Transport in Acapulco - Lonely Planet Travel Information

Getting around

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Bus & tram
Car & motorcycle
Local transport

Bus & tram

Bus

Acapulco has a good city bus system (especially good when you get an airbrushed beauty with a bumping sound system). Buses operate from 5am to 11pm and cost M$5.50 with air-con, M$4.50 without. From the zócalo area, the bus stop opposite Sanborns department store on La Costera, two blocks east of the zócalo, is a good place to catch buses – it’s the beginning of several bus routes (including to Pie de la Cuesta) so you can usually get a seat.

Useful city routes include the following:

Base–Caleta From the Icacos naval base at the southeast end of Acapulco, along La Costera, past the zócalo to Playa Caleta.

Base–Cine Río–Caleta From the Icacos naval base, cuts inland from La Costera on Av Wilfrido Massieu to Av Cuauhtémoc, heads down Av Cuauhtémoc through the business district, turning back to La Costera just before reaching the zócalo, continuing west to Playa Caleta.

Puerto Marqués–Centro From opposite Sanborns, along La Costera to Puerto Marqués.

Zócalo–Playa Pie de la Cuesta From opposite Sanborns, to Pie de la Cuesta.

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Car & motorcycle

If you can possibly avoid doing any driving in Acapulco, do. The streets are in poor shape and the anarchic traffic is often horridly snarled.

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Local transport

Taxi

Hundreds of zippy blue-and-white VW cabs scurry around Acapulco like cockroaches, maneuvering with an audacity that borders on the comical. Drivers often quote fares higher than the official ones. Local rates are about M$20 to M$50 depending on your destination. Always agree on a price with the driver before getting into the taxi.

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