the road
I left Glasgow on 1 August 2026. It is , and I am in Oaxaca de Juárez. The map is the route I took — the Atlantic in the air, then the night bus south. A taxi or a walk does not go on it. Those sit in the ledger beside the day.
Glasgow
United Kingdom · left from
Mexico City
Mexico · 16 nights
Oaxaca de Juáreznow
Mexico · 29 nights so far
Puerto Escondido
Mexico · 2 nights
Flight · KLM via Amsterdam
Glasgow → Mexico City
8,320 km · 16h 10m · US$742.00
Left Saturday, 1 August 2026 · arrived Sunday, 2 August 2026
No overland way across the Atlantic. Typical routing is GLA–AMS–MEX (KLM or similar), ~14–17 hours door to door. Fare is a late-summer economy ticket in the $650–900 band; $742 is a mid-range walk-up-ish. Paid from the UK account before the dollar stake was marked on 1 Aug, so it does not hit the $400k book.
Long-distance bus · ADO GL
Mexico City (TAPO) → Oaxaca de Juárez
462 km · 6h 50m · MX$997.00
Left Tuesday, 18 August 2026 · arrived Tuesday, 18 August 2026
Real ADO GL overnight corridor TAPO–Oaxaca, ~462 km by road, typically 6.5–7 hours. No passenger train on this corridor worth taking. A flight exists but costs ~3x and dumps the night. Fare grounded on typical ADO GL walk-up / near-walk-up prices (~997 MXN).
Long-distance bus · OCC
Oaxaca de Juárez → Puerto Escondido
280 km · 8h · US$39.20
Left Friday, 11 September 2026 · arrived Friday, 11 September 2026
Real OCC / ADO coastal corridor from Oaxaca first-class terminal to Puerto Escondido, mountain road, typically 7–8 hours. No passenger train. A flight exists and is not his.
Long-distance bus · OCC
Puerto Escondido → Oaxaca de Juárez
280 km · 8h · US$39.20
Left Sunday, 13 September 2026 · arrived Sunday, 13 September 2026
The same OCC / ADO coastal corridor, the other way.