The Tequila Express is a Mexican regional passenger train service that operates from

Guadalajara, Jalisco Guadalajara ( , ) is a metropolis in western Mexico and the capital of the state of Jalisco. According to the 2020 census, the city has a population of 1,385,629 people, making it the 7th largest city by population in Mexico, while the Guadalaj ...

, to the Sauza Tequila distillery in the municipality of Tequila. The municipality of Tequila is located approximately northwest of Guadalajara and southeast of the town of

Tequila, Jalisco Santiago de Tequila (; nah, Tequillan, Tecuila "place of tribute") is a Mexican town and municipality located in the state of Jalisco about 60 km from the city of Guadalajara. Tequila is best known as being the birthplace of the drink that b ...

. The train service is so named because it features

tequila Tequila (; ) is a distilled beverage made from the blue agave plant, primarily in the area surrounding the city of Tequila northwest of Guadalajara, and in the Jaliscan Highlands ('' Los Altos de Jalisco'') of the central western Mexican s ...

tastings and transports its passengers through

blue agave ''Agave tequilana'', commonly called blue agave () or tequila agave, is an agave plant that is an important economic product of Jalisco, Mexico, due to its role as the base ingredient of tequila, a popular distilled beverage. The high production ...

fields to the distillery "La Perseverancia" in Tequila. The service began operating in 1997. The service is operated by The Cámara de Comercio de Guadalajara (Guadalajara Chamber of Commerce). The excursion includes live

mariachi Mariachi (, , ) is a genre of regional Mexican music that dates back to at least the 18th century, evolving over time in the countryside of various regions of western Mexico. The usual mariachi group today consists of as many as eight violins, t ...

music, a tour of the

distillery Distillation, or classical distillation, is the process of separating the components or substances from a liquid mixture by using selective boiling and condensation, usually inside an apparatus known as a still. Dry distillation is the hea ...

and Quinta Sauza, as well as a food buffet on the Quinta premises. The '' Encuentro Internacional del Mariachi y la Charrería'' festival is held in Guadalajara. Mariachi2

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* Named passenger trains of Mexico Tourist attractions in Mexico Railway lines opened in 1997 {{tourism-stub

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