Mexico City International Airport Terminal Map

Mexico City's airport lies about 13 km from the city centre and handles around 44.6 million passengers a year (2025), making it one of the busiest in Latin America. It has two terminals, 2–3 km apart, linked by a free monorail shuttle (Aerotrén) — but one thing matters more than that: Mexico City now has two airports, so whenever you see "Mexico City" on a booking, check the three-letter code.

The two terminals

How to tell where you are:

• The Aeroméxico group is in T2; almost all other carriers are in T1 — start with the airline, then check your boarding pass.
• T1 ↔ T2 has two links: the airside Aerotrén monorail, which is free (boarding pass required, roughly 05:00–23:00), or the landside shuttle bus, free or low-cost (24 hours).
• For a cross-terminal connection allow 45–60 minutes.

Our diagram draws the two buildings as separate structures joined by a single monorail line precisely to show the distance between them.

Transfers and connections

1. A connection inside T1 or inside T2 is quickest; for a cross-terminal connection allow more than 1.5 hours.
2. The airside cross-terminal link depends on the Aerotrén and on your boarding pass, and it stops running late at night, leaving only the landside shuttle.
3. Mexico City sits at about 2,200 metres, and a long-haul flight takes more out of you here, so err on the generous side with connection time.

Routes and flights

• Routes — around 20-plus airlines flying to about 100 destinations; long-haul points include Madrid, Barcelona, Paris, Amsterdam, London, Tokyo, São Paulo and Buenos Aires.
• Flights — 44.61 million passengers in 2025 (27.12 million domestic, 17.48 million international), down about 1.7% as some services have shifted to NLU.
• Aircraft — main base is Aeroméxico (T2) and SkyTeam, followed by Viva Aerobús and Volaris; the fleet is 737 and A320 family narrowbodies, with Aeroméxico using 787 and 777 on long-haul.

Getting into Mexico City

• Metro Line 5 — has a station on the T1 side and costs very little; the main way to dodge the traffic, but T2 has no direct metro, so you must shuttle to T1 first.
• The Metro Line 1 extension — connects parts of the network to the area around the airport.
• Airport buses — cover the main hubs and hotel districts of the city.
• Taxi / rideshare — authorised taxis must be paid for at a counter inside the terminal; rideshare pick-ups are from set points.

Practical tips

• The biggest trap is confusing the airports: Mexico City now has Benito Juárez (MEX) and Felipe Ángeles (NLU), with NLU 35–50 km north of the city and used mainly by low-cost carriers. Check the three-letter code before booking or arranging a pick-up.
• Travellers heading for NLU can take the suburban railway that opened in April 2026 (direct from Buenavista station in the north of the city) instead of relying on a long coach ride.
• Traffic in Mexico City is severe, so when you have a flight to catch, budget for peak road conditions — rail is the only predictable option.