Taxco travel guide

Getting around

Combis.

Getting there

Buses to Taxco leave from Mexico City’s Terminal del Sur and arrive at terminals on the edge of town. You should book onward or return bus tickets to Mexico City on arrival. Some buses en route to Mexico City drop passengers on the main highway, some way from the centre. Taxco is connected to Mexico City and Acapulco via Route 95 and the fast supercarretera Route 95D.

Air

For international flights, Mexico City or Acapulco airports are the closest. Some domestic routes are served by Cuernavaca airport .

Bus

Combis take you up the hill from the bus terminal, US$0.35, same fare across town.

There are 2 bus stations: Estrella Blanca, Av de los Plateros, serving Estrella Blanca, Futura and Costa lines; and Estrella de Oro, Ctra Nacional, further south on the edge of town.

To Acapulco, 4 daily, Estrella Blanca, US$16, 5 hrs, or with Costa, 4 daily, or Estrella de Oro, 7 daily. To Chilpancingo, 7 daily, Estrella de Oro, US$11, 3 hrs. To Cuernavaca, 5 daily, Estrella de Oro, US$5, 1½ hrs. To Mexico City, 4 daily, Estrella Blanca, US$10, 2½ hrs, or with Costa, 6 daily, or Estrella de Oro, 5 luxury services daily, US$12. Spectacular journey to Toluca, avoiding Mexico City, 2nd-class buses only, 3 hrs, US$8. Change at Toluca for Morelia.

Banks

Good rates at Cambio de Divisar Argentu on Plazuela San Juan 5. Bancomer, between Plazuela San Juan and Plaza Principal, is OK.

Internet

Azul Cybercafé, Hidalgo, near Plaza San Juan, Mon-Sat 0900-2200.

Laundry

Lavandería La Cascada, Delicias 4.

Post office

On Ctra Nacional about 100 m east of Estrella de Oro bus terminal.