Mexico City: 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.
Mexico City is the capital of Mexico, 2,240 m (7,349 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX), 6 km (4 mi) from the centre. It has 1 railway station on record, including Buenavista Station. Our booking partner lists 3,602+ places to stay.
Key facts
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Daylight in Mexico City runs from about 11 h a day in late December to 13 h 21 min in late June (computed for 19.43° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Mexico City is served by 4 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX), 6 km (4 mi) from the centre, whose 12,966-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft. The alternatives are Felipe Ángeles International Airport (NLU, 37 km), Adolfo López Mateos International Airport (TLC, 47 km), Hermanos Serdán International Airport (PBC, 85 km).
Flights to Mexico City: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Buenavista Station. Trains to Mexico City
Buses to Mexico City · Driving and car hire
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 3,602+ places to stay in Mexico City (statistics below are from the first 1,000). Of the 842 with a star rating, the largest group is 4-star (461), and 95 are five-star. Across 704 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.6 out of 10. Guests have left 456,663 reviews in total.
Hotels in Mexico City: the full picture, and book
Our booking partner lists 74 hostels in Mexico City, out of 3,602 places to stay of every kind — 2.1% of everywhere it lists in the city, around the middle of the range for the cities we hold figures for. Across 27 hostels with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 7.7 out of 10, 0.9 below the 8.6 its hotels average. Guests have left 15,128 reviews across them.
Hostels in Mexico City: the full picture, and book
What people come for
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe | 18,000,000 | 2014 |
| National Museum of Anthropology | 2,000,000 | — |
| La Mexicana Park | 2,000,000 | — |
| Museo Soumaya | 1,095,000 | 2013 |
| Planetario Luis Enrique Erro | 309,000 | — |
The busiest is Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe at 18,000,000 visitors in 2014. At that volume, anything with a gate is worth a timed ticket or an early start.
UNESCO World Heritage in the city: Ciudad Universitaria; Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco; Luis Barragán House and Studio; Rectorate Tower; stadiums of the Ciudad Universitaria.
Tours, tickets and day trips from Mexico City
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Iztapalapa, 11 km
- Puebla, 105 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Ecatepec de Morelos, 21 km — tours
- Santiago de Querétaro, 184 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- León de los Aldama, 326 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental
- Gustavo Adolfo Madero, 7 km
- Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl, 12 km
- Naucalpan de Juárez, 13 km
- Morelia, 218 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- San Luis Potosí, 358 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental
Twin towns and sister cities: Andorra la Vella, Athens, Arequipa, Beijing, Beirut, Berlin, Bogotá, Buenos Aires, San Juan, Cairo, Caracas, Chicago, Ciudad Juárez, Cusco.
Common questions
Which airport serves Mexico City?
Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX), 6 km (4 mi) from the centre, plus 3 other airports with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Mexico City?
About 12.3 million people live in Mexico City, across 1,485 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Mexico City in?
America/Mexico_City, currently UTC-6.
What currency is used in Mexico City?
The Peso (MXN). Traffic drives on the right.
Are there hostels in Mexico City?
74 of them, bookable on this site. Hostels in Mexico City.
How many hotels are there in Mexico City?
Our booking partner lists 3,602 or more places to stay in Mexico City, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Mexico City?
Iztapalapa (11 km), Puebla (105 km), Ecatepec de Morelos (21 km), Santiago de Querétaro (184 km), León de los Aldama (326 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.