Cancún

From Hitchwiki
Revision as of 16:38, 12 April 2020 by Makezzila (talk | contribs) (West towards Valladolid, Mérida)
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Cancún is a city in Mexico, on the North-Eastern tip of the Yucatan peninsula.

Hitchhiking out

West towards Valladolid, Mérida

May this information is old: Take the city bus to Ruta 43 (from the ADO bus station), ask the driver to be sure he's going towards la "carretera a Valladolid". When you'll go a little bit out of the city, you'll see a gas station, and not far down the same direction another one. Asking for a ride in either one of them should be easy.

Walk 10 minutes West and there's a speedbump (tope). Thumbing there is also possible.

Update 2018: The highway that is going towards Merida is called Avenida Lopez Portillo. The colectivos that go there are stopping in front of Mc Donalds at Avenida Tulum, on the opposite site of the ADO terminal. You can take any colectivo that has PORTILLO written on the windows (10 mx). Get as far as you can by colectivo and find a ride at one of the many speed bumps.

Update march 2020: Plan A. You can take collectivo bus to Valley verde. You can found this bus on crossroad Avenida Lopez Portillo and Avenida tulum. On right side of park Crucerro.

This bus cost 10 pesos, and deliver you to west side of city. After driver turn on south way, ask him to stop. You need walk throught the Av. lopez portillo, and you can watch bus stop. You can start hitchhicking here. In this places you have 2 troubles. Very much local cars, and very faster car traffic today. Also not much distance far this place cituated cafe, And people there roast barbecues. Smoke from BBQ can disturb.

Plan B.

You can visit in ADO terminal and buy ticket on bus to small village call "liona vicario". I dont remember cost. From Cancun to merida possible 2 ways: road 180 and road 180D. Way 180D its paid. Not much drivers who ride in Merida want pay over 20 US dollars. Biggest part of cars ride on ussual road 180.

Inside Liona Vicario all traffic who ride in Valladolid and Merida. Speed of the cars not big. I use plate MERIDA, and wait car to Merida 10 minutes.

Places to avoid

Most likely the hotel zone or Cancún in general if you're not up to crowdy beach vacation at all-inclusive resort hotels.

Accommodation and Sleep

You could definitely sleep in the airport if you're into such kinds of places.

Other useful info

Isla de mujeres Is an 18min boat ride from Cancun. Although it's touristy, it is well worth a visit. There used to be a cheaper ferry only for cars, but they don't take pedestrians anymore, so Ultramar Is the only option. Tourist price is 150pesos one way (it's a black ticket), but if you kindly ask an islander to buy the ticket for you the price would be 42pesos (orange colour ticket), or a Quintana Roo resident (purple colour ticket) it would be 78pesos. Hitchhiking within the island is very easy, make sure to visit the Southern point as well.