca (city)-San Cristobal-(trip to Central America)-Palenque-Mexico City (last one directly, but previosly planned to stop on the beach in Oaxaca state, but no time for all). Expect this help. Regards, Aitor aitoru at ozu.es http://w3.to/travellers |
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