Getting there & Getting around

Getting there

Aeropuerto Internacional Benito Juárez, 6km (4mi) east of the Zócalo, is Mexico City's only passenger airport. Recent renovations have expanded its capacity to 30 million passengers annually, making it the largest airport in Latin America. Flights go to the US, Canada and Europe.

Buses go to and from various destinations all over Mexico.

Getting around

Mexico City has an inexpensive, easy-to-use metro, and an equally cheap and practical bus system plying all the main routes. Taxis are plentiful, but some are potentially hazardous - people have been beaten, robbed and sexually assualted by cab drivers. Always call for a taxi rather than hailing one, and make sure to get the driver's license plate and name from the dispatcher so that you know you're getting into the right car.

Cycling is a pleasant way to see the city, especially as the weather is clement and the ground flat, but watch out for potholes and loco drivers.