Campeche Travel Forum

Visiting Merida for eight days in September 2007. What is the time of travel for a bus to Campeche? Where is a schedule available? From where do the buses leave? Thank you. Any further information or advice would be appreciated.

Carlos

I took an Executivo Bus from Merida to Campeche, at the ADO bus station in Merida (was in town.)
Buses leave frequently (every hour i think) and it took about 2 hours, maybe 3 at the most.
The bus station in Campeche is a bit away from centre-town. Take a cab into town. I was just passing through on my way home to Veracruz, but would have liked to visit Campeche better.

As Alza said, you can try ADO or ADO GL, which is the one she used. I did the exact same thing she did.

ADO GL has less trips per day, it takes 2.30 hrs., of travel and it costs $138.00 MX Pesos. The rest of the regular ADO take 2.15 hrs., so there is not really much difference, and the price for it is $116.00 MX Pesos.

You can find an itinerary online by using www.ticketbus.com.mx, it's also available in english by trying: https://www.ticketbus.com.mx/ticketbus/eng/index.jsp

The "corridas", as they are called, are the departures schedules of each bus. You can try your search under: Campeche to Merida Fiesta Americana - they have less corridas, they stop one block away from Paseo Montejo, right in the hotel zone, or to Merida CAME, where they are very regular corridas and they drop you a few blocks south of Gran Plaza in Centro.

One more thing Carlos, I often suggest to travelers to carry a sweater or something warm for the trip, sometimes the drivers have the a/c very high, unless you can communicate with them and tell them to have it lower... but they will likely turn it on high later.

Have a happy trip!!

We did the same thing. As Lou said, the darn ADO bus depot in Campeche is a ways from downtown. We expected it to be downtown, and as we don't speak Spanish, we had no idea how to ask someone where the bus downtown was, so we landed up taking a taxi (which cost 30 pesos).

Same as Redlats, I had no idea the bus station was outside Centro, unluckily I had to hire a taxi cab and I hate hiring taxis no matter where it is, specially when at the airport or at any station, they tend to be more expensive since they know you don't know what they know that you don't.

Tip: Try to figure it out as most as possible how far is the bus terminal from your destination. It might save you some money.