Monterrey Getting there & around

Getting around

Bus & tram

Bus

Frequent buses (M$6 to M$9) will get you anywhere you need to go that you can’t reach by metro, but often by circuitous routes. One noteworthy bus is Ruta 130, which goes from the corner of Juárez and Hidalgo in Zona Rosa through San Pedro passing La Rotonda (the traffic circle) then heading west along Av Vasconcelos. Other bus information is given in reviews.

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Car & motorcycle

There are large parking lots, charging M$15 per hour, underneath the Gran Plaza. Another lot, just east of the bus station off Av Colón, costs M$64 for 24 hours.

Local and international car rental agencies cluster around the intersection of Ocampo and Carranza, including the following, which also have desks at the airport:

Advantage (8345-7334; Ocampo 429 Ote)

Budget (8369-4100; Hidalgo 433 Ote)

Payless (8344-6363; Escobedo 1011 Sur)

If you’d rather get a car with a driver, either bargain with a taxi driver or call Marcelino Hernández (1218-3671) who typically charges M$80 per hour in the city and M$100 outside it.

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Local transport

Metro

The Metrorrey (1/5 trips M$4.5/20; 5am-midnight), Monterrey’s modern, efficient metro system, consists of two lines. The elevated Línea 1 runs from the northwest of the city across to the eastern suburbs, passing the Parque Fundidora. Línea 2 begins underground at the Gran Plaza and runs north past Parque Niños Héroes up into the northern suburbs. The two lines cross right by the bus station at Cuauhtémoc station.

Taxi

Taxis (all have meters) are ubiquitous in Monterrey and very reasonably priced. From the Zona Rosa to the bus terminal or Parque Fundidora is usually less than M$30, and it’s around M$50 to San Pedro. Call 8372-8800 or 8130-0600 for radio taxi service.

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