|
Acapulco Buses
The major bus line follows the Costera Boulevard from Puerto Marqués to Caleta. They stop at metal bus stops along the way. If you can also wave at a bus between stops, the driver will take usually pick you up. Standard buses run every few minutes, are usually gray in color, usually clean but no air conditioning. Yellow air-conditioned tourist buses, marked "Acapulco," follow the same route and run about every 15 to 30 minutes. Desinations are marked on the bus. Bus rides are about three
pesos. Drivers Acapulco Taxis The price for boarding a taxis at a taxi line will also be doubled. Hotel taxis are roomiest and more comfortable, but usually more expensive. A price list that all drivers adhere to is posted in hotel lobbies. Fares in town are usually about US$3 to $10. You can also hire a taxi by the hour or the day. You should be able to negotiate around US$10 an hour. Don’t blindly follow recommendations from taxi driver as to where to eat or shop, since many get kickbacks from some of the smaller stores and restaurants.
|
 |
|
Acapulco Transporation
|
|
Acapulco
Arrival Guide
|
|
|
From New York via Dallas, the flying time is 4½ hours; from Chicago, 4¼ hours; from Los Angeles, 3½ hours. Most buses arrive at the Central de Autobuses on Ejido, 3km northwest of the zócalo, from where you can pick up buses marked "Centro" or "Caleta" to get to the area where the cheaper hotels are located. Estrella de Oro buses from Mexico City and Zihuatanejo arrive at their own terminal, 3km west of the zocalo, again connected by "Caleta" city buses. Both stations have a guardería. Acapulco divides fairly simply into two halves: the old town, which sits at the western end of the bay, with the rocky promontory of La Quebrada rising above it and curving round to protect the most sheltered anchorage; and the new resort area, a string of hotels and tourist services following the curve of the bay east. A single seafront drive, the Costera Miguel Aleman - usually just "Costera" - stretches from the heart of the old town right around the bay, linking almost everything of interest. You can reach everywhere near the zócalo on foot, but to get further afield, frequent buses (look for "Caleta/La Base", "Zócalo" or "Hornos") run all the way along Costera. From the east "Cine Río" buses travel past all the big hotels, then turn inland onto Cuauhtémoc, where they pass the Estrella de Oro bus station and the market before rejoining the Costera just before the zócalo. "Caleta" buses continue round the coast to Playa Caleta. Acapulco's tourist office (tel 7/484-4416; daily 9am-3pm & 6-10pm) is at Centro Acapulco, a block west of CiCi - they also have an emergency desk which is staffed 24 hours a day. Unless you strike lucky and encounter an enthusiastic staff member, you're likely to come away with little but an armful of brochures and Acapulco's free magazines - Info Acapulco, Adventure in Acapulco, Passport and the glossy Acapulco Magazine - all full of thinly disguised advertising. For more edifying reading, try the book swaps at some of the budget hotels or browse through the selection at the bigger hotels and Sanborn's, just west of the zócalo. Acapulco Car Rental
You must carry a Mexican auto insurance. If you injure anyone in an accident without valid iinsurance, you may end up being jailed, even if it is not your fault. You can buy insurance from the following Car Insurance Agencies:
|
|
|