Prices
Price and schedule
The Primero is roughly twice the price of the second class train. Prices change periodically and are usually posted (along with schedule) on the CHEPE site. Second class prices and schedule also are there.
Getting Tickets
You can almost always just get on the train and buy tickets when not at either end. The ticket counters open about 30 minutes before departure (like 5:30a or so) in Chihuahua City and Los Mochis.
You need cash
Sometimes at the station and always on the train they will only take cash…so have pesos. Actually they have taken USD at times but the rate was not that hot.
Dave relaxing on CHEPE with pilfered hat. We almost always just buy tickets on the train on our Authentic Copper Canyon Adventures.
Here are current prices as of June. 2011…and schedule
| PRIMERA CLASE | ||||||||
| Ruta | Tarifa | Llega | Sale | Ruta | Tarifa | Llega | Sale | |
| CHIHUAHUA | 06:00 | LOS MOCHIS | 06:00 | |||||
| CUAUHTEMOC | $444.00 | 08:29 | 08:29 | SUFRAGIO | $400.00 | 07:30 | 07:30 | |
| SAN JUANITO | $888.00 | 10:45 | 10:45 | EL FUERTE | $400.00 | 08:40 | 08:40 | |
| CREEL | $991.00 | 11:20 | 11:20 | TEMORIS | $714.00 | 11:40 | 11:40 | |
| PITORREAL | $1,118.00 | 12:09 | 12:09 | BAHUICHIVO | $844.00 | 12:40 | 12:40 | |
| DIVISADERO | $1,184.00 | 12:34 | 12:34 | CUITECO | $868.00 | 12:51 | 12:51 | |
| POSADA | $1,198.00 | 13:01 | 13:01 | SAN RAFAEL | $951.00 | 13:29 | 13:29 | |
| SAN RAFAEL | $1,231.00 | 13:18 | 13:18 | POSADA | $984.00 | 13:58 | 13:58 | |
| CUITECO | $1,315.00 | 14:05 | 14:05 | DIVISADERO | $998.00 | 14:04 | 14:04 | |
| BAHUICHIVO | $1,338.00 | 14:15 | 14:15 | PITORREAL | $1,064.00 | 14:49 | 14:49 | |
| TEMORIS | $1,468.00 | 15:15 | 15:15 | CREEL | $1,191.00 | 15:38 | 15:38 | |
| EL FUERTE | $1,909.00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | SAN JUANITO | $1,295.00 | 16:14 | 16:14 | |
| SUFRAGIO | $2,179.00 | 20:00 | 20:00 | CUAUHTÉMOC | $1,735.00 | 18:30 | 18:30 | |
| LOS MOCHIS | $2,179.00 | 20:40 | CHIHUAHUA | $2,179.00 | 20:56 | |||
| CLASE ECONOMICA | ||||||||
| Ruta | Tarifa | Llega | Sale | Ruta | Tarifa | Llega | Sale | |
| CHIHUAHUA | 07:00 | LOS MOCHIS | 07:00 | |||||
| CUAUHTEMOC | $222.00 | 09:29 | 09:29 | SUFRAGIO | $200.00 | 08:30 | 08:30 | |
| LA JUNTA | $304.00 | 10:15 | 10:15 | EL FUERTE | $200.00 | 09:40 | 09:40 | |
| SAN JUANITO | $444.00 | 11:45 | 11:45 | LORETO | $219.00 | 10:43 | 10:43 | |
| CREEL | $496.00 | 12:20 | 12:20 | TEMORIS | $357.00 | 12:50 | 12:50 | |
| PITORREAL | $558.80 | 13:10 | 13:10 | BAHUICHIVO | $422.00 | 14:16 | 14:16 | |
| DIVISADERO | $593.00 | 13:40 | 13:40 | CUITECO | $434.00 | 14:32 | 14:32 | |
| POSADA | $599.00 | 14:11 | 14:11 | SAN RAFAEL | $476.00 | 15:08 | 15:08 | |
| SAN RAFAEL | $616.00 | 14:29 | 14:29 | POSADA | $492.00 | 15:36 | 15:36 | |
| CUITECO | $658.00 | 15:15 | 15:15 | DIVISADERO | $499.00 | 15:42 | 15:42 | |
| BAHUICHIVO | $669.00 | 15:30 | 15:30 | PITORREAL | $532.40 | 16:32 | 16:32 | |
| TEMORIS | $734.00 | 16:26 | 16:26 | CREEL | $596.00 | 17:22 | 17:22 | |
| LORETO | $873.00 | 18:15 | 18:15 | SAN JUANITO | $648.00 | 17:57 | 17:57 | |
| EL FUERTE | $955.00 | 19:18 | 19:18 | LA JUNTA | $785.00 | 19:27 | 19:27 | |
| SUFRAGIO | $1,025.00 | 20:28 | 20:28 | CUAUHTEMOC | $868.00 | 20:13 | 20:13 | |
| LOS MOCHIS | $1,090.00 | 21:58 | CHIHUAHUA | $1,090.00 | 22:42 | |||
