Guadalajara: 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.
Guadalajara is a city of 1.4 million people in Mexico (Jalisco), 1,546 m (5,072 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Guadalajara International Airport (GDL), 18 km (11 mi) from the centre. It has a dozen or more railway stations on record, including Refugio. Our booking partner lists 1,046+ places to stay.
Key facts
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Daylight in Guadalajara runs from about 10 h 55 min a day in late December to 13 h 26 min in late June (computed for 20.68° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Guadalajara is served by one airport with scheduled flights. The closest large one is Guadalajara International Airport (GDL), 18 km (11 mi) from the centre, whose 13,123-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft.
Flights to Guadalajara: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Refugio, Juárez railway station, Santuario Mártires de Cristo Rey, Plaza Patria railway station, Urdaneta railway station, Cristóbal de Oñate. Trains to Guadalajara
Buses to Guadalajara · Driving and car hire
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 1,046+ places to stay in Guadalajara (statistics below are from the first 1,000). Of the 506 with a star rating, the largest group is 3-star (242), and 20 are five-star. Across 274 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.4 out of 10. Guests have left 156,900 reviews in total.
Hotels in Guadalajara: the full picture, and book
Our booking partner lists 32 hostels in Guadalajara, out of 1,046 places to stay of every kind — 3.1% of everywhere it lists in the city, around the middle of the range for the cities we hold figures for. Across 11 hostels with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.5 out of 10, level with the city’s hotels. Guests have left 3,824 reviews across them.
Hostels in Guadalajara: the full picture, and book
What people come for
UNESCO World Heritage in the city: Hospicio Cabañas.
Tours, tickets and day trips from Guadalajara
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Santiago de Querétaro, 308 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental
- León de los Aldama, 180 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Zapopan, 6 km
- Morelia, 250 km — flights · trains · tours
- San Luis Potosí, 296 km — flights · trains · tours
- Aguascalientes, 173 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Tlaquepaque, 7 km
- Victoria de Durango, 395 km — flights · trains
- Tonalá, 13 km
- Irapuato, 207 km — flights · buses · car rental · tours
Twin towns and sister cities: Seville, Valladolid, Guadalajara Province, Downey, Laredo, Lansing, Cigales, Albuquerque, Tucson, Portland, San Antonio, Milan, Dublin, Oñati.
Common questions
Which airport serves Guadalajara?
Guadalajara International Airport (GDL), 18 km (11 mi) from the centre.
How big is Guadalajara?
About 1.4 million people live in Guadalajara, across 145 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Guadalajara in?
America/Mexico_City, currently UTC-6.
What currency is used in Guadalajara?
The Peso (MXN). Traffic drives on the right.
Are there hostels in Guadalajara?
32 of them, bookable on this site. Hostels in Guadalajara.
How many hotels are there in Guadalajara?
Our booking partner lists 1,046 or more places to stay in Guadalajara, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Guadalajara?
Santiago de Querétaro (308 km), León de los Aldama (180 km), Zapopan (6 km), Morelia (250 km), San Luis Potosí (296 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 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel 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.