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MEX, the Mexico City International Airport (Aeropuerto Internacional de la Ciudad de México), also known as Benito Juárez International Airport, is the starting point for many vacations in Mexico.
For those wishing to go straight from the airport to locations outside the capital, there are buses to seven cities. Buses can also be taken from those cities to the airport.
Schedules can be found below.


CITY
BUS
COMPANY
FARE/
DURATION
NOTES
Querétaro
Estado de Querétaro
Primera Plus

256 pesos
3:20

At the Querétaro bus station connections can be made to several locations including 2.5 hours north to San Luis Potosí and 1 hour southeast to Tequisquiapan. San Miguel de Allende is northwest and can be reached in an hour or less on ETN, 4 departures daily, or in 1.5 hours by frequent 2nd-class buses.
Pachuca
Estado de Hidalgo
Estrella Blanca
135 pesos
1:15
Connections can be made in Pachucha for the 4 hour trip east to Poza Rica and 8 hours northeast to Tampico. The little visited state of Hidalgo has a number of interesting small towns with fortress monasteries and the Toltec ruins at Tula.
Córdoba
Estado de Veracruz
ADOgl
436 pesos
4:45
The Córdoba bus terminal can be used to connect to a number of location in the east of Mexico. Connecting to the south, Villahermosa is 7 hours away. There are frequent departures 1 hour east to Veracruz and 3.5 hours north to Xalapa (Jalapa).
Tlaxcala
Estado de Tlaxcala
ATAH
194 pesos
2:00
Connections can be made to locations in the state of Tlaxacala. While other destinations are possible, they are usually easier reached from Puebla or Pachuca.
Puebla
Estado de Puebla
Estrella Roja
194 pesos
2:00
There are two destinations in Puebla. CAPU the huge main bus terminal, where connections can be made to a number of locations. Terminal 4 Poniente the small terminal just west of the center is used only by Estrella Roja.
Cuernavaca
Estado de Morelos
Pullman
de Morelos
150 pesos
2:00
Rather than a central bus station, Cuernavaca is served by five small stations. The airport buses use Terminal Casino. Use a taxi to connect to other stations. There are frequent departures for the 1.5 hour trip to Taxco from the Estrella de Oro station. Tepoztlán is 30 minutes away from the local terminal at the city market.
Toluca
Estado de México
Caminante
135 pesos
1:30
Connections can be made to the colonial town/recreation center of Valle de Bravo. Buses for the 1 hour trip depart from gate 6 of the Toluca terminal. Those headed for the spa town of Ixtapan de la Sal depart from gate 12 for the 1.5 hour trip.
Schedules
The durations listed above are approximate. Traffic conditions can greatly affect the times. I was once on an airport bus to Querétaro on a Friday evening that took nearly 3 hours to get out of Mexico City. The cities are listed clockwise around Mexico City.

As is common on transportation schedules, the 24 hour clock (military time) is used.

Buses first depart from Terminal Two,
and then from Terminal One 15 to 20 minutes later.



R e v i s e d   A p r i l  6 ,  2 0 1 0

Querétaro Pachuca Córdoba Tlaxcala
PRIMERA PLUS ESTRELLA BLANCA A D O gl A T A H

From
Mexico City
Airport
to
Querétaro

From
Querétaro
to
Mexico City
Airport

From
Mexico City
Airport
to
Pachuca
From
Pachuca
to
Mexico City
Airport
From
Mexico City
Airport
to
Cordova
From
Cordoba
to
Mexico City
Airport
From
Mexico City
Airport
to
Tlaxcala
From
Tlaxcala
to
Mexico City
Airport
05:55 02:00 06:30 Info 09:30 01:30 07:00 Info
06:40 02:30 07:15 not 12:00 04:30 08:30 not
07:40 03:00 08:15 yet 15:00 08:00 09:30 yet
08:40 03:45 09:15 obtained. 18:00 12:00 11:00 obtained.
09:40 04:30 10:15   20:00 14:09 12:30  
10:40 05:30 11:15 Buses to 22:00 23:59 13:30  
11:40 06:15 12:15 the airport     16:30  
12:25 07:00 13:15 depart with     18:00  
13:10 07:30 14:15 similar     19:30  
13:40 08:00 15:15 frequency,     20:30  
14:10 08:45 16:15 usually at     21:30  
14:40 09:30 17:15 45 minutes        
15:10 10:00 17:45 the hour.        
15:40 10:30 18:15          
16:10 11:00 19:15          
16:40 11:45 20:15          
17:10 12:30 21:15          
17:40 13:15 22:00          
18:10 14:00            
18:40 14:40            
19:10 15:20            
19:55 16:00            
20:40 16:45            
21:25 17:30            
22:10 18:30            
Querétaro Pachuca Córdoba Tlaxcala

Puebla Cuernavaca Toluca
ESTRELLA ROJA PULLMAN CAMINANTE
From
Mexico City Airport
to Puebla
From Puebla
to
Mexico City Airport
From
Mexico City
Airport
to
Cuernavaca
From
Cuernavaca
to
Mexico City
Airport

From
Mexico City
Airport
to
Toluca

From
Toluca
to
Mexico City
Airport
To 4 Pte. To CAPU From 4 Pte. From CAPU
01:00 06:00 02:30 03:00 06:40 03:15 07:10 04:00
02:30 08:00 03:15 05:00 07:15 03:40 08:10 05:00
06:15 09:00 04:00 06:00 08:00 04:01 09:10 06:00
07:00 10:00 04:30 07:00 08:30 04:25 10:10 07:00
07:30 11:00 05:00 08:00 09:00 05:01 11:10 08:00
08:00 12:00 05:30 09:00 09:30 05:31 12:10 09:00
08:30 13:00 06:00 10:00 10:00 06:05 13:10 10:00
09:00 14:00 06:30 11:00 10:40 06:35 14:10 11:00
09:30 15:00 07:15 12:00 11:20 07:05 15:10 12:00
10:00 16:00 08:00 13:00 12:00 07:35 16:10 13:00
10:30 17:00 08:30 14:00 12:40 08:20 17:10 14:00
11:10 18:00 09:00 15:00 13:20 09:05 18:10 15:00
11:30 19:00 09:30 16:00 13:40 09:45 19:10 16:00
12:10 20:00 10:00 17:00 14:00 10:31 20:10 17:00
12:30 22:00 10:30 19:00 14:30 11:21 21:10 18:00
13:10 21:00 11:00 20:00 15:00 12:01 22:10 19:00
13:30 23:00 11:30   15:40 12:31 23:10 20:00
14:10   12:00   16:10 13:01    
14:30   12:30   16:40 13:31    
15:10   13:00   17:40 14:01    
15:30   13:30   18:00 14:41    
16:10   14:00   18:20 15:21    
16:30   14:30   18:40 16:01    
17:10   15:00   19:20 16:41    
17:30   15:30   20:00 17:21    
18:10   16:00   20:40 18:01    
18:30   16:30   21:10 19:01    
19:10   17:00   21:40 20:01    
19:30   18:00   22:10      
20:10   19:00   22:50      
20:30   20:00   23:30      
21:00   21:00          
21:30   22:30          
22:30              
23:30              
23:59              
Puebla Cuernavaca Toluca
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