Bus Travel San Antonio Texas to Monterrey Mexico. Greyhound and San Antonio's City Bus (VIA). 

Nope. No checks or stops when leaving the USA.

@@thealternativevlog thanx for replying

Awesome! Have a Blast!!!

how did it go with the border officials?

@@bjdeee1239 It's a simple quick process. Going South: Bus will skip US immigration. On Mexican side, bus will stop next to immigration building. A guy will get on bus, to inspect passports. Once he sees your not a Mexican citizen, you will be told to get off bus, walk into the building, and get a pass. In the building, you show your passport to an employee, and in English he will ask you, where your going, for what reason (tourism) and how long you will stay. He'll then have the person next to him, fill out your tourist pass. In a couple minutes, you'll get your pass and passport back. Then, walk back to bus, and when they (immigration people) are ready, everyone gets off bus, with all their bags, and as a group, everyone goes in the building and gets their luggage X-Rayed. Everyone walks out the opposite side of the building and waits for the bus to drive around. That's it. There are no secondary, interior checkpoints for bus travelers. Coming back to the USA: The bus will skip Mexican immigration. And the process, is about the same. Expect, on the US side, they ask more questions. Like, where were you? (Monterrey) Who did you stay with?(Myself) Where did you stay? (Hotel) Where you going now? Do you live there? Etc... Your bags will also be X-Rayed on the US side.

Only service animals are allowed.

Did u go without a passport??

Leon, Guanajuato? I suggest you visiting the northern zone, it is a little bit pricey but worth visiting. You can visit Plaza Mayor and maybe you could visit el bosque country club, it is such a beautiful place with a lot of green grass

@@nel7136 yes on a bus

@@ericaswanson7972 any issues on the road?

@@nel7136 yes alot of crazy people on the bus fights cops and weirdos on greyhound and not very comfortable I will never do it again to be honest

Yes, most of the time. Or when the bus is full or near full. The Mexican immigration guy takes your passport and you as a non-Mexican citizen gets off the bus first, walks into the building, and then line up at either a door or window. He usually starts in the front of the bus and works his way to the back. As he gets to you, you give him your passport, then you grab your carry on bags and get off the bus. You also grab your big bags from under the bus if you have any. Then you go and line up inside the building. When he gets back, he usually fills out your tourist pass, and places it into your passport. So, when it's your turn, you just give your name, maybe say where you're going if asked, and then pay the tourist pass fee. Then you walk to the bag X ray machine and human metal detector and proceed out the door on the opposite side of the building and wait for the bus to come around and pick everyone up. Only the first time I went, I was able to get a free seven day tourist pass. The other times, they just hand you a 180 visitor pass and you have to pay like $25 or $30. So, be prepared to pay and get a 180 visitor pass.

@@thealternativevlog thanx again. do u know if they scan our passports against any databases??

Everyone eventually gets off the bus and walks through the bag check (X-Ray) area. After that, everyone waits for the empty bus to return after it's been checked. Also, sometime (most of the time) you have to pay for the tourist pass. Getting the pass is not a long process. I would not bother with doing anything online, as a way to save time.

Do u need a passport to get that pass??

@@nel7136 I've always had a passport. So, I think so.

Nothing to worry about. Have a good time.

The Alternative Vlog thank you for your response. Plane tickets were cheap before covid19 but now they are $300 dollars plus. I’ve had to look into other methods to continue to go back and forth between Houston and Monterrey. Looks like it’s going to be the bus, unless airfares go back to normal.

Same here. I'm from Houston my friends and I are planning to go from San Antonio to Monterrey. How was the trip and do we have to worry about safety etc...?

@@Cam_Galaxy how did it go I plan on going next week

@@justinalvarado975 i actually drove to Laredo and crossed by land then took the GroupoSenada bus which is super comfortable. I’m thinking of using Greyhound next week from Houston and leave all driving to them.

I started on the 611 or 616 to Kel-Lac Transit Center. Then the 64 downtown express bus.

When entering Mexico by bus. On the Mexican side, they only ask where your going, reason (tourism) and how long your staying. They have never asked me for proof of return ticket. They sometimes ask how your leaving, via bus, plane, etc. I would be prepared to buy a six month visitor pass ($30) from them, even if your only staying a few days.

I'd go with Greyhound.

@@thealternativevlog thank you

Going north from the border, I think there are checkpoints on all roads.

@@thealternativevlog thank you