Originally Posted by
denis_987
After checking for the Los Ebanos ferry option, I is very tempting to go by the ferry!
There is a Youtube video (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhjmnCBFTHU) that shows it. Seem to me at lot more quiet than any other entry point...and it is only 2$ as per in the video and also only 37 Km extra. It crossed a small town on the mexican side and not the crowded city of Reynosa.
The only thing that bother me is the fence on street view just before US customs in the middle of the road (
https://www.google.com/maps/@26.2400...!7i3328!8i1664). Will see by myself when I get there.
Here is the route I would suggest.
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/41532438 to get across the crossing. Once in Gustavo Diaz Ordaz you can go your own way since this route goes further as it is a route I plan to take next year between Brownsville and El Paso. The only stretch that is not too fun is the ~2 miles on US-83 west of La Joya but that could be avoided by riding unpaved Old Military Rd. I have walked across the border and it was definitely an easy one. As others had mentioned, just be sure to get your visitor card on the Mexico side.