Teotihuacan tickets and opening hours

How much does it cost to visit Teotihuacan?

A Teotihuacan ticket costs MX$210 per person for international visitors in 2026. You pay MX$105, a 50% discount, with a valid Mexican ID or proof of residence. Your ticket covers the archaeological zone and all three museums inside it.

The three are the Museum of Teotihuacan Culture at Gate 5, Puerta 5 on INAH’s map, and the Museum of Teotihuacan Murals at Gate 3. The third, the Museum of the Great Teotihuacan Culture by Gate 1, reopened in June 2026. The museums page has the hours and the gate for each.

Sunday entry is free for Mexican nationals and foreign residents with proof. Entry is free every day for the people on the INAH exemption list:

• children under 13 years
• people over 60, pensioners and retirees with a valid card
• people with disabilities
• students and teachers with a valid ID
• researchers and interns with an INAH permit
• members of indigenous communities in the adjacent municipalities
• Sectur-accredited guides at work

The INAH English page limits that list to Mexican nationals. La Razón reported on 30 December 2025 that the new fees applied from 1 January 2026.

Where to buy Teotihuacan tickets

Tickets are sold at the ticket offices of the five gates, Gate 1 to Gate 5, on the day of your visit. Two INAH bulletins differ on online sales: 13 March 2026 names the institute’s official page, 17 March 2026 says ticket offices only. We found no official online sale page.

Our sources give no payment method for the booths, neither cash nor card. A 2026 renovation of MX$37 million brought new ticket booths, walkways and security equipment.

Buses from Terminal del Norte, the Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte, drop you at Gate 1 or Gate 2. The return bus leaves from Gate 2. Every gate has parking. Which gate suits your route is on the map; whether to book at all is on the booking question.

What time does Teotihuacan open?

The zone opens at 08:00 and closes at 17:00, Monday to Sunday, every day of the year, public holidays included. Last entry is 16:30. After that you are not let in.

The three museums open 09:00 to 16:00, Monday to Sunday. The INAH digital guide gives 16:30 for their close; plan on 16:00. The zone closed on 20 and 21 April 2026 after a shooting on the Pyramid of the Moon and reopened on 22 April. The museums closed on 21 and 22 March 2026 for the equinox operation.

By the sun: in at Gate 1 at 08:00, the Ciudadela first, the Pyramid of the Sun before 11:30, the museum at Gate 5 in the hottest hours. INAH puts those hours at 11:30 to 15:30. It advises you to arrive between 08:00 and 09:00, on a Tuesday or Wednesday, and to avoid the spring equinox.

What is not allowed at Teotihuacan

You cannot climb the Pyramid of the Sun: the 2026 INAH visitor guide lists it as prohibited. Quadratín reported on 22 May 2026 that INAH kept the ban for the 2026 World Cup.

The climb on the Pyramid of the Moon stops at the first platform, under the INAH rule of 19 May 2025. On 21 April 2026 INAH closed that climb until further notice. On 22 April 2026 the first platform reopened, as La Jornada reported. The climbing page keeps the dated rules for both pyramids.

The visitor guide also prohibits touching or altering structures, drones, food, smoking, bicycles and weapons. Your pet stays outside, except a guide or assistance dog. Your own photos cost nothing. Tripods, lighting, video cameras and professional gear fall under INAH’s permit and fee rules. Commercial filming needs prior authorisation.

Since late April 2026 every gate has a walk-through metal detector, and your bag and vehicle are inspected. INAH placed six arches: one at each of the five gates and one at the entrance of the Museum of Teotihuacan Murals.

Teotihuacan equinox 2026 and the night show

The spring equinox operation ran on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 March 2026, with 38,103 visitors counted from Friday 20 to Sunday 22 March. On the Saturday the gates opened at 07:00 and closed at 17:00, last access 16:30; on the Sunday the hours were 08:00 to 17:00. Both site museums were closed on the two days.

For those two days INAH banned pets, bundles, suitcases, backpacks, camp stoves, chairs, speakers, megaphones, instruments, tents, tarps, blankets, signs, banners and beach umbrellas. Nobody could climb the Pyramid of the Sun, use the platforms or fly a drone.

The night light-and-sound show is not running in 2026. Quadratín reported on 22 May 2026 that INAH officials said it will not return.

What to bring to Teotihuacan

INAH tells you to bring a reusable bottle, sunscreen and a hat for the hottest hours, 11:30 to 15:30. Water is sold at entrance 3 and at the Museum of Teotihuacan Culture by Gate 5. INAH publishes no statement on shade. Food is not permitted inside the zone.

Toilets are at entrance 3 and at the Museum of Teotihuacan Culture. The INAH map also marks them at Gate 1, Gate 2 and Gate 5 and at the Museum of Teotihuacan Murals. INAH recommends 3 to 5 hours for your visit. Last entry is 16:30.

You walk 2 km of the Avenue of the Dead, the Calzada de los Muertos, from the Ciudadela to the Plaza of the Moon. The Avenue rises 27 m. Metres and minutes between the gates and the pyramids are on the map.

Teotihuacan guides: authorised guides and the free digital guide

Authorised guides are one of the seven on-site services INAH lists, with no published price. Sectur-accredited guides enter free while working.

The free INAH digital guide has 7 thematic trails in Spanish and English, audio at the points of interest and a downloadable map.

Tours either include the MX$210 ticket or leave you to buy it at the gate. Each one on the tours from Mexico City page says which.