Do any Mexican bus lines provide Internet access?

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Mexico has quite a variety of inter-city bus lines, ranging from cheap, to "luxury." I've only ever ridden one, for about a 1-hour trip, and I slept most of the way, so I can't say my experience is very great in this area.

I'm curious if there are any Mexican bus lines that might offer Internet access during the trip. Free of course would be ideal, but if there are any that charge a premium fare (as many airlines do), that would be useful information as well.



Best Answer

According to Mexperience.com, some buses do indeed have wifi onboard, but generally only in Executive Class buses:

ETN's buses now offer WiFi on some routes. The service is free and enables you to send/receive email, surf the net and make internet-based phone calls from the bus using a service like Skype. Service quality varies and, depending on where you are geographically, internet signals may not be available at certain points en-route as many of Mexico's highways traverse mountains and other wild terrains.

So what this likely means is the bus has a 3g signal that is hooked up to the wifi, meaning you'll be sharing all the internet with anyone else onboard. If you're the only one - lucky you!

Another blog post on the same site describes the experience and would seem to indicate that ETN has had onboard internet since 2008.

ETN stands for Enlaces Terrestres Nacionales, and they have a website. To see which routes currently offer Internet, on their opening page, hover over the 'Servicios' tab, then click 'Internet a Bordo' (or switch to English, then 'ETN Services' followed by 'On Board Internet').




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Do buses in Mexico have WiFi?

WiFi Services on Executive Class BusesSome Executive Class bus services now offer WiFi services on-board. ETN's buses (see companies) now offer WiFi on some routes. The service is free and enables you to send/receive email, surf the net and make internet-based phone calls from the bus using a service like Skype.

How do you get internet when traveling to Mexico?

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  • Internet in Mexico \u2013 Buy a prepaid SIM card or an international data chip before your trip.
  • Internet in Mexico \u2013 Buy a local SIM card or chip at your destination.
  • Internet in Mexico \u2013 Rent a portable WiFi modem.
  • Internet in Mexico \u2013 Buy a portable WiFi modem.
  • Internet in Mexico \u2013 Public WiFi.


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    Does Mexico have free internet?

    In the more than 20,500 public Internet access sites that TELMEX installed in coordination with the Government of Mexico City, more than 2.84 million connections are made, free and free, every week.



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