Nuevo Laredo

[TopoChico571]

At DramaFree11, I read that bus to Laredo then walk across, then bus to MTY is fastest. This is due to immigration checking and traffic at bridge crossing. Can others confirm?

I went to Laredo recently, went to Jorochos bar for about a minute a couple times, then walked out. I saw one gringo (Bbond? And a chica or two. Not sure if they are working, but seemed receptive. Anyway, I'm not one for loud music, so I left quickly.

BT mostly has gorditas, but a couple are not fat and decent. A taxi driver showed me some nice WhatsApp chicks, but I didn't get digits. I don't know where or how he found them. Any ideas? The typical sites seem mostly fake. MTY was a blast. I went there after a few days in Laredo, but I liked Laredo too.

[Zygomatic]

This is why I stopped driving or taking the bus, just too stressful and too many variables. I have no problem living on the edge, but in my opinion just too dangerous now.

I did talk to a couple of guys in MTY and they said the drive is just too dangerous, they will not do it and they work in MTY. This is before I had my issues, I thought they were being overly cautious, now I understand.

I understand and respect your decisions. I plan to continue crossing the border through Nuevo laredo and will post my experiences. 4th of July is coming up so I plan on taking a 4 day weekend to mty. The Grey hound bus arrives in Laredo around 930 am from my city so that would put me in mty around 12 pm in time for early check into my preferred hotel in mty. I think the best bus option back from Mty is a direct bus to my city in Texas. I feel scared to even post my travel plans on here. You never know who is reading this forum. Maybe I'm just paranoid. Thank you Bbond for the information. I would like to one day move to Laredo or Mcallen area so I can be closer to the border.

[Bbond]

The last time I took the bus into Mexico through Nuevo Laredo, the immigration officers where ripping off the passengers. The whole bus had to pay a bribe of 400 $ otherwise immigration officers were going to have us wait for hours in the bus inspection station while they searched our bags, harass us and God know what else to us. The first clue that this was going to take place was the long bus line where we had to wait for about 3 hours just to get to the bus inspection station in Nuevo Laredo. My question is, if I know that there is a long bus line to cross into Mexico, which tells me that immigration officers in Mexico are ripping off the passengers, can I just get off the bus and walk the rest of the way across bridge 2? From there I can just take a taxi to the central bus station in Laredo and be on my way.

No, they will not allow you to do that.

[Bbond]

I have an friend from Laredo told me Boystown is gone. Not sure what he'd meant by that. Wanted to get the real facts.

Not gone, but it is merely a shell of what it once was. I have been told that a couple of the old bars have reopened, but have not been out there to check it out.

[Bbond]

The last time I took the bus into Mexico through Nuevo Laredo, the immigration officers where ripping off the passengers. The whole bus had to pay a bribe of 400 $ otherwise immigration officers were going to have us wait for hours in the bus inspection station while they searched our bags, harass us and God know what else to us. The first clue that this was going to take place was the long bus line where we had to wait for about 3 hours just to get to the bus inspection station in Nuevo Laredo. My question is, if I know that there is a long bus line to cross into Mexico, which tells me that immigration officers in Mexico are ripping off the passengers, can I just get off the bus and walk the rest of the way across bridge 2? From there I can just take a taxi to the central bus station in Laredo and be on my way.

No, there is no provision for foot traffic into Mexico on bridge 2.

[DramaFree11]

The last time I took the bus into Mexico through Nuevo Laredo, the immigration officers where ripping off the passengers. The whole bus had to pay a bribe of 400 $ otherwise immigration officers were going to have us wait for hours in the bus inspection station while they searched our bags, harass us and God know what else to us. The first clue that this was going to take place was the long bus line where we had to wait for about 3 hours just to get to the bus inspection station in Nuevo Laredo. My question is, if I know that there is a long bus line to cross into Mexico, which tells me that immigration officers in Mexico are ripping off the passengers, can I just get off the bus and walk the rest of the way across bridge 2? From there I can just take a taxi to the central bus station in Laredo and be on my way.

This is why I stopped driving or taking the bus, just too stressful and too many variables. I have no problem living on the edge, but in my opinion just too dangerous now.

I did talk to a couple of guys in MTY and they said the drive is just too dangerous, they will not do it and they work in MTY. This is before I had my issues, I thought they were being overly cautious, now I understand.

[DramaFree11]

The last time I took the bus into Mexico through Nuevo Laredo, the immigration officers where ripping off the passengers. The whole bus had to pay a bribe of 400 $ otherwise immigration officers were going to have us wait for hours in the bus inspection station while they searched our bags, harass us and God know what else to us. The first clue that this was going to take place was the long bus line where we had to wait for about 3 hours just to get to the bus inspection station in Nuevo Laredo. My question is, if I know that there is a long bus line to cross into Mexico, which tells me that immigration officers in Mexico are ripping off the passengers, can I just get off the bus and walk the rest of the way across bridge 2? From there I can just take a taxi to the central bus station in Laredo and be on my way.

The whole thing is so screwed up! I thought I had the whole thing figured out, but I was wrong. I would say go very early in the morning.

[Brasil17]

I have an friend from Laredo told me Boystown is gone. Not sure what he'd meant by that. Wanted to get the real facts.

[Zygomatic]

The last time I took the bus into Mexico through Nuevo Laredo, the immigration officers where ripping off the passengers. The whole bus had to pay a bribe of 400 $ otherwise immigration officers were going to have us wait for hours in the bus inspection station while they searched our bags, harass us and God know what else to us. The first clue that this was going to take place was the long bus line where we had to wait for about 3 hours just to get to the bus inspection station in Nuevo Laredo. My question is, if I know that there is a long bus line to cross into Mexico, which tells me that immigration officers in Mexico are ripping off the passengers, can I just get off the bus and walk the rest of the way across bridge 2? From there I can just take a taxi to the central bus station in Laredo and be on my way.

[Beavis]

They did the same thing on election day here in the Philippines but all bars were still open. Expats were allowed to drink just not Filipinos. In NL some of my best times ever were when the bars were closed. There still werwe girls around it just took a little more effort to look for them. That was years ago though.

[Bbond]

Glad you posted because I was coming down. Why are they closing bars this weekend? Is there an election? Is this countrywide or just NL and other border towns?

No, idea, just state wide I think, Yes, elections.

[TaxGuy666]

Starting at 12 midnight Friday the 31th of May, until Monday the 3rd of June. No bars open, not even boys town.

Hi BBond,

Glad you posted because I was coming down. Why are they closing bars this weekend? Is there an election? Is this countrywide or just NL and other border towns?

See ya soon!

[DramaFree11]

I was thinking about that experience you had when you got off the bus in Nuevo laredo back from Monterrey and a group of guys surrounded 1 guy who also got off your bus. I was thinking that maybe someone who was also on that bus who knew or thought he knew something about that guy called his local friends who are affiliated with some gang to question that guy who was maybe guilty of something. I'm not trying to make excuses for a scenario at the bus station That raises red flags security wise, but I want to believe that bad things don't happen to people who don't deserve it.

Honestly, I do not think that was the case, but did not want get into that mess. The worst part it was early in the morning, I thought I had avoided all that be. S. This why I stay clear of Laredo now.

[Zygomatic]

I am not an expert on Laredo, other know more then me, I do not I think you will be killed or kidnapped better chance of that happening in Houston or any major city in the stated. No way in Hell I would I take public transportation in Houston, I do not have a death wish.

I thought I was being smart taking the bus in Laredo to MTY, I was wrong. Stop at a roadblock not by the cops, but the locals. Next trip, took the early bus to avoid any drama, we'll get off the bus in Laredo. 5 or 6 guys surround a guy getting off the bus, I did not stick around to see what happened. This is why I avoid Laredo at all cost.

MTY is good, but driving or bus just too dangerous for me. I will only fly in when flights are less then $400.

I was thinking about that experience you had when you got off the bus in Nuevo laredo back from Monterrey and a group of guys surrounded 1 guy who also got off your bus. I was thinking that maybe someone who was also on that bus who knew or thought he knew something about that guy called his local friends who are affiliated with some gang to question that guy who was maybe guilty of something. I'm not trying to make excuses for a scenario at the bus station That raises red flags security wise, but I want to believe that bad things don't happen to people who don't deserve it.

[Bbond]

Starting at 12 midnight Friday the 31th of May, until Monday the 3rd of June. No bars open, not even boys town.