A beaten up, worn down bus station on the edge of town. I…read morehad to come through here thanks to Estrella Roja, the local bus company that runs from Mexico City to Puebla. For some reason, they won't take you to 4 Points Bus Station, they take you to this place that's about a twenty minute cab ride to the center of town. This place has seen better days. It's a big bus station, but the floors are cracked and dirty. There's plenty of space, but little places to sit if you're waiting for someone to come in. The exits are not marked clearly, and in order to get to the street, you have to find your way through the streets packed with aggressive cab drivers and past a fence that keeps the riff-raff out. The waiting areas are nice enough, and there are places to get some grub, like Subway. Why someone would eat Subway in Puebla, Mexico, I'll never know, but it's there if you're tired of the gastronomic capital of Central America. I was terribly frustrated with Estrella Roja, but that's not really CAPU's fault, I suppose. They did manage to get us in and out of there with relative ease.

My hotel was horrified that I'm cheap enough to take the subway in Mexico City. I laughed and said…read moreI've lived for quite a while in New York and Miami, so if I can handle the NY Subway and Metrorail, I wouldn't die on the Mexico City subway. If all else fails, I'm taking kickboxing at my gym. Like any subway anywhere in the world, put your wallet in your front pocket, and slide your watch up inside your sleeve. The system is very efficient and much better than expected, especially given the hotel concierge's look of horror and verbal warning. Stations are generally everywhere you might want to go. Almost all stations I used were clean, modern and efficient. Outside of rush hour, it is a very pleasant experience. Every now and then you felt a little too alone in the station, and maybe would appreciate a few more police. By large city standards, the system was remarkably short on police personnel. Mexico City by some counts is the biggest city in the world, so expect a huge flood of people during rush hour. The subway is generally a faster option than any form of surface transportation. Large swaths of Mexico City suffer from chronic gridlock, whether you take Uber, a taxi or a bus. This makes the subway almost always the fastest, cheapest option. As an aside, we rented a Hertz for the day to get to Puebla. I highly recommend AGAINST driving yourself in Mexico City, even if on the way out of town. An unexpectedly hilarious moment was the Hertz lady explaining to us how to weasel out of the inevitable traffic ticket ("now I'm NOT telling you to do this, but..."). Bizarrely, all rental cars are plainly marked as rentals, which is like a flashing beacon to robbers and the traffic "police". Take the subway or a tour bus whenever you can.

Usually I wouldn't review public transportation system, but I am giving some love to Mexico City's…read moretrain system. The whole city is connected by the subway, much like New York City. Everything is color coded making it easier to navigate. It is so efficient. You never have to wait for a train. They are running constantly. The metro stations are clean and the busiest locations will have clothing and food vendors. There are about 21 million people living in this city. So if you ever use this train, be prepared for overly crowded trains especially during rush hours. You will be pushed. My only complain is the train needs more policing. Pick pocketing is an issue. Just guard your belongings really well. 4 stars.

Strange? ETN normally has been a good experience in the past for me. Today, 8/26/25 the bus from…read moreleaving the Observatorio to Morelia was late by 30 minutes. Once on the road the bus driver stop on a street for over 5 minutes without any apparent reason nor notification. a few passengers became concerned and we had to tap the window of the driver's compartment to inquire. The driver did not respond but just waved his arm. Minutes later we continued without any explanation?

We wanted to see how the people of Mexico live, eat, travel; not how tourist travel. Well...we…read morefound out with the bus! It was crowded but it was clean and efficient. People were pleasant, patient and the buses were top notice Volvos! They run right on time too! We had some confusion when our bus was to leave and as a consequence we had a 2 hour wait but then lots of people had wait! The seats were big and comfortable, had a movie going for trip too!

Esta es una gran estación de autobuses que está limpia en general, tiene muchos asientos y muchas…read moreopciones de comida y bebida. This is a large bus station that is overall clean, has lots of seating, and lots of food and drink options.