Ciudad General Escobedo: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Ciudad General Escobedo is a city of 454,967 people in Mexico (Nuevo León), 499 m (1,637 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Monterrey International Airport (MTY), 21 km (13 mi) from the centre.
Key facts
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Daylight in Ciudad General Escobedo runs from about 10 h 34 min a day in late December to 13 h 48 min in late June (computed for 25.8° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Ciudad General Escobedo is served by 2 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Monterrey International Airport (MTY), 21 km (13 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 9,843 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft. The alternatives are Plan de Guadalupe International Airport (SLW, 68 km).
Flights to Ciudad General Escobedo: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Ciudad General Escobedo · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Monterrey, 12 km
- Torreón, 312 km — buses · car rental
- Saltillo, 78 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Guadalupe, 15 km
- Reynosa, 206 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Heroica Matamoros, 282 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Ciudad Apodaca, 13 km
- Nuevo Laredo, 203 km — buses · car rental · tours
- San Nicolás de los Garza, 6 km
- Ciudad Victoria, 258 km — buses · car rental · tours
Twin towns and sister cities: Oaxaca de Juárez, Laredo.
Common questions
Which airport serves Ciudad General Escobedo?
Monterrey International Airport (MTY), 21 km (13 mi) from the centre, plus 1 other airport with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Ciudad General Escobedo?
About 454,967 people live in Ciudad General Escobedo, across 207,057,000 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Ciudad General Escobedo in?
America/Monterrey, currently UTC-6.
What currency is used in Ciudad General Escobedo?
The Peso (MXN). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Ciudad General Escobedo?
Monterrey (12 km), Torreón (312 km), Saltillo (78 km), Guadalupe (15 km), Reynosa (206 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.