Heroica Matamoros: 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.
Heroica Matamoros is a city of 510,739 people in Mexico (Tamaulipas), 16 m (52 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport (BRO), 8 km (5 mi) from the centre.
Key facts
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Daylight in Heroica Matamoros runs from about 10 h 34 min a day in late December to 13 h 48 min in late June (computed for 25.88° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Heroica Matamoros is served by 5 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport (BRO), 8 km (5 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 7,399 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft. The alternatives are General Servando Canales International Airport (MAM, 12 km), Valley International Airport (HRL, 42 km), General Lucio Blanco International Airport (REX, 74 km), McAllen Miller International Airport (MFE, 80 km).
Flights to Heroica Matamoros: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Heroica Matamoros · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Monterrey, 282 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Saltillo, 352 km — trains
- Guadalupe, 277 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Reynosa, 81 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Ciudad Apodaca, 269 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Ciudad General Escobedo, 282 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Nuevo Laredo, 267 km — buses · car rental · tours
- San Nicolás de los Garza, 281 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Ciudad Victoria, 290 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Corpus Christi, 214 km (United States) — buses · car rental · tours
Twin towns and sister cities: Brownsville, Xalapa, Victoria de Durango.
Common questions
Which airport serves Heroica Matamoros?
Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport (BRO), 8 km (5 mi) from the centre, plus 4 other airports with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Heroica Matamoros?
About 510,739 people live in Heroica Matamoros (GeoNames).
What time zone is Heroica Matamoros in?
America/Matamoros, currently UTC-5.
What currency is used in Heroica Matamoros?
The Peso (MXN). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Heroica Matamoros?
Monterrey (282 km), Saltillo (352 km), Guadalupe (277 km), Reynosa (81 km), Ciudad Apodaca (269 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.