Acapulco Travel
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Acapulco Transportation
How to Get to Acapulco
By Plane : Local numbers for major airlines with nonstop or direct service to Acapulco are Aeromexico ( 744/485-1625), American ( 744/466-9232, or 01-800/904-6000 inside Mexico for reservations), Continental ( 744/466-9063), Mexicana ( 744/466-9121 or 744/486-7586), and America West ( 744/466-9257).
Aeromexico flies from Guadalajara, Mexico City, and Tijuana; Mexicana flies from Mexico City.
The airport (airport code: ACA) is (14 miles) southeast of town.
Private taxis are the fastest way to get downtown from the airport.
The major rental-car agencies all have booths at the airport.
Transportes Terrestres has desks at the front of the airport where you can buy tickets for minivan transportation into town .
By Car: From Mexico City, take either the toll-free Highway 95D south (6 hr.) or scenic Highway 95, the four- to six-lane toll highway (3 1/2 hr.). The free road from Taxco is in good condition;. From points north or south along the coast, the only choice is Highway 200.
By Bus: The Ejido/Central Camionera station, Ejido 47, is on the far northern end of the bay and north of downtown (Old Acapulco)..
From this station, Turistar, Estrella de Oro, and Estrella Blanca have almost hourly service for the 5- to 7-hour trip to Mexico City and daily service to Zihuatanejo. Buses also serve other points in Mexico, including Chilpancingo, Cuernavaca, Iguala, Manzanillo, Puerto Vallarta, and Taxco.
Getting Around Acapulco
By Bus: Two kinds of buses run along the Costera: pastel color-coded buses and regular “school buses.” New air-conditioned tourist buses (Aca Tur Bus) charge a few cents more than the old school buses. Covered bus stops are all along the Costera, with maps on the walls showing routes to major sights and hotels..
By Car: Rental cars are available at the airport and at hotel desks along the Costera. Unless you plan on exploring outlying areas, take taxis or use the easy and inexpensive public buses
Areas of Acapulco Tourist areas are roughly divided into three sections:
(1) Old Acapulco (Acapulco Viejo) is the original town
(2) The second section is the Hotel Zone (Zona Hotelera); it follows the main boulevard, Costera Miguel Alem¡n (or just “the Costera”), as it runs east along the bay from downtown.
(3) Avenida Cuauhtoc is the major artery running roughly parallel to the Costera. The third major area begins just beyond the Hyatt Regency Hotel, where the name of the Costera changes to Carretera Escnica (Scenic Hwy.), which continues all the way to the airport. The area fronting the beach is Acapulco Diamante which many consider to be Acapulco’s most desirable address.