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Aeropuerto Internacional Benito Juárez
Getting to Mexico City
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Driving into
Mexico City
There are excellent
highways leading into
Mexico City. Mexico 15-D,
57-D, and 85-D are the
main toll roads from the
north and west. Mexico
95-D and 150-D enter
from the south and east.
These are the fastest and
most direct routes, and
the toll roads (signified by
the D) have less traffic. In
other roads, traffic is
almost always very heavy.
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Bus Terminals
There are four main
bus terminals. Terminal
Central de Autobuses del
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destinations, Terminal
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Arriving
Stop at immigration
to fill out a form to obtain
a Tourist Card. It can be
valid for 60-180 days.
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Getting into the
City
Travelers with luggage,
on a tight schedule, or
who want the safest
choice should take a pre-
paid airport taxi. There is
a Metro stop at the
airport, but luggage is
not permitted onboard.
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Metro
The once-excellent
passenger train system
in Mexico is no longer
operational. Currently no
passenger trains connect
to Mexico City.
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Bus
If you have little
luggage, the Metro is an
option. Follow the signs
to station Terminal Aérea
which is on Metro line 5.
If you are heading
downtown, take the train
to the Pantitlán station
and switch to line 1.
Depending on your final
destination you may need
to switch lines again.
Check the map at the
terminal before boarding.
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Taxi
Buses are the most
popular way to travel
between cities. First class
buses have comfortable
seats, videos, and make
fewer stops. Ticket Bus
has a central reservations
system for major bus
companies. ETN, with
services to north-central
Mexico, and UNO, with
services to Oaxaca,
Chiapas, Veracruz, and the
southeast, are the luxury
bus operators. Greyhound
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Rental Cars
The major rental car
companies have booths at
the airport. It is almost
always cheaper to book a
car before arriving in
Mexico. Driving in the city
is challenging; you can
consider hiring a car with
a driver or using hotel and
sitio
taxis (licensed and
regulated taxis). You must
obey the
Hoy No Circula
law, introduced to curb
pollution, which says that
one day a week, based on
the last digit of the
vehicle license plate, the
car cannot be driven in
Greater Mexico City.
If you are using a
taxi, purchase your pre-
paid fare from a booth of
the Transportación
Terrestre. Rates are set
by zone, and are for the
taxi not per person. The
airport taxis are yellow
Highly adept pickpockets and thieves hang around the airport and
Metro, so watch your belongings carefully
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