Saltillo to Matehuala
Follow the signs to Matehuala.
259 kilometers to Matehuala.
Pemex at 182 & 177 kilometer
markers.
1.
Follow sign to Mexico
Building Landmark
2.
Go straight.
Follow sign to Matehuala.
3.
Turn left after going under
overpass.
Then go straight.
4.
250 Kilometers to Matehuala
Nice Pemex – 7-11 after turn.
Follow signs to Matehuala.
5.
Landmark – town of Bella Union.
Follow signs to Matehuala and/or
Mexico (meaning Mexico City).
6.
Highway splits…stay to right.
7.
Follow signs to San Luis Potosi.
8.
Coming up to toll road (cuota).
You will be advised how much
the toll will be.
9.
249 kilometers to Matehuala.
Follow signs to Matehuala /
Mexico
10.
Coming to a split and toll booth.
Take right to Zacatecas.
11.
Take cuota to ZacatecasHuachichil
12.
Pay toll.
Toll for cars: $53 pesos
13.
Follow signs to Matehuala / San
Luis Potosi.
A random police checkpoint – no
worries – they waved us through.
14.
You might be stopped at Mexican
army checkpoints looking for
illegal drugs and perhaps at
agricultural checkpoints
concerned with the spread of
insects between Mexican states.
Be courteous as they do their job.
Sign for rest area…San Pedro
(comes up about the 136
kilometer marker). It has a
restaurant, gas station, restrooms,
souvenirs and snacks.
We left Saltillo around 7:30 am
and got to San Pedro at
approximately 9:15 a.m.
15.
Take pesos…it cost $2 pesos to
go to the bathroom. (about 20
cents)
Follow signs to San Luis Potosi.
Welcome to the state of San Luis
Potosi (not the city, the state).
16.
24 kilometers to Matehuala.
214 kilometeres to San Luis
Potosi.
17.
Follow signs to Matehuala.
A lot of people stay overnight in
Matehuala.
18.
We arrived on the outskirts of
Matehuala at 10:16 a.m.…so it’s
about three hours from Saltillo
and is a good stopover for the
night.
To find hotels, go to
www.tripadvisor.com and enter
Matehuala, Mexico.
Las Palmas is very popular with
our alumni…it has secure parking
and a nice restaurant.
We’ve also heard from alumni
who like Del Parque, but I don’t
have any additional information.
Bill and I have never stayed in
Matehuala, so we don’t have
directions to either of the hotels,
but we understand they’re not
hard to find.