How to get fromEcatepec de Morelos to El Oro de Hidalgoby bus, car or taxi

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There are 4 ways to get from Ecatepec de Morelos to El Oro de Hidalgo by bus, car, or taxi

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Bus
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1. Take the bus from Terminal Poniente - Observatorio to El Oro
4h 22m
$234–297
Drive 157.9 km
1. Drive from Ecatepec de Morelos to El Oro de Hidalgo157.9 km
1h 59m
$302–436
Taxi
1. Take the taxi from Ecatepec de Morelos to El Oro de Hidalgo157.9 km
1h 59m
$1,500–1,900
Bus, line 3 bus
1. Take the bus from La Viga to Mexibus Indios Verdes
2. Take the bus from Indios Verdes to Balderas3
3. Take the bus from Balderas to Terminal Poniente - Observatorio
4. Take the bus from Terminal Poniente - Observatorio to El Oro
5h 25m

Ecatepec de Morelos to El Oro de Hidalgo by bus and subway

105Weekly Services

4h 22mAverage Duration

$234Cheapest Price

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Distance: 186.3 km
Duration: 4h 22m

What companies run services between Ecatepec de Morelos, Mexico and El Oro de Hidalgo, Mexico?

Caminante operates a bus from Terminal Poniente - Observatorio to El Oro hourly. Tickets cost $210–250 and the journey takes 2h 30m.

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El Oro de Hidalgo, Mexico(opens in a new window)

El Oro is one of 125 municipalities in the State of Mexico within the United Mexican States. The municipal seat is the town of El Oro de Hidalgo. The name El Oro means "the gold" in Spanish. It has subsequently been given an alternative Nahuatl name of "Teocuitlatl", meaning "sacred excrement" (referring to gold). Its seal, in the form of an Aztec glyph, contains elements referring to gold and to caves, of which there are many in the municipality.

Things to do in El Oro de Hidalgo

El Oro de Hidalgo(Opens in a new window)

The name El Oro de Hidalgo (Spanish ), is not from Nahuatl, like most other municipality names in the state, but from Spanish, and simply means "the gold." It has subsequently been given an alternative Nahuatl name of "Teocuitlapilli," meaning "what comes out of the gods" or "sacred excrement," referring to gold. Its seal, in the form of an Aztec glyph, contains elements referring to gold and to caves, of which there are many in the municipality. The municipality is located in the northwest of the State of Mexico, 96 km from the state capital of Toluca, and is bounded by the municipalities Temascalcingo, Jocotitlán and San Felipe del Progreso and to the west by the state of Michoacán., the municipal seat with the formal name of El Oro de Hidalgo had a population of 5,797, and the municipality of El Oro had a population of 31,847. While it made its name as a major gold and silver mining town from the 17th to the early 20th centuries, the mines have since been tapped out and the town is turning to tourism for economic development.

Tlalpujahua(Opens in a new window)

Tlalpujahua (Spanish ; formally Tlalpujahua de Rayón) is a town and municipality located in the far northeast of the state of Michoacán in central Mexico. It is a former mining town, home of the Dos Estrellas Mine, which was the leading producer of gold in the early 20th century. A major landslide of mud and mining debris damaged this mine and buried about one-third of the town in 1937, effectively ending mining. In the 1960s, a local by the name of Joaquín Muñoz Orta began making Christmas tree ornaments here. This eventually grew into what is now one of the largest producers of ornaments called Adornos Navideños SA de CV. In addition to this and another factory, there are about 150 small workshops dedicated to making Christmas items, with about 70% of the town’s economy based on it. In 2005, the town, with its narrow stone streets and adobe/stone houses with red tile roofs, was made a Pueblo Mágico as part of its efforts to attract tourism.

Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve(Opens in a new window)

The Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve (Spanish: Reserva de Biosfera de la Mariposa Monarca) is a World Heritage Site containing most of the over-wintering sites of the eastern population of the monarch butterfly. The reserve is located in the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt pine-oak forests ecoregion on the border of Michoacán and State of Mexico, 100 km (62 miles), northwest of Mexico City. Millions of butterflies arrive in the reserve annually. Butterflies only inhabit a fraction of the 56,000 hectares of the reserve from October–March. The biosphere’s mission is to protect the butterfly species and its habitat.

Places to stay in El Oro de Hidalgo

HOTEL GOLD(Opens in a new window)

8.8Fabulous

Hotel Plaza Mayor(Opens in a new window)

8.3Very Good

Hotel del Carmen(Opens in a new window)

8.4Very Good

Rancho Yapalpan(Opens in a new window)

7.0Pleasant

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