Airport Name: Rafael Buelna International
Airport; code MZT.
Location: 27 km south of the hotel and resort
area.
Facilities: The terminal has recently undergone
an expansion and improvement project.
Several shops are open, plus a restaurant,
bar, and several rental car agencies.
From the airport, frequent mini bus transfers
are available at reasonable rates ($4-5
US per person). All major rental car companies
have airport counters.
To get around town, you can always find
taxis and “eco-taxis” (inexpensive and
plentiful), or be a little adventurous and
hop a pulmonía. These four-person
open-air taxis are a combination carriage/
golf cart (literally meaning “pneumonia”).
Each vehicle carries its own unique name
which might give you a clue about the
driver’s roadside manners.
Mazatlán also has public bus service
which runs from the tourist area all the
way to downtown (Centro) and Old
Mazatlán. These large city buses run from
7am to 11pm. You’ll find the drive along
the oceanside boulevard wonderfully
scenic.
Ocean-equipped automobile ferries
(transbordadores in Spanish) operate
between Mexico's mainland cities of
Guaymas, Topolobampo and Mazatlán
and the Baja Peninsula cities of La Paz and
Santa Rosalia. These lines cater mostly to
cargo trucks, but also accommodate visitors,
either with or without vehicles. |
