On Fri, 22 Jun 2007 09:15:52 -0700, "Technobarbarian"
wrote:
>
>"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
>
Thanks,
Cheers, Alan, Australia
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