Tucson To Guadalajara By Bus    

Tucson Arizona

                                                                                        April 2013

The bus trip from Tucson Arizona to Guadalajara Mexico will take all of twenty-eight hours if you include the local bus in Tucson, taxi to the Tufesa Bus Station in Nogales, and the twenty two hour bus trip from Nogales Mexico to Guadalajara.

•   Local Tucson Bus and Shuttle   

This account starts with local bus transportation in Tucson, service that is inexpensive and extensive.  The Sun-Tran buses run routes throughout the city and pass through the Ronstadt Transportation Center, downtown.  Tucson Museums

• Nogales Shuttle

 From the center take the number eight bus to South 6th Avenue in the 300- 500 block where you find several shuttle van services to Nogales.  The Saguaro (sahuaro) Shuttle at 4202 S 6th Ave is a good ride at $12. USD.  The Saguaro vans are clean and the seat belts work. Tel 520-573-1399
 Other shuttles in the area include Sergios Shuttle and Sonora.  Figure at least an hours drive from South 6th to Nogales at the border.  Tucson Shuttles

• Tourist Card  Visa

If you need the tourist card, six-month permission for an extended stay in Mexico beyond the border states,  apply at the immigration office, just inside the border, and pay the 299 Pesos, $26 USD for the FMM, Forma Migratoria Multiple.
Once in Mexico you can go to one of the many bank ATMs and receive Pesos.  At the border, however many places, including Tufesa Bus, will accept dollars and calculate a fair exchange rate.

• Tufesa Bus

Take a six dollar taxi, 70 Pesos, to the Tufesa Bus Station to buy your ticket.  The bus to Guadalajara leaves at four pm.  Bus fare to Guadalajara from Nogales is 1,404 Pesos.  $115. USD
Tufesa Bus

Tufesa Bus Station Nogales Mexico

• Seating

You should choose your own seat.  Otherwise you might be assigned a seat in the back of the bus where road noise and lavatory noise could be a problem.
Any seat from seat one to seat twenty will provide a comfortable ride.  Seats on the left side of the bus on an afternoon trip heading south will avoid the hot afternoon sun.

• Sleeping

Plan on having a good long sleep to make the long night trip bearable.  Bring a jacket or sweater against the air conditioning system and bring ear plugs to overcome the noise from the action movies that will show until midnight.

• Mazatlan

The bus will arrive Mazatlan about 6 am after stops at Hermosillo, Los Mochis, and Culiacan.
From Mazatlan the bus heads through Tepic and then reaches Guadalajara where the Tufesa Bus serves two stations.  The bus will reach the second stop at about 2 pm in the afternoon.  The second stop is close to the Centro Historico of Guadalajara.

Guadalajara Mexico

To visit the Centro Historico cathedral and other sights take a 120 pesos cab.  To continue on from the Tufesa station by bus take a taxi or walk four blocks from the Tufesa Station to the Central Autobus for Primera Plus Bus and other buses to Mexico City and beyond.    Mazatlan

Primera Plus runs hourly buses to Mexico City Norte Station. The six to seven hour trip costs 612 Pesos.
Primera Plus Bus

Primera Plus Bus runs from Guadalajara to Mexico City