How to get to Teotihuacan from Mexico City

How far is Teotihuacan from Mexico City by road?

47.5 km by road from the Zócalo to Gate 1, Puerta 1 on INAH’s map, measured on the map. UNESCO puts the site about 50 km north-east of the city. INAH gives 45 to 60 minutes by car, and the same by bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte. From Terminal del Norte to Gate 2 the road is 44.4 km.

The zone has five gates, Gate 1 to Gate 5. Each has a parking lot. The bus stops at Gate 1 and Gate 2. The map shows what each gate serves. The distance page has the longer answer.

How to get to Teotihuacan from Mexico City by bus

The bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte leaves every 15 minutes from 06:00 to 21:00 and takes about 60 minutes in normal traffic. The operator is Autobuses Teotihuacán. The terminal is at Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas 271. Its Metro station is Autobuses del Norte on Line 5. A Metro ride is MX$5.

Buy your ticket in cash at the counter on platform 7, open 06:00 to 21:00 every day of the year. The city tourism portal places the counters marked Pirámides by door 8 of the terminal, Puerta 8, at the north end of the building.

The fare is MX$60 one way, the fare charged since 1 October 2026, a press figure; the operator publishes none. It was MX$54 before. The State of Mexico transport ministry said the rise was not authorised and is reviewing it.

The operator does not guarantee a non-stop bus: it makes stops where required. It drops you at Gate 1 or at Gate 2, which faces the Pyramid of the Sun. The return bus leaves Gate 2 every 15 minutes. The city tourism portal gives the same gate and says many lines let you pay the return at the site.

By the sun: on the 06:00 bus you are at Gate 2 about 07:00, an hour before the gates open at 08:00. Leave Terminal del Norte by about 15:30 to make the 16:30 last entry. The return bus runs from Gate 2 every 15 minutes; the operator publishes no last departure.

Other buses to Teotihuacan from Indios Verdes, Ecatepec and AIFA

Buses to the pyramids also leave from the Indios Verdes paradero, the bus stand at the end of Metro Line 3. A press report of 22 October 2026 names the Teotihuacanos line. It does not say which gate the buses serve. Line 3 meets Line 5 at La Raza.

The same October 2026 reports give MX$60 one way from the site to Indios Verdes, Deportivo 18 de Marzo or Terminal del Norte. From San Martín de las Pirámides, by the toll road, it is MX$70.

From Ecatepec, the 30-30 paradero has buses signed Pirámides, Teotihuacán, San Juan or San Martín. Ask the driver which gate your bus reaches.

A test corridor from San Juan Teotihuacán to AIFA has run since 7 September 2026. The fare is MX$35. The ride takes about 1 hour 10 minutes over 40 to 42 km, about 20 stops, no transfers. It runs from the town’s bus terminal to the entrance of the Santa Lucía air base. The report names neither the gates nor the passenger terminal.

Can you Uber to Teotihuacan from Mexico City?

Yes: Uber and DiDi quote a price before you leave for the 47.5 km from the Zócalo to Gate 1, measured on the map. The city tourism portal calls ride-hailing the most expensive way to the site. Our sources give no fare range, so this page gives none. The app shows yours before you accept.

For the way back, the same portal points to the bus from Gate 2. Where the car drops you decides your walk. Gate 2 faces the Pyramid of the Sun. Gate 1 serves the Ciudadela, Gate 3 the Plaza of the Moon and Gate 5 the Museum of Teotihuacan Culture. Since late April 2026 every gate has a metal detector and a bag check.

How to get to Teotihuacan from Mexico City by car

INAH gives 45 to 60 minutes by car: you take the Autopista México-Pachuca, 85D, then the exit for Teotihuacán onto the Autopista Ecatepec-Pirámides, 132D. The 132D is a toll road. The official address of the zone is km 22+600 of the 132D, municipality of Teotihuacán, State of Mexico.

Measured on the map, the drive is 47.5 km from the Zócalo to Gate 1. From Terminal del Norte to Gate 2 it is 44.4 km. Both figures assume no traffic. On INAH’s map the road marked Mexico City Tollway ends at the Gate 1 roundabout. The road from San Juan Teotihuacán reaches Gate 2; San Francisco Mazapa leads to Gate 4.

INAH lists parking as available, with no fee published; the map shows a lot at each of the five gates. Since late April 2026 the gates inspect vehicles.

How to get to Teotihuacan from Mexico City with a tour

The Turibus Teotihuacán Express is MX$850 per adult with admission, about 7 hours, pickups from Auditorio Nacional at 07:30 to the Zócalo at 08:00. The price includes return transport, a breakfast buffet and a craft-shop visit. The stops run along Reforma and Avenida Juárez. The operator asks you to arrive 15 minutes early.

The longer Turitour Pirámides adds the Basílica de Guadalupe and a buffet lunch: MX$1,099 per adult, about 11 hours, pickups from 08:30 to 09:00.

Our selection of tours from Mexico City starts lower. Each tour page says whether the MX$210 ticket is in the price, whether a guide goes inside, and where the pickup is. Private tours have their own page.

How to get to Teotihuacan from Mexico City airport

From AICM Terminal 1 it is 45.3 km by road to Gate 1, measured on the map. From Terminal 2 it is 47.7 km. By public transport, you take Metro Line 5 from Terminal Aérea, station 3, to Autobuses del Norte, station 11, with no change, for MX$5. Your bus to the gates leaves from the terminal above that station.

From AIFA it is 37.1 km to Gate 1 and 38.3 km to Gate 2, measured on the map. AIFA’s ground-transport list, read on 3 November 2026, has no Teotihuacán route. It lists buses to Terminal del Norte and Indios Verdes. The test corridor from San Juan Teotihuacán ends at the Santa Lucía air base entrance, still in its test phase.