Victoria de Durango: 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.
Victoria de Durango is a city of 518,709 people in Mexico (Durango), 1,884 m (6,181 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is General Guadalupe Victoria International Airport (DGO), 18 km (11 mi) from the centre.
Key facts
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Daylight in Victoria de Durango runs from about 10 h 42 min a day in late December to 13 h 40 min in late June (computed for 24.02° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Victoria de Durango is served by one airport with scheduled flights. The closest large one is General Guadalupe Victoria International Airport (DGO), 18 km (11 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 9,514 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft.
Flights to Victoria de Durango: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Victoria de Durango · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Zapopan, 389 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental
- Guadalajara, 395 km — flights · trains
- Culiacán, 290 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Torreón, 211 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Aguascalientes, 340 km — trains · buses · car rental
- Mazatlán, 200 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Tepic, 280 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Gómez Palacio, 208 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Puerto Vallarta, 383 km — buses · car rental
- Guadalupe, 260 km — buses · car rental · tours
Twin towns and sister cities: Torreón, Vigo, Zacatecas, Tehuacán, Sacaba, Ningbo, Nanjing, Mineral de la Reforma Municipality, Mazatlán, Heroica Matamoros, Laredo, Lagos de Moreno, Glendale, Franklin Park.
Common questions
Which airport serves Victoria de Durango?
General Guadalupe Victoria International Airport (DGO), 18 km (11 mi) from the centre.
How big is Victoria de Durango?
About 518,709 people live in Victoria de Durango, across 118 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Victoria de Durango in?
America/Monterrey, currently UTC-6.
What currency is used in Victoria de Durango?
The Peso (MXN). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Victoria de Durango?
Zapopan (389 km), Guadalajara (395 km), Culiacán (290 km), Torreón (211 km), Aguascalientes (340 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.