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Air transportation allows to save precious time in a so vast country
even if it is the most expensive means of transportation. During
decades, the air companies AEROMEXICO
and MEXICANA were the
only ones on the market but since the deregulation in 1988, quite
a number of air companies set up shop there, and especially low
cost companies. The prices change at any time so you should consult
their websites.
See the chapter transportation
in Mexico for the contacts of each low cost company.
 Airport
of Mexico City
 The
international airport of MEXICO CITY is called "Benito
Juárez" and is located at about 10km (8 miles) east
of the capital. For information : 
(55) 24 82 24 24 or 24 82 24 00 for Terminal 1
and
(55) 25 98 70 00 for Terminal 2.
26,2 millions of passengers passed though this airport in 2008 (increasing
of 1,3% compared with 2007).
They opened the Terminal 2 of Mexico airport since January 2008
for Aeromar, Aeromexico, Aeromexico Connect, Delta, Copa airlines
and Lan (Chili). They also transferred Continental to Terminal 2
since February 2008. It concerns domestic and international flights
for the companies Aeromar, Aeromexico and Aeromexico Connect.
The airport hosts the post office, currency exchange offices, shops,
pharmacies, telephone booths, internet access, restaurants, medical
service and tourist information. You will also find : a hotel reservation
booth in room E, door 7 and a store INEGI in room C for topographical
maps only
(55) 26 51 71 18.
Several banks and ATM are available in the main concourse of the
airport. A baggage locker, open 24h is also available in the airport
($65) at the Lottery booth where you could also buy phone cards
with code like "Universo" cards ($20, $30) good everywhere.
When leaving the baggage claim area, you will be asked to show
your baggage sticker on your air ticket for checking.
Take the Aerotrèn between Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 (5 minutes).
Internet access in the Terminal 1, Zone G, international departures
level : $20 for 15 minutes, $35 for 30 mns and $55 for one hour.
Domestic arrivals (Terminal
1)
Tourist Information
Room "A1" (under the escalator)
2599-0330 or 5785-9542, offices 5762-9309 or 5762-6604
Hours: 7AM-11:59PM daily
International arrivals (Terminal
1)
Tourist Information
Room "E3" booth 34- 1st floor Edifice C
5762-9309
Hours: 8AM-7PM daily
Taxis,
city or airport
From or to the airport, take only yellow taxi with a plane logo
on the car “sitio 300", H24 -
www.taxistasagremiados.com.mx - contacto@taxitasagremiados.com.mx
-
(52) 55-5571-9344 or direct line
5785-8984.
Buy a ticket at the windows in the room E (international arrivals)
or room A (domestic arrivals). These taxis are serious and their
prices are fixed for up to 4 persons and standard size luggage.
Example : Airport – Historic center of Mexico City : about
$152, the ride (july 2009).
Once you have your ticket from the window of the taxis autorizados/
transporte terrestre (orange sign), you go to door 10 at the very
end of the corridor. If you don’t pay attention, a porter
will carry your suit case 10 or 20 m farther, to the taxi, and ask
for a tip. In the cab, ask for the number to call when you want
to go back and you’ll get a discount for your ride back. (130
pesos instead of 152 pesos from Historic center).
Downtown, preferably take the taxis waiting at the taxi stations
(taxis de sitios), recognizable by the letter S in their license
number and the orange strip that underlines their plate. You could
also call a radio-taxi.
Never take a taxi with no color picture license displayed on the
windshield or a taxi without a meter (useful in the whole country).
The libre taxis are recognizable by the "L" on the licence
plate. You can stop them by waving. They are cheap but are not as
safe as the taxis de sitio.
By night, do take the taxis de sitios. Most of the hotels can give
you the fares. On Friday night and holidays eves, the taxis are
very busy. So call them ahead especially if you have to go to the
airport or take the metro if you don’t have cumbersome luggage.
Radios-taxis (24h) :
55 66 10 60 / 52 71 25 60 / 55 66 00 77 / 55 74 33 68 / 55 19 76
90.
Autobus
from or to the airport
Buy your ticket at "Ticketbus" in room E.
Some autobuses leave directly from the airport (room D, gate 8)
to some cities in Mexico (and back also). You could
avoid the city and save time and weariness.
Autobuses del Oriente (ADO)
Where : Terminal Terrestre/Ground transportation -
5133 2424 or 01800 702 8000
Hours : 6AM to 9PM daily
Destination : Cordoba (Ver), departures at 12:00 noon/3PM/5:30PM/6:30PM/7:30PM/8:30PM
– Fare : one way $420 (2010 fees)
New destinations : Cuautla, departures 8:30AM/3PM/7:30PM and Puebla,
departures to Terminal 4 Poniente, every other hour from 6AM to11PM,
and to CAPU,7AM/9AM/3PM/9PM.
Autobuses Estrella Blanca
Where : Terminal Terrestre
5786 9341, 5786 9358, 5786 9338 or 5786 9342
Hours : 24/7
Destination : Pachuca (Hgo),
departures at 6:30AM/7:15AM and then every hour until 9:15PM and
the last one at 10PM – Fare : one way $135 (2010 fees) : 
Autobuses Estrella Roja
Where : Terminal Terrestre
5786 9341, 5786 9358, 5786 9338 or 5786 9342
Hours : 24/7
Destination : Puebla (Pue), departures
every 30 minutes from 6AM to 0:30AM next day – Fares one way
$184 (2010 fees) – Arriving in CAPU - Central des autobus
de Puebla or in 4 Poniente # 2110
(2nd Bus Terminal in Puebla) between
0:30AM and 11:59PM.
Autobuses Primera Aero Plus
Where : Terminal Terrestre
5786 9341, 5786 9358, 5786 9338 or 5786 9342
Hours : 24/7
Destination : Querétaro
(Qro), departures at :
7AM/8:30AM/9:30AM/10:30AM/11:30AM/
12:30PM/1:15PM/2PM/2:30PM/3PM/3:30PM/4PM/4:30PM/5PM/
5:45PM/6:30PM/7:15PM/8PM/8:45PM/9:30PM/10:15PM
Fare : one way $256 (2010 fees)
Autobuses Pullman de Morelos
Where : Terminal Terrestre
5786 9341, 5786 9358, 5786 9338 or 5786 9342
Hours : 24/7
Destination : Cuernavaca (Mor),
departures every 30 or 40 min between 6:40AM and 11:30PM –Fare
: one way $145 (2010 fees)
Autobuses TMT Caminante
Where : Terminal Terrestre
5786 9341, 5786 9358, 5786 9338 or 5786 9342
Hours: 24/7
Destination : Toluca (State
of Mexico), departures every hour from 7:30AM and 11:30PM –Fare
: one way $125 (2010 fees)
Authorized fares (examples)
LIGNES DESTINATIONS (fares 2010)
ADO CÓRDOBA, VER $420.00
TMT-CAMINANTE TOLUCA, MEX $125.00
ESTRELLA BLANCA PACHUCA,
HGO $135.00
ESTRELLA ROJA PUEBLA, PUE $184.00
PRIMERA PLUS QUERETARO, QRO
$256.00
PULLMAN CUERNAVACA, MOR $145.00
NB : Fares subject to change-Payment with foreign currency
not accepted- credit cards accepted at the windows only.
Metro
from or to the airport
 Entrance
after the A room of the airport. Metro Station : Terminal Aérea
The metro is easy to use. Every station is well
indicated and every line has a different color. Each ticket is good
for one ride including transfers ($2 the ride). The metro is open
from 5AM to midnight from Monday to Friday and from 6AM on Saturday
and from 7AM on Sunday. The airport is accessible with line 5. Go
the Terminal Aérea (to or from the room A). The metro services
most of the tourist sites (with transfers sometimes). Maps of the
metro network are available in every station or on the website or
Be aware that during the rush hours (7AM/10AM-5PM/8PM),
you are not allowed to use the metro with big luggage.
The metro is pleasant to use with wide, clean and well lighted corridors.
The signs are easy to read too.
In the cars, the stations are shown with designs as well as names.
The forward cars are reserved to women and children.
Example of ride time : Metro Zócalo-Guadalupe : 35 min; Zócalo-Tlatelcolco
: 15 min.
Main
airlines
 See
contacts "Low Cost"
 Useful
numbers (airport or downtown offices) to make a reservation or confirm
a return : (you might need to add the area code 55; use the free
numbers 1-800 from outside Mexico city)
:
Aeromexico : 51 33 40 10 or 40 00 or 01 800 021 40 10 / 40 00 -
www.aeromexico.com
Air Canada : 55 71 44 00
Air France : 55 71 61 50 / 57 86 94 32 / 01 800 123 4660
Alaska Airlines : 52 81 63 11 or 01 800 252 75 22
American Airlines : 52 09 14 00 or 1 800 433 73 00 - www.aa.com
American West : 57 86 94 12 / 57 86 93 28
Avianca : 55 71 40 80 or 01 800 705 79 00
British Airways : 57 85 87 14 or 53 87 03 00
Continental Airlines : 52 83 55 00 or 1 800 900 50 00 - www.continental.com
Delta Airlines : 52 79 09 09 or 01 800 123 47 10 - www.delta.com
Iberia : 25 99 02 27 / 29 99 02 29
KLM : 52 79 53 90 or 52 79 53 95
Lufthansa : 55 71 27 02 or 52 30 00 00
Mexicana : 57 86 68 00 ext 8840, 8843, 8839 for domestic flights
and 8989, 8988 et 8991, for international flights or
(55) 5998-5998 & 01-800-801-2010 - www.mexicana.com
Northwest : 52 79 53 90 or 95
United Airlines : 56 27 02 22 or 1 800 003 07 77 - www.united.com
 
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