How to Drive to Ajijic...A Thank You to Jean Sutherland of Ajijic.  Reprinted these from a post on one of the BBS. Costs will have gone up!!

Just Reverse these directions. There are two motels listed and one of them takes pets.

Casa Inn – Inexpensive but nice Motel

La Palmao Motel – Nice but expensive

Guadalajara Mexico to Laredo Texas

Take Hwy 90 east to Zapotlanejo, head north to Hwy 80.

Starting at the first toll booth on Hwy 80 east of Guadalajara

0.0 Reset trip meter at first Toll Booth - $35 pesos

8.5/13.6 km Keep to left to Lagos De Moreno via Cuota

32.7/52.6 km Toll Booth - $70 Pesos

61.6/99.1 km Toll Booth - $85 Pesos

78.3/126 km Keep to right towards Lagos De Moreno

95.9/154.3km Pemex on the left. Exit left just passed the Pemex to bypass Lagos De Moreno

98.4/158.3 km Railway Crossing

99.4/159.9 km Intersection – Continue straight ahead to San Luis Potosi

103.5/166.5 km Intersection – Turn left to San Luis Potosi

135.9/218.7 km Sign in the shape of a black bull on the left

143.5/230.9 km Military check point (Now gone) – Turn left immediately after

145.4/233.9 km Toll Booth - $11 Pesos

146.8/236.2 km Dead end. Turn left to San Luis Potosi. Note: There are Mexican pottery vendors on both sides of the road

158.0/245.2 km Exit right to Matehuala via Cuota. This is a new bypass around the Barrancas & San Luis Potosi

158.4/254.9 km Bear right to Matehuala

186.7/300.4 km Toll Booth - $71 Pesos
204.1/328.4 km Bear right and stay in left hand lane

204.7/329.4 km Make U-Turn to Matehuala

206.8/332.8 km Exit right to Matehuala on Hwy 57

213.3/343.2 km Toll Booth - $34 Pesos (Pemex station here)

227.5/366.1 km PGR/Military check point (no longer there)

236.9/381.2 km Sign in the shape of a black bull on the left

273.7/440.4 km Military check point

291.1/468.4 km Pemex station

311.3/500.9 km Tropic of Cancer

325.4/523.6 km Casa Inn – Inexpensive but nice Motel

325.5/526.2 km La Palmao Motel – Nice but expensive

334.4/538.1 km Military check point

398.2/640.8 km Pest control check point – Military operation

398.2/640.8 km Pemex/Highway Mart

400.9/645.1 km Agriculture check point - Military operation

444.3/715.0 km Veer right to Saltillo, Monterrey via Cuota

445.2/716.4 km Toll Booth - $48 Pesos

464.2/747.0 km Keep right to Monterrey via Cuota

470.8/757.6 km Toll Booth - $30 Pesos

480.6/773.4 km Sign in the shape of a black bull

492.6/792.8 km Military check point

497.7/800.9 km Take right to Laredo via Cuota – This is a bypass around Monterrey

507.2/816.2 km Toll Booth - $92 Pesos

520.7/837.9 km Veer left to Laredo

524.1/843.4 km Veer left to Laredo via Cuota

537.1/864.3 km Another sign in the shape of a black bull

568.5/914.8 km Toll booth - $167 Pesos – Military check point after toll

624.9/1005.6km 20 km check point – Stay to the left to pass all the trucks

637.4/1025.7km Angle to the left toward Puente No. 1 (Bridge No. 1)

640.4/1030.5km Turn right and you will be parallel to the river, which should be on your left hand side. Stay left as traffic merges to one lane left.

640.8/1031.2km Left onto International Bridge and try to get into right lane on the bridge.

640.9/1031.4km Toll booth - $20 Pesos

Welcome to the USA

Note: It is my opinion that one should try to get to the bridge crossing before
4 p.m. This is to avoid a long time delay. Another alternative is to cross at Columbia. It is my understanding that this crossing only operates from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Toll Booth Total: $663 Pesos