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This page is dedicated to all you need to know to get in, out and around in the
Copper Canyon...Don't forget to visit our other site: www.amigos3.com
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Information about the Copper Canyon
(Information changes constantly so please use this list as a helpful tool and not as the
gospel.)
Estrella Blanca has really let itself go. Although it is a well known line, most of the
buses that serve Creel are old and run down.
Departure times from Chihuahua to Creel: 7am, 8am, 10am, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm,
4pm and 6pm. ~ cost is $18US per ticket ($180 pesos)
Departure times from Creel to Chihuahua: 6am, 7am, 9am, 10:30am, 11:15am,
12:45pm, 2pm, 3pm, 4pm, 5:30pm. ~ cost is $18US per ticket ($180 pesos)
Noroeste is the other line and although it has less departures it is a much better
bus line with new buses being added all the time and better trained drivers.
Departure times from Chihuahua to Creel: 6am, 10am, 2pm and 5:30pm ~ Cost is
$20US per ticket ($200 pesos).
Departure times from Creel to Chihuahua: 9:15am, 11:30am & 3pm. ~ Cost is
$20US per ticket ($2000 pesos).
Buses from Creel to Batopilas:
This bus is a privately owned bus or van that leaves from in front of the Amigos office
daily except Sundays. Cost is ~ $20US per person each direction from Batopilas to
Creel or vice versa. This bus is usually dependable but has been known to not run if
it doesn't feel like it.
Departure times from Creel to Batopilas: Monday, Wednesday and Friday 9:30am
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday 7:30am
Departure times from Batopilas to Creel: Every day at 5am (designed this way so
you can catch the 11am train to Los Mochis). No buses on Sundays.
Buses from Chihuahua straight to Batopilas:
These buses run Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 5am and can be found in
Chihuahua City at Calle Ojinaga #4106 (614) 410-1479
Buses from Batopilas straight to Chihuahua:
Leave Batopilas at 5am and drop off at address above. These buses run on
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
Trains from Chihuahua or Los Mochis:
Trains leave Chihuahua every day at 6am for the 1st class and 7am for the second
class. The main difference between the two trains is that the 1st Class has a bar and
restaurant car. You may not bring your own beverages or food on this train.
The 2nd class train is used by more locals so it has more "color" than the "tourist"
1st class train. You may bring your own food and beverage on this train. The 2nd
class train costs about 1/2 of what the 1st class prices are. However, you can NOT
reserve the 2nd class train. It is first come, first served only.
Prices for 1st class train (approximate only):
Chihuahua to Creel - $77US
Creel to Los Mochis - $93US
Creel to El Fuerte - $93US
Chihuahua to Los Mochis - $170US
Tours in the Creel area:
There are dozens of independent individuals who organize tours in Creel, in addition
to the Hotels in the area. A word of caution: Please come by our offices first to get a
free map of the area so you will see where the places are to visit around Creel. There
are many places that you can walk to for free or bike or scooter to for much cheaper
than a tour that someone may wish to sell you. There are also public buses to many
places.
All tours require a minimum # of people in order to operate. If you do not have the
min. # required, don't be discouraged. If you are willing to pay for the basic price on
your own, you can have a private tour. However, you may want to consider renting one
of our Amigo Trucks as you can see and do almost everything where as a standard
tour may only show you one or two places for the same price. Driving is very easy and
straight forward here.
New: The 3 Amigos Creel office is now running tours as well as renting vehicles. You
can now sit back and leave the driving to us while you enjoy the canyons. For more
information about our tours, please visit our other site: www.amigos3.com
Weather:
The weather in any canyon can change dramatically from moment to moment so one
should always come prepared, no matter what the season, with a wide variety of
clothing. Having said that, our seasons run like this: Rainy from the end of June to
end of August. Windy from March through April. Winter from December to the end of
February. Fall is Sept. through November and Spring is March through May.
Temperatures at the bottom of any canyon are always HOT, even in Winter months.
Creel temps. on average: Winter is November to March and it freezes at night but
daytime temps can be as high as 65 on certain days if sunny. Spring is April to June
and warms up to about 75 during the day with still freezing temps at night well into
May at times. Summer is late June to late August and it rains every day with temps
not going over 85 usually on a sunny, non-rainy day. Fall is September to October
and is lovely with normal fall weather. I still have plants growing until November at
times.
gospel.)
Estrella Blanca has really let itself go. Although it is a well known line, most of the
buses that serve Creel are old and run down.
Departure times from Chihuahua to Creel: 7am, 8am, 10am, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm,
4pm and 6pm. ~ cost is $18US per ticket ($180 pesos)
Departure times from Creel to Chihuahua: 6am, 7am, 9am, 10:30am, 11:15am,
12:45pm, 2pm, 3pm, 4pm, 5:30pm. ~ cost is $18US per ticket ($180 pesos)
Noroeste is the other line and although it has less departures it is a much better
bus line with new buses being added all the time and better trained drivers.
Departure times from Chihuahua to Creel: 6am, 10am, 2pm and 5:30pm ~ Cost is
$20US per ticket ($200 pesos).
Departure times from Creel to Chihuahua: 9:15am, 11:30am & 3pm. ~ Cost is
$20US per ticket ($2000 pesos).
Buses from Creel to Batopilas:
This bus is a privately owned bus or van that leaves from in front of the Amigos office
daily except Sundays. Cost is ~ $20US per person each direction from Batopilas to
Creel or vice versa. This bus is usually dependable but has been known to not run if
it doesn't feel like it.
Departure times from Creel to Batopilas: Monday, Wednesday and Friday 9:30am
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday 7:30am
Departure times from Batopilas to Creel: Every day at 5am (designed this way so
you can catch the 11am train to Los Mochis). No buses on Sundays.
Buses from Chihuahua straight to Batopilas:
These buses run Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 5am and can be found in
Chihuahua City at Calle Ojinaga #4106 (614) 410-1479
Buses from Batopilas straight to Chihuahua:
Leave Batopilas at 5am and drop off at address above. These buses run on
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
Trains from Chihuahua or Los Mochis:
Trains leave Chihuahua every day at 6am for the 1st class and 7am for the second
class. The main difference between the two trains is that the 1st Class has a bar and
restaurant car. You may not bring your own beverages or food on this train.
The 2nd class train is used by more locals so it has more "color" than the "tourist"
1st class train. You may bring your own food and beverage on this train. The 2nd
class train costs about 1/2 of what the 1st class prices are. However, you can NOT
reserve the 2nd class train. It is first come, first served only.
Prices for 1st class train (approximate only):
Chihuahua to Creel - $77US
Creel to Los Mochis - $93US
Creel to El Fuerte - $93US
Chihuahua to Los Mochis - $170US
Tours in the Creel area:
There are dozens of independent individuals who organize tours in Creel, in addition
to the Hotels in the area. A word of caution: Please come by our offices first to get a
free map of the area so you will see where the places are to visit around Creel. There
are many places that you can walk to for free or bike or scooter to for much cheaper
than a tour that someone may wish to sell you. There are also public buses to many
places.
All tours require a minimum # of people in order to operate. If you do not have the
min. # required, don't be discouraged. If you are willing to pay for the basic price on
your own, you can have a private tour. However, you may want to consider renting one
of our Amigo Trucks as you can see and do almost everything where as a standard
tour may only show you one or two places for the same price. Driving is very easy and
straight forward here.
New: The 3 Amigos Creel office is now running tours as well as renting vehicles. You
can now sit back and leave the driving to us while you enjoy the canyons. For more
information about our tours, please visit our other site: www.amigos3.com
Weather:
The weather in any canyon can change dramatically from moment to moment so one
should always come prepared, no matter what the season, with a wide variety of
clothing. Having said that, our seasons run like this: Rainy from the end of June to
end of August. Windy from March through April. Winter from December to the end of
February. Fall is Sept. through November and Spring is March through May.
Temperatures at the bottom of any canyon are always HOT, even in Winter months.
Creel temps. on average: Winter is November to March and it freezes at night but
daytime temps can be as high as 65 on certain days if sunny. Spring is April to June
and warms up to about 75 during the day with still freezing temps at night well into
May at times. Summer is late June to late August and it rains every day with temps
not going over 85 usually on a sunny, non-rainy day. Fall is September to October
and is lovely with normal fall weather. I still have plants growing until November at
times.
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