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is it safe to rent a car and drive from mexico city and head east to the coast?

i had rented a car when i went to cancun and playa del carmen so i could move around at ease from place to place and i had no problem at all, in fact for me the area seemed pretty safe, or nothing out of the ordinary, is it the same thing going from mexico city to the east coast??

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1. well you'll be crossing a big mountain...I'd take a bus and rent there.
2. You don't cross any large mountains, you take the passes between them. There are no extremely steep areas. The first response suggested busing. It's a good option, Mexico has an excellent bus system. ADOgl would be your best bet. A bus to Veracruz takes just over 5:30. By the way, the gulf coast is nowhere as nice as the Pacific and Caribbean coast. There are good things, but the beaches are mediocre.
3. I've driven from the Yucatan to Veracruz and then up to Mexico City. I didn't have any problems with that trip. It's just not as flat as the Yucatan. From Veracruz to DF, it's about four hours driving time and 427 pesos in tolls.
4. You will need a GPS to get out of mexico city, it's big and it's complicated if you miss a turn, there's a lot of traffic, also there's the risk of being stolen, keep out the reach of the eyes, jewelry, watches, electronics, money...anything valvuable. Just be sure to pay for the insurance, otherwise than that there's no problem. You can check "traza tu ruta" to check the toll cost from Mexico to Veracruz, and if you want to visit me I'm in Puebla city hehehe.
5. All good answers.............I agree getting outta Mexico City is a night mare - seriously. Id only take the major highways and thats rather expensive with all the tolls. And I definatly agree to get out of Mexico City via the bus and rent at your final destination. Buses are large air conditioned Greyhound type and are totally fine. Cheap as well.
6. Hi! if you decide to drive, take the highways which are toll roads name "CUOTA" if you see Puebla Cuota vs Puebla Libre, take the Cuota route, libre means free, but they are backroads one lane each way, not well mantained. If you are driving from Mexico city's airport out, is difficult but not as much, a couple of major loooong streets will take you out but they are always crowded. Drive during the day, it's always safer, and watch out for people on the road, even on highways you can see people walking on the side, and some drivers pass other without previous warning... The road from Puebla to Veracruz will pass through the mountains, is pretty but be careful, lots of curves and many times there's fog doens't matter the time of day.