Cuautla: 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.
Cuautla is a city of 157,336 people in Mexico (Morelos), 1,296 m (4,252 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX), 70 km (43 mi) from the centre.
Key facts
Daylight in Cuautla runs from about 11 h 2 min a day in late December to 13 h 18 min in late June (computed for 18.81° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Cuautla is served by 3 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX), 70 km (43 mi) from the centre, whose 12,966-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft. The alternatives are Hermanos Serdán International Airport (PBC, 72 km), Adolfo López Mateos International Airport (TLC, 87 km).
Flights to Cuautla: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Cuautla · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Mexico City, 71 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Iztapalapa, 61 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Puebla, 83 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Ecatepec de Morelos, 89 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Santiago de Querétaro, 248 km — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- León de los Aldama, 384 km — flights · buses · car rental
- Gustavo Adolfo Madero, 77 km — buses · tours
- Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl, 66 km — buses · car rental
- Naucalpan de Juárez, 80 km
- Morelia, 254 km — flights
Twin towns and sister cities: Ecatepec de Morelos, Riverside.
Common questions
Which airport serves Cuautla?
Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX), 70 km (43 mi) from the centre, plus 2 other airports with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Cuautla?
About 157,336 people live in Cuautla, across 153,651,000 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Cuautla in?
America/Mexico_City, currently UTC-6.
What currency is used in Cuautla?
The Peso (MXN). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Cuautla?
Mexico City (71 km), Iztapalapa (61 km), Puebla (83 km), Ecatepec de Morelos (89 km), Santiago de Querétaro (248 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.