For most Baja road-trippers making their way down the peninsula, foggy Guerrero Negro (pop. 12,000) looms as a stopover town for refueling vehicles, loading up on supplies, and crashing for the night.
Aside from marking the halfway point of a trip from Tijuana [1] to Cabo San Lucas [2], the town is known for two things: gray whales and salt [3].
By Air: Aereo Servicio Guerrero (tel. 615/157-0137, toll-free 800/823-3153, www.aereoserviciosguerrero.com.mx [4]) operates flights to and from Isla Cedros [5] four times a week (Mon., Wed., Thurs., Fri.). The flight time is about 30 minutes, and a one-way ticket runs US$65; the airline office, next to the police station on Boulevard Zapata, is open 9 A.M.–4 P.M. Monday–Saturday. The company also does charters upon request and flies to other destinations within Mexico such as Ensenada [6] (US$137) and the Pacific coast of the mainland.
Guerrero Negro’s airfield is located north of town, near the state line. Look for the turnoff between Km. 125 and 126.
By Bus: Guerrero Negro’s bus station is located on Boulevard Zapata across from Malarrimo Restaurant. Aguila (tel. 800/824-8452, www.autotransportesaguila.com [7]) and Autotransportes de Baja California (ABC, tel. 800/025-0220, www.abc.com.mx [8]) offer daily service north to Punta Prieta [9], El Rosario [10] ($40) San Quintín [11], Ensenada [6], and Tijuana [1] (US$80), and south to Vizcaíno [12] (US$8), San Ignacio [13] (US$17), Santa Rosalía [14] (US$25), Mulegé [15] (US$33), Loreto [16] (US$49), Ciudad Constitución [17] (US$67), and La Paz [18] (US$90).
Links:
[1] http://www.moon.com/destinations/baja-cabo/tijuana-rosarito-and-tecate/tijuana
[2] http://www.moon.com/destinations/baja-cabo/cabo/los-cabos/cabo-san-lucas
[3] http://www.moon.com/destinations/baja-cabo/guerrero-negro-bahia-concepcion/guerrero-negro/sights
[4] http://www.aereoserviciosguerrero.com.mx
[5] http://www.moon.com/destinations/baja-cabo/guerrero-negro-bahia-concepcion/vizcaino-peninsula/isla-cedros
[6] http://www.moon.com/destinations/baja-cabo/ensenada-el-rosario/ensenada
[7] http://www.autotransportesaguila.com
[8] http://www.abc.com.mx
[9] http://www.moon.com/destinations/baja-cabo/baja-s-central-desert/-the-interior/south-parador-punta-prieta
[10] http://www.moon.com/destinations/baja-cabo/ensenada-el-rosario/el-rosario
[11] http://www.moon.com/destinations/baja-cabo/ensenada-el-rosario/san-quintin
[12] http://www.moon.com/destinations/baja-cabo/guerrero-negro-bahia-concepcion/vizcaino-peninsula
[13] http://www.moon.com/destinations/baja-cabo/guerrero-negro-bahia-concepcion/san-ignacio-and-vicinity/san-ignacio
[14] http://www.moon.com/destinations/baja-cabo/guerrero-negro-bahia-concepcion/santa-rosalia
[15] http://www.moon.com/destinations/baja-cabo/guerrero-negro-bahia-concepcion/mulege
[16] http://www.moon.com/destinations/baja-cabo/loreto-and-vicinity/loreto
[17] http://www.moon.com/destinations/baja-cabo/loreto-and-vicinity/ensenada-blanca-ciudad-constitucion/ciudad-constitucion
[18] http://www.moon.com/destinations/baja-cabo/cabo/la-paz