Tip – Follow the signs look for the following towns on the way:  Monterrey, Saltillo, Matehuala, San Luis Potosi, Mexico, Lagos de Moreno, Guadalajara, and Chapala.

1. U.S. Boarder to Nuevo Laredo – Once crossing the bridge, check to see if you get a green light.  If red, stop at Customs on the right.  If green continue to the first street and turn left.  Continue on that street for several blocks looking to see where you can turn left on to the main bypass around Nuevo Laredo.  Turn right on the bypass road until you see the road to Passport Control and where to get Auto Sticker.  Turn Left on that road and go to Passport Control and Auto Sticker building.

2. Nuevo Laredo to Monterrey  – Get back and onto and continue on bypass.   Go under the first overpass and turn left on to Highway 85.  Go through the 20 km Check Point and Continue South on Highway 85 to Monterrey.

3.  Monterrey to Matehuala - Once you see the as you enter into Monterrey Airport on the right, get in the right hand lane and look for the Periferico Exit, prior to an underpass, it may be hard to see.  Turn right onto the Periferico and continue on the Periferico until you see the exit to Saltillo.  Exit right onto Highway 40.  Continue on Highway 40 until you see the exit to Matehuala.  Exit left to Matehuala, which is Highway 57.

4. Matehuala to San Luis Potosi – Continue South on Highway 57.  Note, prior to Matehuala there is a bypass around Matehuala, turn left onto bypass.  This is a toll bypass.

5. Note: Continue on Highway 57 to Mexico, (Mexico City).  This will bypass San Luis Potosi.  Just past the Pemex station and Churches Chicken and restrooms is a tollbooth, continue south on Highway 57 until you see a sign for a road to Guadalajara.  Do not take any exits to San Luis Potosi unless you plan on spending the night in San Luis Potosi.  If you plan to spend the night in San Luis Potosi, after the toll booth take the exit to San Luis Potosi, exit right, continue on this road and you will see the Holiday Inn Express on your left.  Other good hotels along this road.  Next morning, go back the way you came and look for the exit to Mexico, (Mexico City), and exit to the right.  This will be Highway 57, continue south for a while until you see a sign for a road to Guadalajara.  This is the two-lane toll road.

6. San Luis Potosi to Ojuelas de Jalisco - Continue West on Toll Road until it ends and exit left, West, on Highway 80, a two lane highway, look for sign to Guadalajara.  After approximately 23 kms, or 14 miles you arrive in Ojuelas de Jalisco, where all the pottery swans, frogs and pots and etc are located.

7.  Ojuelas de Jalisco to Lagos de Mareno – Continue West on Highway 80, a two-lane highway.  Note there is a bypass around Ojuelas de Jalisco, note signs to Guadalajara.  There is a toll on this bypass.

8. Lagos de Mareno to Guadalajara – West on Highway 80.  There is a bypass around Lagos de Mareno, note signs to Guadalajara, take right turn onto bypass.

9. Guadalajara to Chapala- South on Highway 44, look for signs to Chapala.