city in and the county seat of Maverick County, Texas, United States

Eagle Pass is a city on the South Texas Plains. It is just across the river from the slightly larger city of Piedras Negras in the Mexican state of Coahuila.

Get in

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By bus

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  • Greyhound Lines, (bus stop) Stripes @ 2093 N Veterans Blvd (Stripes Gas Station & Convenience Store on N Veterans Blvd & 2nd St.), toll-free: +1 800 231-2222. Travels north on US Hwy 277 to Del Rio and continue east on US Hwy 90 towards San Antonio via Uvalde, D Hanis, Hondo and Castroville. Passengers transfer in San Antonio to get to additional cities.

Get around

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  • 1 Fort Duncan, 310 Bliss St, +1 830 773-3224. M-Sa 11AM-5PM. Several building of this 1847 fort are preserved in a municipal park. In the post headquarters building is an interesting Texas history museum. $2 for 12 years & older. Fort Duncan (Q3077859) on Wikidata Fort Duncan on Wikipedia
  • Maverick County Lake.
  • Mall de las Aguilas, 455 S Bibb Ave, +1 830 773-9033. Daily, hours vary, 9AM-6PM are usually a safe bet. Mall with the usual line of stores, but also; Local Attractions Visitor Info, Postage Service, UPS Drop-Off Location and an ATM.

Drink

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  • 1 Cooters's Pub, 303 Main St, +1 830 757-1000. Tu-Th 5PM-Midnight, F-Sa 5PM-2AM. Likely to be able to enjoy some Tecate or Dos Equis and Norteño music here.

Sleep

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  • 1 Hampton Inn Eagle Pass, 3301 East Main, +1 830 757-5565. Some rooms have jacuzzi.

Stay safe

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Eagle Pass is a frequent border crossing point for both legal and illegal migrants. The legal migrants are rarely a concern but the illegal ones have caused quite a bit of turmoil in Eagle Pass as of late. Local services are under massive strain due to illegal border crossings.

Cope

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Consulates

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Go next

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Routes through Eagle Pass
Piedras Negras becomes  W  E  La Pryor San Antonio via
Sonora Del Rio  N  S  Carrizo Springs Ends at


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