McAllen Bus Station

A bus station review? Well someone’s gotta do it. Here’s what you need to know about this bus station.
– It’s clean! (bathrooms are mostly clean)
– Most of the signs and announcements are in Spanish
– Thankfully, Greyhound announcements are in English and Spanish
– They really only make one or two announcements so you need to listen up and get off that phone, sonny boy.
– It smells like Fabuloso and Subway
– Sometimes the card machines are down so have cash to buy your ticket if you haven’t online
– They do have ATMs but the charge is obnoxious ($ 4)
– There are plenty of plugs to get a charge before you leave but they’re not near the seats
– If you’re bringing luggage on greyhound, you’ll need to get luggage tags (like you would at the airport) and it’s $ 15 for your second bag. I don’t know if that pricing holds true for your third piece.
– Do arrive an hour early so that you’re ready to go when the bus leaves.
– Bring your own snacks and water, unless you want to eat bus station subway (which seems ill advised.)
With a station this busy, I think it would be easy to let it degrade to third world style bus madness but they’ve done an excellent job of maintaining cleanliness and efficiency.

Nice little bus station in McAllen that can get you a bus to almost anywhere in the Southern US or all of Mexico.
The bus company names are all displayed clearly at the top of their counters and behind the counter, on the wall, there are monitors displaying their destinations, time of departure and price.
I’m sure most personnel speak English but don’t be surprised if they only speak Spanish or have a hard time understanding English.
It’s one of the simplest, cleanest, bus stations I’ve been to.