Code : 33 + 8 digits for Guadalajara and
its suburbs
Guadalajara
Means of transportation
By plane : International Airport "Miguel
Hidalgo" in Guadalajara
(GDL) 16 miles (25km) south-east from the city on the road to Chapala,
(33) 36 88 52 48 / 36 88 51 20.
There are shuttles to the airport every 15 minutes from downtown
(corner 16 de septiembre and Prisciliano Sánchez).
About fiftheen flights a day to Mexico
City with Aeromexico
(33) 36 88 56 66 (airport) with connections to USA or Europe.
American, Continental, Northwest, Alaska Airlines and Delta have
direct flights from and to many cities in the US. Log on
to their respective sites.
AEROMEXICO, in Guadalajara,
Ave. Corona 196, corner Madero,
(33) 36 13 69 90 or Centro Comercial Plaza del Sol, local 30, Zona
"A",
(33) 3121 7562 or Centro Comercial Plaza Los Arcos, local 1, zona
"D",
(33) 3615 0734 or 1104 or av. Pablo Neruda 2759-4,
(33) 3640 0435.
Right picture
: Indian and her child in the mountains of Jalisco
In Zapópan, Plaza Patria
Local 5 Zona E, Colonia Jacarandas, (33) 36480030 or Puerta de Hierro,
Av. Patria 2064-1, Col. Santa Isabel,
(33) 3611 2030.
In Tlaquepaque : Periférico
Sur # 7800, Col. Santa María Tequepexpan, /
(33) 3634 5230 / 4920 / 4774 / 4657.
INTERJET, Plaza Los Arcos Local C1, avenida Vallarta # 2440,
Col. Arcos Vallarta (open 9 AM-7 PM, Mon-Fri and 9 AM-2 PM, Sat);
office at the airport of Guadalajara.
Reservations by phone in Mexico City
:
(55) 11 02 55 55 or 01 800 01 12345 (open daily 7 AM-11 PM).
With Volaris, flights
from San Francisco (OAK) to Tijuana and to La Paz, Los Cabos, Culiacán, Mazatlán. And also from San Francisco to Toluca, and then several
mexican destinations, and also from Los Angeles
to Morelia, Zacatecas,
Guadalajara and Toluca.
Low cost
(55) 11 02 80 00 in Mexico City –
01 800 7 volaris (86 52 747) - www.volaris.com.mx.
Consult the website
of the state of Jalisco to find the list of the other air companies
and their contact.
Bus
Guadalajara has a main bus
station - Nueva Central de Autobus,
(33) 36 57 52 44, about 6 miles (10km) southeast from the city on
the road to Tlaquepaque:
Departures every 15 min to Mexico City
(8h duration), day and night; big range of prices.
many departures to Barra
de Navidad (9h), Acapulco
(19h), Mazatlán (8h), Pátzcuaro
(4h), Tepic (3h), Tijuana (36h), Puerto
Vallarta (5h30), Morelia
(3 to 5h depending of the trip via highway or not), to Manzanillo
(5h) and numerous departures to every colonial city : El
Bajio, Puebla and Toluca.
Purchase of the tickets possible downtown at the agency "Turismo
Sonrisa", Pasco del Hospicio # 63,
(33) 36 17 25 11 (open 9 AM-7 PM, Mon-Fri and 9 AM-2 PM, Sat).
Futura (33) 36 79 04 51, Transporte Norte de Sonora (33) 36 79 04
63, Primera Plus/Flecha
amarilla
(33) 36 00 00 50 / 00 14, ETN
(33) 36 00 07 75, Omnibus
de Mexico :
(33) 36 00 04 69, Estrella
Blanca
(33) 36 79 04 04.
Small bus terminal called "Central Antigua Camionera",
(33) 36 19 24 29, located corner Los Angeles and 28 de Enero, for
the local destinations like Tequila,
Chapala, etc...
Ticket Bus
: several offices in Guadalajara
(Agency Labna, Eulogia Parra, Hermosa Provincia, Jardines del Sur,
Turisticos Majame).
To go to Tlaquepaque, Tonalá
and the Bus terminal, take the bus at the corner of Prisciliano
and 16 de septiembre.
Rental cars (easier from the airport-
rent a car for outside this big city)
Alamo
3616-5560
Aries
3688-5272
Avis
3688-5528
Budget
3688-5216
Dollar
3688-5659
Europcar
3673-5407
Hertz
3688-5403
Magno Car, av. Vallarta # 2440,
3615-3702
National Airport
3688-5522
Optima Airport
3688-6088
Right picture
: one of Tlaquepaque streets
Limousines
Futura Limousine, av. Chamizal # 766,
3635-0195
Vaca Meters Limos, av. Vallarta #3076,
3615-8457
For a complete list of the local rental car and for rental car in
the area of Puerto Vallarta:
log on to : (list updated by the secretary of tourism of the state of Jalisco).
Tourism offices
Tourism Office of the state of Jalisco,
in Guadalajara : calle Pedro Loza # 291, colonia centro (entrance by # 292), (33) 12 04 85 00, open 9AM-3PM, mon-frid. Information only on Guadalajara capital.
Tourism Office of the state of Jalisco,
in Guadalajara : Paseo Degollado
Morelos #102, Plaza Tapatia
3668 1600, 3668 1601 or 01800 36 32 200 (free), open. 9AM-8PM,
mon-frid and 10AM-2PM, week-ends :
Tourism Office of the town, Plaza Guadalajara,
16 de Septiembre & Hidalgo,
(33) 36 16 91 50 or 36 15 11 82, open 8AM-0115PM and weekends, 930AM-0230PM.
Chapala, Madero # 407 Altos,
(376) 765 3141, open. 9AM-7PM, mon-frid and 9AM-1PM, weekends. Tlaquepaque, Juárez
av & Progreso St,
(33) 10 57 62 12 ext 2318 or 2320,
open. 10AM-7PM, mon-frid. Tonalá, Emiliano Zapata
244-A Col.Centro & Plaza Cihualpilli Kiosk,
(33) 12 00 39 13, open 9AM-3PM, mon-frid. Zapópan, Plaza las
Americas,
(33) 38 18 22 00 ext 1103,
open. 9AM-3PM, mon-frid.
French alliance, López Cotilla
# 1199,
(33) 38 25 55 95,
(33) 38 25 59 34, open. 9AM-1PM and 4PM-8PM, mon-frid :
or alianzagdl@megared.net.mx
American Express, av. Vallarta # 2440,
(33) 38 18 23 19 or 24,
(33) 36 16 76 65, (open. 9AM-02PM, mon-frid and saturday morning).
Post-office : Venustiano Carranza #
16, next to Zócalo (open 8AM-7PM, mon-frid and 8AM-01PM on
saturdays).
Laundry : Lavarami, Río Juárez
#1520, open 9AM-8PM, mon-sat and 10AM-02PM on sundays,
(33) 36 57 16 83.
Banks, ATM and foreign exchange offices: many of them are located downtown, especially in Juárez,
Ramón, 16 de Septiembre, López Cortilla, etc...ATM
Visa
Embassies and consulates : Many countries
are represented (Switzerland, Belgium, Canada, Spain, Finland, Italy,
UK, Portugal, Sweden, USA, etc…). Look at the page of the
site of the state of Jalisco:
How to get around ?
Subway: every 15 min from 6 AM to 11 PM, with a
MXN$5 ticket.
In horse-drawn-carriage: tour of the city for MXN$200/250 (1 to
5 people), from The Regional Museum or the Mercado Libertad or Plaza
San Francisco
In tranvía (tramway): Hours: 11 AM, 1 PM, 4 PM, 6 PM and
7:30 PM from Tuesday to Sunday. Duration: 1 hour; Price: MXN$80
adults, MXN$50 students and seniors. Ride from the historic center
to the "Fuente Minerva" and back,
(341) 414 0836.
Walking tour organized by the City Hall of Guadalajara
(Hidalgo #400 Zona centro) on weekends at 10:15 AM. Free admission.
The tour lasts about 2 hours (minimum 10 people), through the historic
center. There is also a night session on Saturday at 7PM for 3 hours,
3616 9150, 3818 3600 ext. 3311 and 3321. Same kind of walking tour
in Zapópan on week-end from 10 AM.
Tapatio Tour : double-decker from Plaza de Armas between 10 AM and
11 PM, MXN$90 -
(33) 36 13 08 87 or 01 800 0011 827,
info@tapatiotour.com.
Map of state :
Tequila Express
A good way to visit the agaves fields and a famous distillery :
Take the Tequila Express on a weekend.
Leave the station of Guadalajara,
located on Washington Avenue, at 10:30 AM. You’ll reach Amatitán,
one and a half hours later. You’ll take a bus ride to a distillery
close to Amatitán called Hacienda San Jose del Refugio.
Ticket price : mxn$950 per adult and $550 per child. The National
Chamber of Commerce, Services and Tourism Guadalajara
welcomes the Tequila Express tour.
Information for purchasing tickets to
01-800-503-97-20 / (0133) 3880 9090 and 3880 9099. It is a nine
hour tour with mariachi, folkloric ballets and fun during the whole
ride. You can consult their site by clicking: .
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(33) 36 88 52 48 / 36 88 51 20.
AEROMEXICO
(33) 3634 5230 / 4920 / 4774 / 4657.
