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| - Tufesa. Oh, Tufesa. First of all, I admire their gusto and enthusiasm for the website that touts ticket purchasing capabilities...that doesn't work. So, since we couldn't buy online, we headed to the brick and mortar location. We were able to purchase our tickets without a hitch and, my favorite part, when we told the attendant about the website glitches they responded "Oh, yeah, it doesn't work." Love it. Really, it makes me laugh.
Now, that was buying a ticket (and quite affordable I must say). When it actually came down to travelling with Tufesa, we enjoyed a relatively smooth ride. We purchased the regular economy tickets, and took advantage of the student discount. While I don't really have any "cons" there were a few "hmmms." So, I'll list those and the "pros." Keep in mind, both our trips were night rides.
Pros
The buses
+ were reasonably comfortable and clean
+ had outlets available next to each seat
+ The bus stations were conveniently located (for us)
+ Soft lighting was used to wake up passengers when necessary
Hmmms
- On our departing trip, the attendant inside took our ticket stubs, which the bus attendant asked for when we boarded...
- The driver on our way back, for a portion of the trip, played music, loud enough that we could hear it halfway back...
- We couldn't find the outlets on the departing bus, but we did on the returning bus.
I would totally use Tufesa again, though mostly to travel into Mexico again. That saves me the need to get auto insurance across the boarder, and I personally hate driving :) The night buses were sleep-able and it made the travel time a minimal detraction from the trip as a whole.
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