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Bus from Tijuana to Ensenada

Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico

Billy and Akaisha Kaderli

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We were on our way to a new destination - Ensenada, Baja California!

Visions of beaches, wineries and abundant seafood filled our heads, but first we had to get there.

In Chapala, we got up at 4am in order to catch our taxi at 6am. Our plane to Tijuana from Guadalajara was leaving at 8am.

This gave us plenty of time and we were all set and ready to go.

Taxi from our home in Chapala to the airport in Guadalajara was 450Pesos, about $23USD.

Air tickets round trip from Guadalajara to Tijuana on Volaris Airlines were $126USD each.

Map showing our bus route to Ensenada

Upon arriving in Tijuana, we walked out of the airport and down the street about 10 minutes until we found the bus station.

With our INAPAM cards, our tickets came to 195.50 Pesos or less than $10USD each.

As you can see from our route above, the trip takes less than 2 hours.

Our bus tickets

On the left hand side of our tickets you can read the "descuento" for INAPAM (given to older residents of Mexico) and the price is clearly marked on the left side of the ticket.

The INAPAM discount is a wonderful thing given to pensionados. We get 50% off on bus travel, discounts on museum and event entries, and miscellaneous other discounts like taking a teleferico up a mountain.

Inside comfortable bus

The buses in Mexico are quite nice. There is air conditioning, reclining seats and your own entertainment system.

All of this makes for a comfortable ride.

Coastal route to Ensenada

This is one of the many views we had looking out our window seats.

The great expanse you see here is the Pacific Ocean.

Looks like the California coast

We have been up and down the Mexico's Pacific Coast and we are always taken by how much this coastline looks like California.

We lived on the Coast of California for almost 2 decades so we are familiar with that area as well.

Bus terminal in Ensenada

It wasn't a long trip, but when we arrived in Ensenada, we were hungry!

Since we were taking the bus back to the airport on our return trip, a few days before we left we came back here and purchased tickets for the following day. This guaranteed us a seat on the early bus.

Akaisha waiting for breakfast

Across the street from the bus station were several restaurants. Some were seafood restaurants which offered tasty fare, but we were looking specifically for breakfast.

This little place (I mean little!) had 3 tables and a counter.

We ordered our meal and it promptly arrived.

Our breakfast

This was scrambled eggs with ham and cheese. It came with refried beans and some crumbled day cheese on top.

I have to tell you, this really hit the spot and was a large portion.

The breakfast also came with some agua fresca (some fresh blended fruit mixed with water) and the total  was about $5USD each.

Delicious!

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