Monterrey/Outer Monterrey

Outer Monterrey refers to the parts of the city of Monterrey beyond the Centro district. This is a very large area and includes areas north and west of el Centro (including Cumbres and Anahuac) and areas to the south and east of el Centro (including Tecnologico and Contry).

Get in
See the main article for details about getting to Monterrey.

By bus
The main bus station for all of Monterrey is in Monterrey/Centro, but some bus companies also operate secondary company-specific bus terminals in Colonia Roma, along Avenida Garza Sada. Travellers arriving in Monterrey from destinations along the Gulf of Mexico coast, including Ciudad Victoria, Tampico, and Veracruz may find these stations more convenient, particularly for hotels and other places to the south of Centro, including the Tec campus and neighborhoods in Guadalupe. All buses arriving and departing here travel via the Central de Autobuses, so be aware that even though you buy a ticket here, the buses sometimes arrive completely full. Also, there is a limited number of destinations served from this side of town (only buses traveling a specific highway will pass along Av. Garza Sada).





Get around
In addition to city buses, taxis, and rideshares (see Monterrey), the Tec campus (ITESM) operates its own bus service, called Expreso Tec, between the main campus in Colonia Tecnologico (south of downtown/centro) and most residential areas throughout the Monterrey metropolitan area. The service includes nine regular routes that operate all year, and additional routes that operate limited schedules during the semester. The service is for Tec students, staff, and affiliates, but if you are coming to Monterrey for academic purposes, that might be you. A bus pass costs about M$4000 per semester.



Do




Connect
See the main article.

Go next
If you're in the southern part of Monterrey, you're already well on your way to the nearby town of Santiago, which has been designated by the Mexican government as a "Pueblo Magico". Santiago is about 32 km southeast of Monterrey on Carreterra Nacional (MEX 85). It is a popular weekend destination for people in the city. The town sits atop a hill above the highway and has a pleasant zocalo with an old church and an excellent restaurant called Las Palomas. Shop the myriad vendors along the Carreterra for a uniquely regional shopping experience, visit the Cascadas Cola de Caballo (Horsetail Falls), do a caving trip (maybe even visit the "Bat Cave" (Cueva de Murcielagos) where millions of bats fly out of their cave at dusk), or maybe kayak on the Presa de Boca. There are also myriad opportunities for outdoor adventures into the adjacent Parque Nacional Cumbres de Monterrey (everything from extreme canyoneering to backcountry horseback rides).

Further south are the Pueblos Mágicos of Linares and Montemorelos.