Travel In Monterrey, Mexico

Monterrey is a popular tourist city on the northeastern side of Mexico. This city has a population of nearly four million people and is known as the City of the Mountains and also as the...

Monterrey is a popular tourist city on the northeastern side of Mexico. This city has a population of nearly four million people and is known as the City of the Mountains and also as the Sultan of the North. Monterrey is a business center and modern industrial center. Its population is over one million and its metropolitan area has a population of over 3 million. This makes it the third most populated in the country. The metropolitan area is known to have the highest GDP per capita of all of the metropolitan areas in Mexico.

The buses are known to be modern and efficient and there are a few between bus lines at the downtown bus station in Monterrey. These busses have many arrivals and departures each day that goes into deeper Mexico, and to the United States border. There are three important railroad lines that also connect into Monterrey. The public transportation within the city includes a modern but short in length rapid transit system. This transit system is in the process of being expanded to the northern part of the city. Construction on this will be finished sometime in the year of 2008.

There are many bus lines that run in the city varying in quality and in their routes. It is said that all the bus lines had to change their vehicles by the year 2007. There are many taxi cabs that can also be found. Traffic jams have become more frequent primarily at rush hour times. There are two international airports, a major international airport and a private airport. Monterrey is linked by frequent non stop flights to Mexican cities and to important United States hubs such as Dallas Fort Worth, Atlanta, Chicago O Hare, Houston Intercontinental, and Los Angeles. Monterrey has become the second most important city for these operating routes. There are five different airlines that have operational bases in Monterrey along with headquarters. Public transportation is not available from Monterrey International Airport to the city. However, some taxi services link the airport with the city. From the airport there is a bus shuttle to Saltillo that is nearby. Inter city bus services are known to run every day.

In sports Monterrey has two Mexican league soccer teams. They also have two past professional indoor soccer teams. The city was known to host many games during the FIFA World Cup. Baseball is known to have a long history in Monterrey. Where it was said to be the most popular sport. Monterrey was champion three times of the little league world series. They have also been host to major league baseball games. A Mexican League baseball team is The Sultanes de Monterrey that is based in Monterrey, Mexico. They are known to be in the Northern Division. The team was also called the gray ghosts. They were one of the most important teams in the league winning a championship.

There are two professional basketball teams called Fuerza Regia that plays in the Mexican league and the Monterrey Venom.

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