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Toluca: 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.

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Toluca is a city of 489,333 people in Mexico (México), 2,671 m (8,763 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Adolfo López Mateos International Airport (TLC), 11 km (7 mi) from the centre. It has 2 railway stations on record, including Toluca Centro Station. Our booking partner lists 99 places to stay.

Key facts

Population489,333
Elevation2,671 m (8,763 ft)
Area30 km²
Time zoneAmerica/Mexico_City (UTC-6 now)
CurrencyPeso (MXN)
Dialling code+52
Driving sideRight
Plug typesNEMA 1-15, NEMA 5-15
Postal codes7 codes, 21820 to 75558
UN/LOCODEMXTLC
Coordinates19.288, -99.653
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Daylight in Toluca runs from about 11 h 1 min a day in late December to 13 h 20 min in late June (computed for 19.29° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.

Getting there

Toluca is served by 3 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Adolfo López Mateos International Airport (TLC), 11 km (7 mi) from the centre, whose 13,780-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft. The alternatives are Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX, 63 km), Felipe Ángeles International Airport (NLU, 84 km).

Flights to Toluca: every airport, routes and times

By rail: stations on record include Toluca Centro Station, Zinacantepec Station. Trains to Toluca

Buses to Toluca · Driving and car hire

Where to stay

Our booking partner lists 99 places to stay in Toluca. Of the 64 with a star rating, the largest group is 3-star (36), and 1 are five-star. Across 35 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.1 out of 10. Guests have left 11,041 reviews in total.

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Nearby cities, and how to get between them

Twin towns and sister cities: Kozani, Saitama, Urawa, La Vega, Suwon, Xalapa, Brescia, Fort Worth, Ramallah, Tijuana, Lorient, Cartago, Debrecen, Santiago de Cuba.

Common questions

Which airport serves Toluca?

Adolfo López Mateos International Airport (TLC), 11 km (7 mi) from the centre, plus 2 other airports with scheduled flights within 100 km.

How big is Toluca?

About 489,333 people live in Toluca, across 30 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).

What time zone is Toluca in?

America/Mexico_City, currently UTC-6.

What currency is used in Toluca?

The Peso (MXN). Traffic drives on the right.

How many hotels are there in Toluca?

Our booking partner lists 99 places to stay in Toluca, bookable on this site.

Which cities are near Toluca?

Mexico City (57 km), Iztapalapa (62 km), Puebla (154 km), Ecatepec de Morelos (71 km), Santiago de Querétaro (164 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.