With Easter vacation coming up, now is a great time to start planning your next trip to the soft sands of the Pacific, the clean, stark charm of one of Mexico’s colonial towns, the hot, pushy jungles of the south or even the fast, cosmopolitan delights of the nation’s capital. Busing it to any of these destinations can not only save some money over more elevated modes of travel, it enables some splendid vistas of countryside ripe for bored eyes.
However, to those who have never traveled one of these steel beasts, the prospect can be a bit daunting. With a little adventuresome gusto, though, you will be surprised to learn that the first-class Mexican bus system is superior to the old Greyhounds north of the border. The seats are plenty plushy, the cabins air-conditioned and drivers a good deal more circumspect than those piloting their intra-city cousins. They also offer overhead storage, onboard movies and bathrooms in the back.
Guadalajara boasts a few bus stations, including the Antiguo Central Camionera (Old Bus Center) near Parque Agua Azul, although that station is reserved mostly for second-class journeys to small, surrounding towns. There is also a loose cluster of stations at Avenida Vallarta and Colegio del Aire, just outside the Periferico to the west of town. This station features a small Vallarta Plus/Tepic Plus/Tequila Plus building and a larger Central de Autobuses Zapopan building for Primera Plus, ETN and a few others. These Zapopan stations might be more convenient for travelers heading west.
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