Travelling by BUS in Mexico a Full Review (cost, comfort, safety?)

What's it like travelling by bus in Mexico? Bus is often the cheapest way to travel but is that the case in Mexico? Is it safe? How do you book?
Today we travel from Mexico City to Oaxaca City via Bus. Join us we give you a tourist's point of view of our journey.
Episode 130 | Oaxaca, Mexico
🎥 Filmed July 2023
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00:00 The Game Plan
02:33 Tapo Central Bus Station Mexico City
03:20 Booking Bus Tickets in Mexico
04:17 Bus Tour
05:34 Travelling To Oaxaca City
09:36 Oaxaca Bus Station
10:29 Hotel Room In Oaxaca
10:52 Food In Oaxaca
11:20 Should You Travel By Bus In Mexico?
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[@alalesc3796]

$50 is not expensive for that trip and also those are really nice buses, with internet, screens, etc…

[@MaxandJacqueline]

Kinda expensive considering it’s the same price for a bus in Europe which is a much more expensive place 😅 also the wifi hasn’t worked on any bus we’ve had 😂 but it was a very comfortable bus none the less 😊

[@dorianbelen]

@@MaxandJacqueline Ahi mismo estaba AU. a 33 dolares

[@DanielCast817]

Thank you so much for the video. I’m actually planning a trip to Mexico City, Oaxaca and Central America. Watching your other videos now. Thanks again! Safe travels.

[@MaxandJacqueline]

Ha well thats perfect. Let us know how your trip goes. Glad our videos are coming in handy 🤩

[@nathanshane446]

G'day beautiful couple😅. Have just finished binging every video on your channel in 12 days. Great information and entertainment. I certainly hope you get the wider audience you deserve. Some of my highlights include the bike tour in France, the Proboscis stampede, Dinh (what a delight she is), and when Max said b loody Norah, gave me a good chuckle hearing it that accent. Looking forward to what's in store in the future (and now catching up with my other fave travel vloggers). Wishing you safe travels from Brisvegas

[@MaxandJacqueline]

Hey Nathan 🫶 ahhh you’re the best! You’ve made our day 😆 we’re so stoked that you enjoyed our vlogs it means so much to us! The bike tour in France was a highlight for us too and we’re hoping to another one somewhere in South America but there’s a few hikes we want to conquer first 👌

[@MaxandJacqueline]

@@nathanshane446 oh damn Nathan, so bad. Thank you so much for that. 🫠 Embarrassing 😳

[@konstantinoslondon]

Thanks for sharing guys !!

[@MaxandJacqueline]

Our pleasure and hope it was helpful 🙏

[@garlandetheridge9902]

Nice ride. Thanks.

[@MaxandJacqueline]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@carlostorres4455]

If you buy the ticket with 1 or 2 weeks in advance, the price is usually much cheaper

[@MaxandJacqueline]

Oh that’s a great tip thanks Carlos!

[@josepadilla7052]

Great videos, style and energy. Too bad you're hurry down south and didn't sped more time in Central México which has a lot to offer and very accessible from CDMX. None the less Oaxaca is a great city as well! Saludos from Jalisco! Tequila land! Hasta pronto✌

[@MaxandJacqueline]

Hey Jose!! Wow thank you so much for tips. We actually feel as though there is so much of Mexico we don't know. We are following I guess a very touristic route for now but we realised very quickly how big this country is and how much more things there are to see and do. Thank you so much for your time and your comment 😊

[@rodsperjt7521]

It’s good to see you guys’ beautiful faces!

[@MaxandJacqueline]

Rod seems like you showing a little more than your beautiful face on your pic 😅🤩 Thank you so much for the love we really appreciate it

[@artdirector9517]

Nice video Keep going

[@MaxandJacqueline]

Thank you 🧡 we will!

[@redmusiclibrary]

Thanks to the economic changes in the 90s, this excellent bus service began to grow

[@MaxandJacqueline]

It was really good. A pleasant surprise. Thanks for your time and comment 🤩🙏🏻🇲🇽

[@josedominguez113]

Gracias a la eliminación de los trenes de pasajeros ..

[@architectureanddesignnu9231]

The food is expensive than a room if we compare

[@user-zyxx-rk5sg]

Just got news another Oaxaca bus crashed with truck in this week, caused 16 dead; Plus the other bus caused 29 dead in July also Oaxaca bus; 2 big accidents in the 2 months; So be careful on choosing which bus company and which next destination; Oaxaca is indeed a great destination also on my bucket list, but I will probably fly into Oaxaca and fly out;

[@MaxandJacqueline]

Such sad news!

[@juanmanuelmartinezchavez431]

Please, I want to ask you to take extreme security measures, starting by changing the type of clothing you discover coming from abroad! And of course I love to know my land but I don't want you to have any bad memories! BCN

[@MaxandJacqueline]

Thank you for your advices ❤️👌

[@user-zyxx-rk5sg]

Good day! I traveled among a few Mexico cities in the central, between CDMX, Querétaro, Guadalajara, for 4 hours ride costs about $30 dollars, from PrimeraPlus they were confortable

[@MaxandJacqueline]

Hello! That’s sounds about right, ours was an 8 hour journey so it makes sense it’s a bit more expensive. Thanks for sharing 🙏

[@user-zyxx-rk5sg]

​@@MaxandJacqueline wow, did you hear the news of a Oaxaca bus fell down a ravine earlier the month? Since then I haven’t taken another bus yet, probably because that was an overnight bus and Oaxaca has more mountainous area, to the north side of CDMX where I traveled by bus it’s relatively flat, not having too steep road as I remember Oaxaca bus crash leaves 29 dead - Mexico News Daily · Traducir esta página Oaxaca bus fell de … 6 jul 2023 - 29 people were killed and several more were seriously injured when a bus careened down a ravine in Oaxaca early on Wednesday morning.

[@user-zyxx-rk5sg]

for me, I am now feeling like I can only take day-time bus, and 5 hours is the max I feel comfortable on a bus, more than 5 hours I’d better to switch to a plane

[@MaxandJacqueline]

Wow that’s so sad! We didn’t know. I can’t blame you for not wanting to take a bus especially a night bus! But you’re right it was a very mountainous road!

[@user-zyxx-rk5sg]

@@MaxandJacqueline lucky you guys didn’t take that night bus! Thanks Lord we both not on that bus! and what I learned is NOT taking overnight bus, especially when it passed mountainous area

[@user-xn3bp7ek5m]

Any checkpoints or militart stops the buses make ? Is it just a straight shot your destination?

[@MaxandJacqueline]

I don’t believe we had any checkpoints in our experience… but this was a while ago now 😅

[@gm-qn8ri]

for a 6 or 7 hour bus ride and you think $50.00 Dollars is expensive ..I'm not sure what you were expecting to pay.Yes Asia is cheaper but this is not Asia .

[@MaxandJacqueline]

Less than $50 evidently 😅 this is what we would pay in Europe so we’re expecting a little less 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@user-gc5zx9pc8b]

avoid at all costs, i want you to enjoy your trip... they have a dozen ways to make you pay twice, when you get robbed they laugh, i have seen them at stops open the luggage and someone from the street walk up and walk off with a suitcase, etc etc... i was having seizures from heat exhaustion and they tried to throw me off thinking i was drunk... they have called immigration with dogs on me at least four times... pay the extra to enjoy your trip

[@MaxandJacqueline]

Wow that’s crazy!

[@joseizaguirre4887]

FROM SAN FRANCISCO...TO .LOS ANGELES CA...THE BUS COST $70. USA DOLARA IN ADVAMCE.....AND THE BUS ITS HORRIBLE...,..THE SEAT SO DIRTY ..AND ITS ALWAYS .MECANICS PROBLEMS WITH THE BUSES...AND ALSO ISSUES WITH THE PSSANGERS...TERRENLE...

[@MaxandJacqueline]

Sounds horrible! These buses were very nice.. maybe we’ve been spoiled in Europe and SE Asia

[@RodrigoVargas72]

Definetely a plane ride was better, but at least you guys enjoyed it.

[@MaxandJacqueline]

Yeas but also more expensive 🤑

[@juanberriosjr7188]

💚🤍❤️/💙🤍💙🇸🇻🇮🇹

[@MaxandJacqueline]

Gracias 🙏