How to Drive from Lake Chapala Ajijic to Texas…mile by mile !
December 15, 2008
GUADALAJARA TO LAREDO
by Pat and Priest Kemper and Paul Brier
YOU WILL NEED ABOUT $1000 Pesos FOR TOLLS (Paul’s last trip was in August 2008, and tolls were $812) plus cash for your fuel.
From Lakeside, take the highway toward Guad. Follow signs to Tonala, Mexico, but DO NOT exit at the autobus exit or the Tonala exit. Follow the signs toward LAGOS DE MORENO.
IMPORTANT !! RESET YOUR MILEAGE METER AT THE TOLLBOTH. Then just watch for the various instruction steps as you near these miliage numbers.
If any one does this route from Texas to Lake Chapala Ajijic Sid would appreciate the info in Microsoft Word format to help those coming South.
0.0 tollbooth $38
2.3 Keep left, at sign LAGOS DE MORENO
27.5 tollbooth $88
57.0 tollbooth $105
75.1 Keep right, at sign LAGOS DE MORENO
93.0 Turn left after the PEMEX STATION, bypass toward LAGOS DE MORENO
98.0 Cross Railroad tracks
99.4 Dangerous intersection, STOP, then slight angle to right toward SAN LUIS POTOSI
101.0 Turn right, go about 50 meters and make a U-TURN to the left, toward San Luis Potosi
135.9 Sign of the Black Bull on the left
143.5 PEMEX station, TURN LEFT IMMEDIATELY AFTER
145.4 tollbooth $14
146.8 Deadend, turn LEFT to SAN LUIS POTOSI
158.0 EXIT RIGHT TO MATAHUALA VIA CUOTA. This is a bypass around the Barrancas and San Luis Potosi
158.4 Bear right to MATAHUALA
186.7 tollbooth $96
204.7 follow sign to MATAHUALA (rt 57)
213.3 tollbooth $45. Here is a nice PEMEX, with restaurant, snacks, clean restrooms, and a good area for walking your pets.
227.5 Sometimes there is an Army checkpoint here.
236.9 Another Black Bull sign
311.5 You are passing through the Tropic of Cancer. (wear your sunscreen)
325.4 Casa Inn Hotel – nice, but expensive.
325.6 Las Palmas Hotel, also nice – but expensive
326.5 new PEMEX with good restaurant
330.0 tollbooth $17
334.4 sometimes there is an Army checkpoint here
398.2 Pest control checkpoint
400.9 Agricultural Checkpoint
444.3 Bear right to SALTILLO and MONTERREY VIA CUOTA
445.2 tollbooth $56
464.2 Keep right, MONTERREY VIA CUOTA
480.1 tollbooth $33
480.6 Another Black Bull!
497.7 Turn right to LAREDO VIA CUOTA this is a bypass around Monterrey.
507.2 tollbooth $115
520.7 Veer left toward LAREDO
524.1 Veer left LAREDO VIA CUOTA
537.1 Another Black Bull
568.5 tollbooth $180
624.9 Checkpoint – STAY LEFT (18 WHEELERS GO RIGHT)
637.4 Angle to left toward Bridge #1 (Puente #1)
640.4 turn right to parallel Rio Grande
STAY IN THE LEFT LANE, THIS MERGES INTO ONE.
640.8 Left on to INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE – GET IN RIGHT LANE ON THE BRIDGE.
640.9 tollbooth (to cross bridge) This will be between $20 and $25
Across bridge, follow signs toward I-35. Welcome to the USA !
