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laura

Jun 2, 2002, 9:52 AM

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questions on driving from texas to guadalajara

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i will be driving from texas to guadalajara and would like to know the fasted route. also, if anyone knows approximately how many miles the trip is and how long it takes. any help is greatly appreciated! thanks a lot!!

Guest

Jun 2, 2002, 11:39 AM

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From where in Texas - it makes a big difference...nomsg

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: i will be driving from texas to guadalajara and would like to know the fasted route. also, if anyone knows approximately how many miles the trip is and how long it takes. any help is greatly appreciated! thanks a lot!!

LAURA

Jun 2, 2002, 6:37 PM

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from san antonio

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: : i will be driving from texas to guadalajara and would like to know the fasted route. also, if anyone knows approximately how many miles the trip is and how long it takes. any help is greatly appreciated! thanks a lot!!i was planning on crossing the border in laredo, and then i think it is hwy 40 to monterrey. it is from there that i'm not sure.

Rolly

Jun 2, 2002, 7:49 PM

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from san antonio

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There are two almost equal routes you can take from Saltillo:Monterrey -(40)- Saltillo -(57)- San Luis Potosi -(80)- Guadalajara
Or
Monterrey -(40)- Saltillo -(54)- Zacatecas –(49)- Aguascalientes –(49)-(80)-GuadalajaraI think going via San Luis Potosi is the better choice. It’s longer, but it has better roads and better scenery.When you look at a map, it looks like highway 54 from Zacatecas is a straight line on to Guadalajara. Don’t do that way unless you enjoy hours on a narrow mountain road with big trucks grinding at 10 miles/hour around countless switch-backs with only fair scenery for all the trouble.

Take the tolls roads where you can. They’re expensive but excellent. Beats the hell out of the free roads. Be alert, road signage is awful in most cities and towns. In many places the number of the highway is not considered important, so the signs may list only the names of the towns, so be sure to keep your map at the ready. Have a good visit in Mexico.

Diff

Jun 3, 2002, 7:14 AM

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thanks, but how long does it take?

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Thanks for the information, but her question was what is the fastest route and about how long does it take? I would like to know this information as well.
Thanks

Elliott Moore

Jun 3, 2002, 10:52 AM

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All these details are here on MexConnect!

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Detailed driving instructions, mileages, places to
stay, locations of gas stations, where to turn,
etc., etc., are all right here on MexConnect:
http://mexconnect.com/mex_dt/dtdrivinglaredochapala.htmlWhile these are nominally directions to nearby Lake Chapala, the directions are perfectly clear on where to turn to go on into Guadalajara instead-only two hours away from that intersection.There is a lot of info at that site! Data is
presented in several forms, Annotated or Point
to Point.I hope this is some help to you. At one time I
was a "newbie" driver in Mexico too, scared
witless, but that was 40 years ago. Somewhat
similar instructions distributed at one time
by Sanborns Insurance got me over the hurdle.You may also wish to invest in a good Mexican
driving map. I prefer the Guia Roji "Gran Atlas
de Carreteras" for car driving; its major defect
IMHO is that the mapmaker tends to insert roads
that the Mexican Government says they intend to
build but haven't quite gotten around to doing
yet. I live in a border area, and can buy the
Guia in local WalMarts for about US$15.
Individual folding maps of states are also available from the same source, but I tend to lose or misplace those a lot more easily than the Gran Atlas when I'm actually in the car inside
Mexico.Other excellent Mexican maps exist, and your taste
in maps may well differ. I would advise buying
your map BEFORE you cross into Mexico; good stores
for buying maps are rare along your intended
route, and not common anywhere in northern Mexico.Elliott Moore

Rolly

Jun 3, 2002, 11:45 AM

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All these details are here on MexConnect!

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Hi Elliott,I couldn't get your link to the travel site to work. But I did find the one below.Can you give us a better link to the site you had in mind?Rolly

Elliott Moore

Jun 3, 2002, 1:03 PM

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Typo in the hyperlink. Try this one.

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Sorry, typo. I left out a "/" at a critical spot.
http://mexconnect.com/mex_/dt/dtdrivinglaredochapala.html
There should have been a "/" between _ and dt.The information there was current in July 2001;
I don't know if updates are needed now.Elliott Moore