The Maya Train has now been running services for two months, and its popularity seems to be on the up, with more and more tourists choosing it as their mode of transport throughout the Yucatan Peninsula. Serving more than 50,976 passengers so far, foreign tourists and locals are eagerly awaiting more routes to become fully …
Maya Train
It’s been over two months since the Maya Train was officially inaugurated on December 16th, as the Campeche – Cancun section officially began operations. The arrival of the eagerly awaited and ambitious project marked the beginning of a new era for tourism in the Yucatán Peninsula – one marked by increased regional connectivity, more convenient …
The Yucatan is the place to be for travelers to the Mexican Caribbean. Supported by a number of factors, the sister region to the west of Cancun and Quintana Roo has been holding its own both domestically and internationally as a travel hotspot. Record Tourism Levels in 2023 Compared with pre-pandemic travel levels, the tourist …
Over the past month, the Maya Train routes have slowly but surely been inaugurated, with the final sections set to be fully operational this summer. The Maya Train is the new transport system that links the entirety of Southeastern Mexico together for tourists and locals, launched by President Andrew Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO). Its main …
One month and a half into the running of the Maya Train, passenger numbers show no sign of slowing down. With its inaugural route from Palenque, Chiapas to Cancun launching last December, officials, locals, and tourists waited with bated breath to see if it would be a success. As the next section announces its launch …
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The first section of the Maya Train route was inaugurated in mid-December, and tickets sold out almost immediately. The launch seemed to go off without a hitch, but in the month or so since, there have been several issues, the most recent being tourists having their trip canceled at the last minute. It’s not uncommon …
Despite the questionable success of the Maya Train project in the Yucatan, one popular tourist attraction has recently shattered its all-time daily visitor record due to the new tourist transportation option. New Chichén Itzá Attendance Record According to the General Director of the National Institute of Anthropology and History, Diego Prieto Hernández, the popular Chichén …
Everybody is excited about the Maya Train being completed this year because access to so many destinations in the Mexican Caribbean and throughout the Yucatan Peninsula will be so much easier. It’s not just the Maya Train that will provide more access to the region than ever, though, but also its eventual connection to another …
After the huge build-up in anticipation of the Maya train and how it would transform transportation for travelers in the Mexican Caribbean, it’s safe to say that there have been a few teething problems since the service opened in mid-December 2023. One of the most infamous disruptions so far occurred on the Cancun to Palenque …