From the centre of the country by highway: Take the highway (Toll road) Querétaro-San Luis Potosí, don`t enter the city of SLP and continue towards Saltillo, taking you onto the MAXIPISTA direction RIO VERDE. From Rio Verde continue to Ciudad Valles following signs for CUOTA (Toll road). It should take you about 8 hours to get to ciudad valles. THIS IS THE BEST OPTION!
From the centre of the country by freeway via Tamazunchale (Federal Road #85 Mexico-Laredo): Take the road that connects Pachuca with Tamazunchale. This road has a lot of curves so it`s not recommended to drive at night. THIS OPTION IS NOT RECOMMENDED! Takes about 9 hours.
From the centre of the country by freeway via La Sierra Gorda: Take the Carretera Federal #120 that connects Querétaro with Jalpan (“missionroute”), continue towards Xilitla. From Xilitla head towards Carretera Federal #85 in direction Ciudad Valles. It`s a very scenic route with plenty of options to stop at the different Missions (Tilaco, Landa de Matamoros, Concà(with a little detour)) Jalpan y Xilitla. We can recommend to visit the town of Bernal along the way. This road is very curvy and undulating so it is not recommended to drive at night. During the day it has spectacular views of the countryside. It should take about 9 hours. DON´T USE AT NIGHTTIME
From the north of the country: If you´re coming from Nuevo Leon or Tamaulipas, take the highway direction to Ciudad Victoria. From Cd. Victoria towards Cd. Mante and from here take the Carretera Federal #85 to Cd. Valles. It should take about 7 hours.
An alternative route: Head to Saltillo, then to Matehhuala until you find the return to Rioverde-tampico. Take highway #57 to Matehuala and on KM 65 exit to the maxipista (toll road) to rioverde. Upon getting to rioverde, continue to Ciudad Valles on the toll road. It should take about 8 hours to get to ciudad valles.
** If you are a few persons, we recommend that you travel by Bus. It is much more convenient, safe and less tiring. As a result you will enjoy the activities more.
HOW TO GET HERE BY BUS
DIRECT CONNECTION FROM DISTRITO FEDERAL (DF)/MEXICO CITY
The best way is to take the TURISTAR EJECUTIVO (http://www.etn.com.mx/ ) which departs daily from Central del Norte at 9:45pm. These buses have seats that can be turned into semi-beds and even offer onboard Wifi! During the trip you get to rest so that when you arrive you are ready for the activities. It takes about 9 hours to get to ciudad valles.
Sales and reservations with Turistar: (+52) 55 52776529 and/or 018008000386 (Toll free within Mexico) *Better to buy the tickets on line and get 10% discount on round trip.
You can also get here via Omnibus de Mexico Tel(555) 3687402 and ómnibus de oriente (555) 7290721 but we recommend ETN.
Travel time by bus is about 9 hours.
INDIRECT CONNECTION MEXICO CITY – SAN LUIS POTOSI – CIUDAD VALLES
There are several companies that offer this route, all of them depart from Central del Norte. Compare prices! The journey takes approximately 5 hrs. From the main terminal in SLP buses (VENCEDOR and TRANSPORTES DEL NORTE) direction Cd. Valles leave every hour. It takes about another 4 hrs to Cd. Valles.
COMING FROM THE NORTH/NORTHEAST OF THE COUNTRY
The companies Senda 52 (818)3729352 and Transpaìs 01800731000 depart from Monterrey via Cd. Victoria to Cd. Valles. This trip takes about 7 hrs.
TELEPHONE NUMBERS OF BUS AGENCIES WITH DESTINATION CD. VALLES.
Departing from Mexico City (if international add 52 country code to the telephone numbers) OMNIBUS DE MÉXICO (Mexico D.F.) (555) 3687402 http://www.odm.com.mx/
OMNIBUS DE ORIENTE Gpo. Estrella Blanca (México D.F) (555) 7290721
Departing from Queretaro
OMNIBUS DE MEXICO (Querétaro) (442)2290028 http://www.odm.com.mx/
OMNIBUS DE ORIENTE Gpo. Estrella Blanca (Querétaro) (442) 2290022 http://www.odm.com.mx/
Departing from Leon/Guanajuato
OMNIBUS DE MEXICO (León gto.) (477)7630743 http://www.odm.com.mx/
Departing from Guadalajara
OMNIBUS DE MEXICO (Guadalajara) (333)6000291 http://www.odm.com.mx/
OMNIBUS DE ORIENTE Gpo. Estrella Blanca (Guadalajara) (333) 6790453 http://www.odm.com.mx/
Departing from the north of the country
TRANSPAÍS (info general de corridas del norte del país a Valles) 018007131000 http://www.transpais.com.mx/
SENDA filial de Transpaís (Monterrey) (818)3729352 & 0180020173632
HOW TO GET HERE BY PLANE
To Tampico
The Tamaulipas Aeropuerto Internacional “Francisco Javier Mina” in Tampico is the closest airport to the region of Huasteca. It`s only 2 hrs 30 min away. The companies that go in direction Cd. Valles are Vencedor. Tel. (833)2134602 and Transporte del Norte every 30 minutes.
It takes about 4 hrs from SLP to Cd. Valles by road.
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