Orizaba: 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.
Orizaba is a city of 123,182 people in Mexico (Veracruz), 1,238 m (4,062 ft) above sea level.
Key facts
Daylight in Orizaba runs from about 11 h 2 min a day in late December to 13 h 18 min in late June (computed for 18.85° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
No airport with scheduled passenger service sits within 100 km of Orizaba in the OurAirports register, so flying in means a longer transfer from the nearest served city.
Buses to Orizaba · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Mexico City, 222 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Iztapalapa, 214 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Puebla, 119 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Ecatepec de Morelos, 222 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Santiago de Querétaro, 395 km — buses · car rental
- Gustavo Adolfo Madero, 223 km — tours
- Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl, 210 km — tours
- Naucalpan de Juárez, 235 km
- Acapulco de Juárez, 371 km
- Tlalnepantla, 233 km
Twin towns and sister cities: Portsmouth, Ciudad Serdan.
Common questions
How big is Orizaba?
About 123,182 people live in Orizaba, across 28 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Orizaba in?
America/Mexico_City, currently UTC-6.
What currency is used in Orizaba?
The Peso (MXN). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Orizaba?
Mexico City (222 km), Iztapalapa (214 km), Puebla (119 km), Ecatepec de Morelos (222 km), Santiago de Querétaro (395 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.