How to get fromCalexico to Mexico Cityby plane, bus, or car

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Fly
best
1. Fly from General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport (MXL) to Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX)plane MXL - MEX
3h 33m
$2,257–7,082
Bus via San Luis Río Colorado
cheapest
1. Take the bus from Mexicali to San Luis Río Coloradobus
2. Take the bus from San Luis Río Colorado to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus Tijuana
42h 41m
$1,710–3,365
Bus
1. Take the bus from Mexicali to Terminal Central Del Sur - Taxqueñabus
38h 27m
$3,215–6,015
Drive 2,588 km
1. Drive from Calexico to Mexico Citycar 2,588 km
29h 13m
$5,428–7,840
Bus via México D.F., Central De Autobuses Del Norte
1. Take the bus from Mexicali to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
40h 10m
$3,213–7,519

General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport (MXL) to Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX) flights

30Weekly Planes

4h 20mAverage Duration

$2,115Cheapest Price

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Map of how to get from Calexico to Mexico City.

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Distance: 2,203.2 km
Duration: 3h 33m

What companies run services between Calexico, CA, USA and Mexico City, Mexico?

Volaris and Aeroméxico fly from General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport (MXL) to Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX) 4 times a day. Alternatively, Autobuses Elite operates a bus from Mexicali to Terminal Central Del Sur - Taxqueña twice daily. Tickets cost $3,200–6,000 and the journey takes 37h 20m.

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Mexico City, Mexico(opens in a new window)

Mexico City is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America. Mexico City is one of the most important cultural and financial centers in the world. It is located in the Valley of Mexico within the high Mexican central plateau, at an altitude of 2240 m. The city has 16 boroughs or demarcaciones territoriales, which are in turn divided into neighborhoods or colonias.

Things to do in Mexico City

La Feria de Chapultepec(Opens in a new window)

La Feria de Chapultepec, simply branded as La Feria, was an amusement park in Mexico City, Mexico. Located in the middle of Chapultepec Park near the Constituyentes Metro station, it opened in 1964 as Juegos Mecánicos de Chapultepec and was originally operated by the Mexican government. In 1992 Grupo CIE bought it and changed the name to La Feria Chapultepec Mágico. In 2015, it was bought by Ventura Entertainment and renamed to its last name.

Montaña Rusa (La Feria Chapultepec Mágico)(Opens in a new window)

Montaña Rusa was a wooden roller coaster at La Feria Chapultepec Mágico in Mexico City, Mexico. In 1993, it was renamed Serpiente de Fuego (Serpent of Fire) but later it was changed back to Montaña Rusa. For several years, Montaña Rusa held the record of world's tallest roller coaster. With the conversion of Medusa at Six Flags México into a hybrid roller coaster in 2014, Montaña Rusa was the last wooden roller coaster in Mexico. In 2020, it was announced that Montaña Rusa would be removed from the park. The coaster was dismantled in July 2022.

Aztlán Parque Urbano(Opens in a new window)

Aztlán Parque Urbano is an amusement park in Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico. The park first opened on March 20, 2024, and replaced the amusement park La Feria de Chapultepec that closed in 2019.

Iztapasauria(Opens in a new window)

Iztapasauria (also branded as IztapaSauria) is a free-entry dinosaur theme park in Iztapalapa, Mexico City. It opened on 4 December 2021 inside the Deportivo Utopía Santa Cruz Meyehualco sports center. The theme park has several green areas decorated as a Mesozoic jungle in which there are thirteen animatronic dinosaurs.

Places to stay in Mexico City

Barceló Mexico Reforma(Opens in a new window)

8.9Fabulous

Hotel Catedral(Opens in a new window)

9.2Superb

Puerta Alameda Suites México(Opens in a new window)

9.0Fabulous

Hotel Punto MX(Opens in a new window)

8.6Fabulous