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| TRANSPORTATION | ||
| Travel Advice | ||
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Early January is still very busy for flights to Mexico. Please book your flight as soon as you can. Participants from some countries may need a VISA to enter Mexico, and in some cases this process maybe take much longer than one could imagine. Please allow enough time. You can check if you need visa to enter Mexico in the following links:
We also advice you to get travel insurance before comming to Mexico. |
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| Reaching Cuernavaca from the Mexico City Airport | ||
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If you arrive at the Mexico City International Airport, after clearing customs, please
follow the signs to the Buses Zone.
Click here to see a page which describes in detail how to reach the Buses Zone.
Pullman de Morelos Bus Schedules: Mexico City (Airport) to Cuernavaca The following is the current schedule for the buses, but we recommend you to check it in the web page of the bus company Pullman de Morelos.Monday through Sunday
06:40 07:15 08:00 08:30 09:00 09:30
10:00 10:40 11:20 12:00 12:40 13:20 14:00 14:30 15:00 15:30 16:00 16:40 17:20 18:00 18:40 19:20 20:00 20:40 21:20 22:10 22:50 23:00
If your flight arrives late and you cannot take the last bus, then we
recommend that you stay at a hotel in Mexico City. One option is in a hotel near the airport. Another possibility is to stay in a hotel in the south of Mexico City close to the South Bus Terminal.
As an alternative, you can take an airport taxi to Cuernavaca, which
costs around U.S.$100.00-$110.00.
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| Taxis from the Mexico City Airport | ||
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If you take a taxi from the airport, we strongly recommend that you only
take the official airport taxis, which are white and yellow and have
a site at the airport. You purchase your ticket in advance and the
price is according to destination. The cost to go all the way to
Cuernavaca by taxi is around US$100.00-$110.00.
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| Taxis in Mexico City | ||
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In Mexico City we strongly recommend you to call for a taxi rather than stopping any taxi in the street.
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| Reaching Cuernavaca by bus from Mexico City | ||
| South Bus Terminal (Central Camionera del Sur) | ||
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If you are already in Mexico City, buses for Cuernavaca leave from the
Central Camionera del Sur bus station, which is located beside the Metro station
Taxqueña (also spelled Tasqueña) .
This is easily reached through the subway or Metro, which has a stop at Taxqueña (last stop of Line 2 (blue line)), by taxi, or by buses marked Taxqueña.
Look for the bus line Pullman de Morelos . The luxury bus leaves every half an hour or so, it is called Ejecutivo Dorado (the cost is 75 pesos). The First Class bus, which is identical to the luxury except for the fact that you are not served a coke on board, leaves more frequently (about every fifteen minutes) and it costs 63 pesos. These buses arrive at the Casino de la Selva terminal in Cuernavaca. There are first class buses which arrives at the Centro terminal but the Casino de la Selva terminal in Cuernavaca is preferable. Click here to see a map with the location of the Casino de la Selva bus terminal. |
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| Bus schedules | ||
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If you have any questions regarding bus schedules either from Taxqueña
or from the airport, the telephone numbers for the bus company are:
In Mexico City: 55 49 35 05; 55 49 35 06; 55 49 35 07; and 55 49 35 08. In Cuernavaca: (01 777) 3 18 91 87; (01 777) 3 18 91 93 and (01 777) 3 18 92 05. Or you can consult the web page of the bus line Pullman de Morelos. | ||
| Taxis in Cuernavaca | ||
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Taxis in Cuernavaca are safe. Taxis from the Cuernavaca Bus Terminal
Once at the Cuernavaca bus station, you will see taxis which can take you
to your hotel, costing around 35 pesos (US$3.50). Make sure that you
agree on the price beforehand.
Taxis within Cuernavaca
Taxis in Cuernavaca do not use taximetres, but charge by zone. The minimum
is 20 pesos, and to go to most places within Cuernavaca costs you
between $25-$40 pesos. MAKE SURE THAT YOU AGREE ON THE PRICE BEFORE
GETTING INTO THE CAB. You can rent a taxi for a day in order to go
sightseeing, and can arrange the price with the cab driver. It is
usually much cheaper than renting a car.
A reliable cab company to call is Radio Taxi Citlalli, tel. 3 17 37 76, 3 17 37 66 and 3 17 75 25.
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| Local Buses | ||
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The local buses are white with a colour stripe and the route number, the color of the stripe depends on the route. The cost of the ride is $4.50 pesos.
There are two routes which finish at the Campus of the Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos (UAEM) (where the Mathematics Institute is), Route number 1 (yellow) and Route number 13 (dark blue). Click here to see a map which shows the local bus routes, in particular numbers 1 and 13. |
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| Reaching the Mathematics Institute | ||
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The School will be held at the Cuernavaca Branch of the Mathematics Institute of the National
University, UNAM (http://www.matcuer.unam.mx/)
(Instituto de Matemáticas, Unidad Cuernavaca, UNAM) which is
located on the campus of the Universidad Autónoma del Estado
de Morelos (UAEM). The address of the Mathematics Institute is the following:
Instituto de Matemáticas (Unidad Cuernavaca)
The phone number of the Instituto
de Matematicas at Cuernavaca is: (01)-(777) 3 29 17 21
This map shows how to get to the Instituto de Matemáticas if you are comming by car from Mexico City using the highway or if you are in the north of Cuernavaca. Reaching the Mathematics Institute from the Hotels Most participants will stay in one of the following three hotels, click here to see a map with the location of the hotels, the mathematics institute, the bus terminal and local bus routes:
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| Buses from Cuernavaca to the Airport | ||
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To take your flight back home, check the time table of the buses Pullman de Morelos from the Casino de la Selva Bus Terminal to the Airport. |
