2012-11-18 18:16:50
Bus Mazatlan-Guaymas

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Informational blog for other travelers using the bus from Mazatlan to Guaymas and planning on driving back to Mazatlan from San Carlos.

10 November 2012
Traveling by bus in Mexico

The intercity bus services in Mexico are very economical and also comfortable. Our experience using the overnight Tufesa bus from Guaymas to Phoenix in April worked well.

My recent bus trip from Mazatlan (November), also with Tufesa was economical, efficient and comfortable. This trip was to retrieve our car from storage in San Carlos and bring it to Mazatlan. For a few of you who may be wondering how this works, here is the information.

Bus fare was 534 Pesos. I took the 9:30 am bus from Mazatlan which arrived in Guaymas at 9:15 pm with stops in:

Coulican – 11:40 am
Guamuchil – 1:30 pm
Los Mochis – 3:15 pm
Navojoa – 5:45 pm
Ciudad Obregon – 7:00 pm

I stayed at the Holiday Inn Express in Guaymas, about a 10 minute walk up the road from the Tufesa bus terminus and close to fast food restaurants. The Hotel is all new and quite comfortable at 988 Pesos a night.

The return trip took nine hours and included ten road tolls at a total cost of 647 Pesos. The roads are good allowing driving speeds between 50-70 MPH. Going to Guaymas there are a number of agricultural checks, so do not bring fruit with you and a few drug enforcement checks. All checks were polite and efficient.