Code : 443 + 7 digits for Morelia
 Morelia
Means of transportation
By plane
: The international airport Francisco Mújica is located 25
km (15miles) north of Morelia
(MLM). Information, 
(443) 313 67 80. Daily flights to Mexico
City, Tijuana, Monterrey and the United States (Continental).
Aeromar, Pirindas # 435, Col. Félix Ireta,
(443) 324 67 77 - 
(443) 324 67 78.
Aeromexico, sales office of Morelia,
av. Camelinas # 5030, Loc. 18-C, Col. Jardines del Rincón,
01-800-021-4010 or (443) 324 22 75 / 37 28 -
(443) 324 22 75 or airport F. Mújica,
(445) 313 87 81.
VivaAerobús,
Call center in Monterrey : 81-82-150-150, daily
flight to Monterrey, then Las Vegas (3 times a week).
With Volaris, flights
from San Francisco (OAK) to Tijuana 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.
A one way flight ticket Morelia-Mexico
city costs at least $2000 while a bus ticket (302 km/194 miles
and 4h) costs $360 in 1st class and $300 in second class. To think
about it !
Taxi fare : $220 from the airport to downtown !
By bus : The "Central Camionera",
with three new buildings, is located at the northwest of Morelia,
in front of the Morelos stadium. There is Terminal A for 1st class
buses, Terminal B for second class buses and Terminal C for local
destinations. There are lockers and restaurants. Take the combi
n°1 from San Francisco Church that leaves every 10 minutes to
the Central Camionera. The many colectivos allow exploring
the city for about $5. The tourist guide of Morelia,
available at the Tourism Office, lists the different "Rutas"
as well as the different cultural events of the city.
Terminal A : More of thirty daily buses leave to
Mexico Poniente
(West) with ETN
from 1:30 AM to 11:59 PM. Fare in 2010 : $360 one way/ 4h.
5 daily buses to Mexico
Terminal Norte with ETN,
from 1:45 AM to 5:30 PM, same fare. There are also many buses to
Aguascalientes, Guanajuato,
Querétaro (7 daily) ,
Guadalajara (12 daily), San
Luis Potosi, San Miguel de
Allende, Zacatecas with ETN
as well as Chihuahua
serviced by Omnibus
de Mexico (MXN$1000, one way in 2010 to Chihuahua).
Omnibus de Mexico
also services Querétaro. ETN
serves Uruapán
9 times a day, MXN$140. ETN
(443) 315 57 52, OMNIBUS
DE MEXICO
(443) 31 61 468. The group Estrella Blanca also services the north
and south of Mexico from Morelia,
01 800 507 5500 or from Mexico City
(55) 57 29 08 07. The bus company Parhikuni services Morelia-Uruapán
about fifty times a day (fare : MXN$115 one way); website: www.parhikuni.com.
It also services the sea resorts of Lázaro Cárdenas
(20 buses a day) and Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo
(6 a day), PARHIKUNI
(443) 327 51 04.
Terminal B : About 50 buses leave to Mexico
Poniente or Norte with Flecha Amarilla,
01-800 849 90 04. This company also services Guadalajara,
Pátzcuaro, Guanajuato,
Querétaro, San
Miguel, San Luis Potosi,
Cuitzeo, Yuriria, etc... The company Purhépechas/Ruta Paraiso
services Pátzcuaro and Urupuán every 10 minutes.
Tarifs with Via+/Autovias from Mexico
City to Morelia
: MXN$300, to Pátzcuaro
: MXN$341, to Uruapán
: MXN$420 and to Guadalajara
: MXN$420.
TICKET BUS : office, av.Camelinas # 3212-3,
(443) 333 99 79.
Rental cars : you can find Alamo,
Avis, Hertz and some local companies at the airport and downtown
:
ALAMO, Gral.
Manuel Balbontín # 106, Col Chapultepec Ote,
(443) 324-2922, (443) 315-2278
AVIS, at
the airport of Morelia,
(443) 317 96 28, open sat-Sun 8 AM-4 PM,
Mon-Fri 7 AM-11 PM.
HERTZ, at
the airport of Morelia,
(443) 313 69 49 , open daily 7 AM-11 PM and downtown,
Guillermo Prieto # 40, Col Centro,
(443) 313 69 49, open Mon-Sat 9 AM-1 PM and 3-7 PM and Sunday, 9
AM-5 PM.
Tourist office : Module
of tourist information,
(443) 317 23 71 or toll free,
01 800 830 53 63, 01 800 450 23 00, or office : av. Tata Vasco #
80 (esq. Hospitales), Col. Vasco de Quiroga,
(443) 317 80 32, 317 80 52, 317 80 54, 317 80 57 or 317 80 59,
www.visitmorelia.com, www.michoacan-travel.com,
www.turismomichoacan.gob.mx
Courriel : turgaleria@michoacan.gob.mx
. Log onto the website of Morelia to see the different tourist itineraries
of the city :  .
The general delegation of Tourism is located in
Cuitzeo and not in Morelia, av. MORELOS Norte S/N, Cuitzeo,
(445) 357 05 56, 357 05 57 - Access to the public from 9 AM to 6
PM, Mon-Fri.
Post-office : Madero
Oriente # 369, open 9 AM-6 PM, Mon-Fri and 9 AM-1 PM, Sat.
Safety :
Police
072 or 066 - Tourist Assistance,
(443) 317 23 71
Banks, ATM and foreign exchange offices
: there are numerous downtown, especially on Madero Oriente (HSBC,
Banamex), plaza of armas and by the cathedral.
ATM Visa :
Visit of the city : Tranvía Kuanari
: this tramway allows visiting the historic center from
plaza de armas from 9 AM to 7 PM, except on Mondays. Departures
every 30 min for a 45 min, 80 min or 2h tour depending on the chosen
road. Reservations at the Tourist Office.
Code : 434 + 7 digits for Pátzcuaro
Pátzcuaro
Means of transportation
By bus : The "Central Camionera" is located at
the south of downtown, at # 2600 Libramiento Ignacio Zaragoza, (434)
342 17 09.
There are 3 daily buses to Mexico
Terminal Norte with Primera Plus and a dozen buses with Autovias
to Mexico Poniente
(OBVS). There are also some buses to Guadalajara
and San Miguel. There are many
buses to Morelia, Urupuán
and the villages of the area.
Rates for 2010 : MXN$341 to Mexico Obs
or Norte, MXN$43 to Morelia,
MXN$278 to Guadalajara, MXN$284
to Toluca and MXN$177 to Querétaro
(night bus).
Take a combi from Plaza Bocenegra to go to the Bus Terminal ($5).
The combi is the best way to go to the small villages around the
lake as well as to the south of Pátzcuaro.
State tourist office,
Ahumada # 13,
(434) 342 12 14, 342 17 05, open 7 days a week from 8 to 6PM. www.turismomichoacan.gob.mx
- www.patzcuaro.gob.mx
- turismo@patzcuaro.gob.mx.
City
tourist office : plaza Vasco de Quiroga, next to Los Escudos
hotel - open 9AM to 08PM, 7 days a week,
(434) 344 34 86.
Post-office : Obregón
#13, open 9 AM-430 PM, Mon-Fri and 8 AM-12AM on saturday.
Safety :
Police
(434) 342 02 89
Banks, ATM and foreign exchange offices
: There are close by the main plazas as in every big cities of Mexico;
ATM Visa :
Tranvía
Reservations (434) 342 0117, email : parakaturapiti@yahoo.com,
Argica # 32, in face of the Museum of Popular Arts. Open every day
except on wednesday from 10AM to 07PM, duration 45 mn, MXN$50.
Laundry
: in front of San Francisco church, open from monday to saturday
from 09AM to 09PM : rates MSN$40/ 3 kg (Ponce de León # 23).
Code : 452 + 7 chiffres for Uruapán
Uruapán
Means of transportation
By plane
: there are few planes in the airport of Uruapán (UPN).
Aeromar,
(55) 51 33 11 11 in Mexico
city -
01-800-237-66-27 outside México
city - Daily flights Uruapán-México
city and Lázaro Cárdenas on the Pacific Coast.
Aeromexico,
sales office of Uruapán, av. Latinoamérica S/N, Col.
San José Obrero,
01-800-021-4010.
By bus : The "Central Camionera"
of Uruapán is located 15 min north-east from the center.
The bus company Parhikuni (1st class) services Morelia-Uruapán
about 50 times a day (fare : $120 one way); website www.parhikuni.com.
It also services the sea resorts of Lázaro Cárdenas
(a dozen buses a day) and Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo
(3 daily buses, MXN$315) : PARHIKUNI
(452) 523 87 54.
Primera Plus
services Mexico
Norte (7 times a day, MXN$420), Guadalajara
(MXN$260, 10 times a day), Querétaro
(MXN$276, 4 times a day), San
Luis Potosi (MXN$478, 3 times a day), Mazatlan (MXN$695, once
a night), Léon (MXN$300,
once a day), Aguascalientes
(MXN$417,once a night). ETN
services Mexico
Obvs and Norte (MXN$505, 6 times a day), Querétaro
(MXN$330, twice a day) and Guadalajara
(MXN$300, 5 times a day).
Taxi $25 du centre ville.
Banks, ATM and foreign exchange offices
: downtown - ATM Visa :
Tourist office : Avenue
Independencia # 15,
(452) 524 71 99 or 524 78 50, 01 800 9039 200. Open 9 AM- 7 PM,
every day, www.uruapanvirtual.com
- delregdeturuapan@prodigy.net.mx.
Post
office : Reforma # 13, open mon-fri 08AM to 07PM and on saturday
09AM to 01PM.
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