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FCDO advises against all but essential travel to parts of Mexico.
Foreign travel advice Mexico
Warnings and insurance
Updated: 25 October 2023
Latest update: Update that Tropical Storm Otis has intensified to a category 4 Hurricane and anticipated to impact the Pacific south coast
Areas where FCDO advises against all but essential travel
Your travel insurance could be invalidated if you travel against FCDO advice. Consular support is also severely limited where FCDO advises against travel.
State of Baja California
FCDO advises against all but essential travel to the city of Tijuana, except:
- airside transit through Tijuana airport
- the Cross Border Xpress bridge from the airport linking terminals across the Mexican-US border
- the federal toll road 1D and Via Rápida through Tijuana to the border
FCDO advises against all but essential travel to the city of Tecate in Baja California (including roads between Tijuana and Tecate)
Note: FCDO does not advise against all travel or all but essential travel to any part of the state of Baja California Sur.
State of Chihuahua
FCDO advises against all but essential travel to the state of Chihuahua, except:
- the city of Chihuahua
- the border crossing in Ciudad Juárez (accessed by federal toll road 45)
- federal toll road 45D connecting the cities of Chihuahua and Ciudad Juárez
- the Copper Canyon rail route to and from Chihuahua and towns immediately on this route including Creel
- the road from Creel via San Juanito to San Pedro
- state highway 16 from San Pedro to Chihuahua
State of Colima
FCDO advises against all but essential travel to the state of Colima, except:
- the city of Manzanillo accessed by sea or air via the Manzanillo-Costalegre International Airport
State of Guanajuato
FCDO advises against all but essential travel to the areas southwest of road 45D.
State of Guerrero
FCDO advises against all but essential travel to the state of Guerrero, except:
- the city of Acapulco accessed by the 95D federal toll road
- the town of Zihuatanejo/Ixtapa accessed by air
- the town of Taxco accessed by the 95D and 200D federal toll roads
State of Jalisco
FCDO advises against all but essential travel to the areas south and southwest of Lake Chapala to the border with the state of Colima.
FCDO advises against all but essential travel to the northern municipalities of:
- Bolaños
- Chimaltitán
- Colotlán
- Hostotipaquillo
- Huejúcar
- Huequilla el Alto
- Mezquitic
- San Martin de Bolaños
- Santa Maria de los Ángeles
- Totatiche
- Villa Guerrero
State of Michoacán
FCDO advises against all but essential travel to the state of Michoacán, except:
- the city of Morelia accessed by federal toll roads 15D, 126 and 43; and the federal toll road 48D between the city of Morelia and the General Francisco Mujica airport
- the town of Pátzcuaro accessed by federal toll roads 14D and 15 from Morelia, and boat trips out to islands on Lake Pátzcuaro
- the Federal Highway 15D
State of Sinaloa
FCDO advises against all but essential travel to the state of Sinaloa, except:
- the cities of Los Mochis and Mazatlán
- road 32 that runs between El Fuerte and Los Mochis
- the 15D federal toll road that runs the length of the state
- the Copper Canyon rail route to and from Los Mochis, El Fuerte and the towns immediately on this route
State of Tamaulipas
FCDO advises against all but essential travel to the state of Tamaulipas, except:
- the border crossing at Nuevo Laredo accessed by federal toll road 85D from Monterrey
State of Zacatecas
FCDO advises against all but essential travel to the state of Zacatecas.