"Alan S" wrote in message
news:0r6n73l1qtljrrb9bmoi1sdhong354ovm1@4ax.com...
> On Thu, 21 Jun 2007 17:35:37 -0700, "Technobarbarian"
> wrote:
>
>> The folks who follow this group tend to be people who travel
>>independently.
>
> I've been looking at the bus schedules - but the prices seem
> outrageous. For example $960 from Cancun to Villahermosa on
> a "luxury" bus, or $220 from Cancun to Merida. Is it
> possible those prices are really in pesos, not US$?
>
The prices must be in pesos, Mexico's buses are really very resonable.
IIRC you can figure around 10 cents a mile for first class bus service.
> Rail seems to be defunct, correct me if I'm wrong.
Regular passanger trains have almost completely disappeared in Mexico.
The Copper Canyon train is still operating and there are some excursion
trains here and there. If the timing and price are right the Expreso Maya is
another option to consider:
http://www.railsnw.com/Tours/expreso/expreso01.htm
TB
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