Accommodation in Oaxaca
Solexico’s students have several options for accommodation in Oaxaca.
Homestay Program: In our homestay program, carefully selected families provide a home away from home. This gives students the opportunity to further appreciate the beauty of Mexico and its people.
Solexico Residence: The Oaxaca Residence is located just three blocks from Solexico’s campus in a quaint, modern-Colonial house. There are 5 double rooms with private baths and 2 large rooms that share a bathroom. Each room has a desk where students can do their homework or read, and there is wireless Internet available for those who bring laptops. The rooms are surrounded by large patios and garden areas which have been adapted as areas for sunbathing or lounging; a living area where students can watch TV. or movies; and a dining area for the buffet style, continental breakfast included. Students are also welcome to use the kitchen to prepare other meals or to save and warm up leftovers.
Private accommodations in Oaxaca such as condominiums, houses and hotel rooms are also available. If students would like for us to organize such independent housing, a description of what they are looking for, including a price range, the desired number of bedrooms, dates of the students’ housing, desired proximity to the school, and any specific requests, is helpful. We will do everything possible to meet the student’s needs and will send options to the student. Prices of such accommodations vary and do not include meals.
Transportation
Host families will provide a transfer from the airport to their home free of charge as long as we have complete flight information prior to the Friday before your arrival. Please contact the host family directly with any changes or delays. The families do not offer the transfer service from the bus station, as the schedules are less dependable.
Upon arrival to Oaxaca, taxis and airport transfers are easy to find. A shuttle service from the airport to the accommodations will cost about $4-8 USD; a private taxi will cost between $25 and $35 USD. A taxi from the bus station to the host family or hotel will cost between $3 USD and $6 USD, depending on the location of the hotel or family‘s home in relation to the bus station.
Bus From Mexico City to Oaxaca
Soléxico is located in the city of Oaxaca, about 450 kilometers (a little under 300 miles) south of Mexico City. Air travel direct to Oaxaca can sometimes be costly, so many of our students prefer to take the bus from Mexico City to Oaxaca. Unfortunately, there is no direct bus leaving from the airport, so we have outlined below what one should do after going through customs at the airport in Mexico’s capital.
After going through customs, baggage claim and the luggage check-point in the airport, you should go to the ticket booth (a small office inside the airport) to buy tickets for taxis. You will purchase a ticket for the TAPO bus station, and the cost should be between 50 and 100 pesos (between $5 and $10 USD). From there, they will tell you where to stand in line to wait for a taxi. When it is your turn in line, the taxi driver will ask for your ticket, load your luggage and take you to TAPO. The ride is about 10 to 15 minutes if there is not much traffic. (If there is a lot of traffic, you may want to tip the taxi driver because he is paid by the trip not by time.)
Upon arrival to the TAPO station, you will look for the ADO bus line tickets booths and waiting area (it is a large area). There are several classes of buses, but UNO, GL Plus and Primera Clase (1st Class) are all fine. The cost of the ticket will range from $30 USD one-way (Primera Clase) to $50 USD one-way (UNO). The ride will be 6 hours in any of those three classes, and all of the buses are safe, clean and comfortable and show movies during the ride. At least one of the three lines will be leaving each hour from 8am to 23:00.
Once you arrive in Oaxaca, the first class bus station is located fairly centrally and there are many taxis outside that can take you to your family’s home, hotel or apartment.
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