Andy in Monterrey
May 22, 2002, 3:46 PM
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If you want to go to the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas (McAllen, Harlingen, or Brownsville), Valley Transit may be the best bet. I believe that they leave from the Greyhound bus station in Houston, which is in the southern part of downtown Houston.<p>There are also Mexican buses that leave from around 70th and Harrisburg that go to Monterrey. I believe that they go through Roma, Texas, which is in the western part of the Lower Rio Grande Valley. The toll-free number for Adame is 1-800-923-1799. The number in Houston is 713-923-1799.<p>Autobuses Monterrey also leaves from near that location. The two numbers I have for them are 713-921-4300 and 713-921-4301. The last time I used them, which was about six or seven years ago, they only had buses that left at night from Houston to Monterrey.<p>There is a city bus which goes directly from Hobby airport to 70th and Harrisburg. However, you may have to wait a while to get it. You could call Houston Metro at 713-635-4000 to find out the schedule for this bus. <p>The last I heard, it costs somewhere around $25 to $35 to take a cab from Hobby field to 70th and Harrisburg. It will cost you more than that to take a cab to the Greyhound bus station. (I personally like the first class Mexican buses a lot better than the American buses.)<p>If the price is right, you might want to also consider taking another flight from Houston to McAllen. It shouldn't cost much more than $10 to go via cab from Miller field in McAllen to the bus station in McAllen. (For probably $30 to $40, you could probably get a cab to Reynosa from there.) There, you can find a number of buses (such as Valley Transit), that go directly to Reynosa. There is also a Noreste bus, which I use quite a bit, that goes from McAllen to Monterrey via Reynosa.<p>By the way, I am from Houston and have been living in Monterrey, Mexico for over eight years now.
: Can anyone tell me the best way to get from Houston Hobby to the border (anywhere!) by public bus? Once I'm in Mexico, I have no problem figuring out the bus system. It's the USA side that baffles me!<p>: Thanks<p>
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