Cancún Mayor Declares Transport Fare Hike Illegal

Cancún, Quintana Roo — The municipal president of Benito Juárez, Ana Paty Peralta, warned that any increase in public transport fares is illegal and announced operations through the municipal Directorate of Transport and Traffic to sanction those who apply an unauthorized increase.

The mayor was emphatic in stating that the current fares for municipal concessions are 10 pesos in the urban area and 12 pesos in the hotel zone. “Today they cannot increase beyond what is authorized,” she said.

For this reason, she explained that if it is confirmed that concessionaires in the municipality are increasing fares, the Directorate of Traffic and Transport will carry out appropriate operations, as the unilateral increase is illegal.

Any official increase must be approved by the Mixed Tariff Commission after a formal session. Although the municipality of Benito Juárez has fully joined the state’s comprehensive mobility plan, led by the Quintana Roo Institute of Mobility (Imoveqroo), called Mobi, for now, important reforms are expected that must be approved by the local Congress and, subsequently, by the municipal councils.

She acknowledged that the municipality alone does not have the financial capacity to sustain the comprehensive mobility system that citizens require, which is why transport concessionaires have participated in work meetings led by the Institute and have expressed their agreement with the new comprehensive plan.

She indicated that studies conducted by Imoveqroo show that transport is currently very expensive for citizens, forcing them to take multiple routes to reach their destination.

And the key for a future fare update, according to public consultations, is clear: Cancún residents are willing to accept an increase in the fare only if it is accompanied by a substantial improvement, including better buses, established routes, and modernity.

The plan contemplates a subsidy focused on people, not on transport companies, guaranteeing a quality service.

The interviewee said that the municipality is supporting the restructuring with significant investments in infrastructure, coordinated with the state, as in the case of Kabah Avenue, which extends to Tules and the Northern Arch, the new public transport stops, and new routes that will incorporate the Nichupté Bridge.