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Puerto Morelos to Colombia

On our last day we drive from Saltillo to the border of the USA. It takes us just over 3 hours to get to the crossing at Colombia, just west of Nuevo Laredo. We cross here, instead of in Laredo because the crossing has more room for RVs.

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People ask us all the time how long it takes and what it costs. So here are the states from our trip from Puerto Morelos to the US border.

Hours: 41 behind the wheel

Kilometers/Miles: 2901/1803

Average Speed: 71km/hour or 44 miles/hour

Tolls: $3484mxn ($271 USD)

Gas: $9079mxn ($706 USD)

Camping: $2028mxn ($158 USD)

Total Cost: $14591mxn ($1135 USD)

Tolls for a truck and travel trailer are about double what you would pay for a car. If you were not towing an RV you could do this trip much faster and much cheaper. Flying would be cheaper and fast again, but not as fun.

We took 11 days to do this drive in so that we could stop and visit friends and some of our favourite places along the way. Temperatures ranged from 37C (99F) to 7c (45F).  We were as low as -6meters (-20feet) below sea level to as high as 2616 meters (8523feet), all in a five hour drive. This completes our 12th round trip from the US border to Puerto Morelos and back. It may be time to start flying.

Laredo to Calgary

Laredo to Calgary

We still have 3,494km (2171 miles) to go. We’re not even half way there!

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