Drive to mexico?

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Gata de Barrio

Be more specific please.

As for maps, us mexicans buy the maps called GuÃa Roji. They have the maps to Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey posted online for free on the internet. Just google Guia Roji and you'll find the official site. The site is in spanish, but it's the most recent maps and it's the maps we use in Mexico City to move around, so you're assured they are accurate. I don't know if there's Guia Roji maps of highways between cities though.

As for driving, you'll just have to see it for yourself. Ignore what a lot of people are saying that everyone is rude and everyone does what they feel like. Drivers in Mexico City act like rabid animals, but drivers in rural areas are perfectly polite drivers. It's no different than if you have ever driven on the interstates in Los Angeles (except that the roads here aren't that well maintained).

Most paid highways are in good condition, except the one called "Autopista del Sol" between Cuernavaca and Acapulco. Everyone in Mexico knows that that specific highway charges way too much cash and the condition is dangerous to say the least but it's the only way to drive to Acapulco unless you wish to choo-choo train behind noisy trucks for 14 hours at 5 mph for free.

Oh, paid mexican highways have something called "Green Angels" which are mechanics that fix small problems of your car for free. The oldest rule of the book is that locals here like to pay the 5 dollars to enter the closest highway with a failing car and cheat on the service. Haha.

Charlie

This is a phrase, not a question...if you have a question about driving to Mexico, please expand on it and be more specific, and you will get a specific, more helpful answer.

CottonCandy

I drove to Mexico City and back once. It all depends on where you are going in Mexico, but our trip was 40 hours non-stop. Between paying for gas and the "cuotas" it was almost the same price as flying. Of course, you can go on other roads, but I'm not sure how that works. I would google it because I did that and found a lot of information. You'll hear a lot of negatives, but people do it all the time and are fine. Just be careful because drivers in Mexico don't exactly obey the rules of the road...they do what they want and it can be scary.
Visit some of these sites for more info:

http://maps.live.com/
http://www.mexican-autoinsurance.com/
http://www.mexonline.com/drivemex.htm

Mocha

I have traveled by bus in much of Mexico and found that the toll roads are excellent (same as in US, but fewer lanes). Also there were many places to buy gas and food along the way. There were also many toll booths where you pay cash. Everything looked clean and safe to me.

Traveling by deluxe bus is not expensive but traveling in your own vehicle might be, since you will have to pay the toll and buy gas etc. I never missed my car since in most Mexican towns they have excellent ground transportation and the taxis are also fairly inexpensive and safe.

greÃŸ

Good luck.Expect the unexpected !

bluebellsara

In Mexico there are a lot of bad drivers so beware

Medrano

Ive been to mexico so many times in a car. It is not all that save to go through the california borders the police there are not very nice. i live in cali and my dad always goes to texas then to mexico. its a long ways but better to stay longer in the U.S than Mexico lol. So if you decide to drive be careful cause there are a lot of crazy drivers.

VW_Guy

Buy a map

Have fun. we will miss you but know that you are where you want to be having fun