México is a combination of don’t travel or drive thru at all to safer than the USA.

This article has some good tips on making México safe.

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) advises against all but essential travel to:

The state of Chihuahua except:

  • The city of Chihuahua
  • The border crossing in Ciudad Juárez (accessed by federal toll road 45)
  • Federal toll road 45D connecting the cities of Chihuahua and Ciudad Juárez
  • The Copper Canyon rail route to/from Chihuahua and towns immediately on this route including Creel
  • The road from Creel via San Juanito to San Pedro
  • State highway 16 from San Pedro to Chihuahua

The state of Sinaloa except:

  • The cities of Los Mochis and Mazatlán
  • Road 32 that runs between El Fuerte and Los Mochis
  • The 15D federal toll road that runs the length of the state
  • The Copper Canyon rail route to/from Los Mochis/El Fuerte and the towns immediately on this route

The state of Zacatecas except:

  • Zacatecas City accessed by air

The state of Tamaulipas except:

  • The border crossing at Nuevo Laredo accessed by federal toll road 85D from Monterrey

The state of Colima except:

  • The city of Manzanillo reached by sea or air via the Manzanillo-Costalegre International Airport

The state of Guerrero except:

  • The  city of Acapulco accessed by the 95D federal toll road
  • The town of Zihuatanejo/Ixtapa accessed by air
  • The town of Taxco accessed by the 95D and 200D federal toll roads

The state of Michoacán except:

  • The city of Morelia accessed by federal toll roads 15D, 126 and 43
  • The town of Pátzcuaro accessed by federal toll roads 14D and 15 from Morelia.
  • The 15D toll road

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) also advises against all but essential travel to the following areas within these states:

In the state of Baja California:

the city of Tijuana in except

  • Airside transit through Tijuana airport
  • The Cross Border Xpress bridge from the airport linking terminals across the Mexican-US border.
  • The federal toll road 1D and Via Rápida  through Tijuana to the border

the city of Tecate in Baja California (including roads between Tijuana and Tecate)

(Note: FCDO does not advise against all travel or all but essential travel to any part of the state of Baja California Sur.)

In the state of Guanajuato:

  • the areas south west of the road 45D

In the state of Jalisco:

  • the areas south and southwest of Lake Chapala to the border with the state of Colima
  • the northern municpalities of Hostotipaquillo, San Martin de Bolaños, Chimaltitán, Bolaños, Totatiche, Colotlán, Santa Maria de los Ángeles, Huejúcar, Villa Guerrero, Mezquitic and Huequilla el Alto
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