Tamaulipas → Tamaulipas · Carretera Federal 2 Reynosa-Matamoros
What does it actually cost to drive from Matamoros, Tamaulipas, to Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas? The hard numbers: 335 km (208 miles) of pavement primarily along Carretera Federal 2 Reynosa-Matamoros, 3h 43m behind the wheel, and roughly MXN 675.18 in fuel alone — that is 27.9 liters (7.4 gallons) of gasolina Magna at a 24.20 MXN/liter benchmark. Anyone leaving Matamoros, the frontera con Brownsville en el delta del río Bravo, typically carries samples, signed proposals, or service equipment to deliver in Nuevo Laredo, the principal puerto fronterizo de comercio terrestre con Estados Unidos, and aims to be home the same evening. It is worth confirming whether the haul fits inside your daily hours-of-service window or whether an overnight at a midpoint hotel makes more sense. Applying the tarifa promedio de mercado mileage rate of MXN 6.50/km (MXN 10.46/mile), the gross outbound reimbursement settles at MXN 2177.50. Attach the visit purpose, client name, and plate number to the Clara receipt so the journal entry lands directly in the business-travel expense account. For the Canadian professional driving the 335 km between Matamoros and Nuevo Laredo, reimbursement of MXN 2177.50 stays excluded from T4 employment income provided the per-kilometre rate matches the CRA's reasonable allowance benchmark for the province. Canadian employers typically reimburse at the CRA reasonable per-kilometre rate (61¢ for the first 5,000 km in 2024) so the payment is excluded from T4 employment income. Keep the GST/HST-compliant fuel receipt from any NRCan-tracked retail network station used during the trip — Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) auditors regularly verify fuel-receipt GST/HST when reviewing T2200 declarations of conditions of employment. The Matamoros→Nuevo Laredo mileage must be logged with date, business purpose, opening and closing odometer readings inside the corporate expense system before month-end close to remain deductible.