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There is a bus stop at the Mexico City North Bus Station that is directly connected to the Teotihuacan bus station. As of 2019, a one-way bus ticket costs 106 pesos per person, and there is a bus leaving every 15 minutes to make the journey. The Teotihuacan pyramids are easily accessible by public transportation and are located around an hour’s drive north of Mexico City.
From Mexico City, take an Uber to Teotihuacan. You shouldn’t have any problem grabbing an Uber in Mexico City given how readily available it is and how frequently people use it. The trip will take around an hour and will cost between $400 – 500 MXN (£15 – 19 GBP or $19.50 – 24 USD) one way.
The Teotihuacán Archaeological Zone charges an entrance fee of 80 pesos for standard visitors. This covers admission to both the Museum of Teotihuacan Murals and the Teotihuacan Culture Museum, both of which are located on the premises (Beatriz de la Fuente).
Teotihuacan, which is located in Mexico, is undeniably worthy of a sightseeing trip. There are three enormous pyramids there that have been dated to the year 200 AD, making it one of the earliest archaeological sites in all of the Americas.
It takes 4 hours and 59 minutes and costs between $1600 and $2100 to go from Mexico City to Tenochtitlan via bus and cab, which is the best method to do the trip without a car.
Teotihuacan is not a trek in the usual sense; nonetheless, visitors should be prepared to do quite an amount of walking outside, and they will also get the opportunity to ascend to the top of the Pyramid of the Sun, which stands at a height of 246 feet (as well as partially up the nearby Pyramid of the Moon).
At the actual pyramids of Teotihuacan, you’ll need at least three to four hours to see everything there is to see. This accounts for the time spent walking between the pyramids, some time spent in the museum, as well as many pauses for drinks and lunch.
There are two routes one may use to go from Teotihuacan to Mexico City (and back)
Transport Mode | Duration | Costs |
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Bus | 1 hour 20 minutes | 52 MXN ($2.55) |
Private Transfer | 1 hour | 1,335 MXN ($65) |
You are able to climb the Teotihuacan pyramids, however you can only go halfway up the Pyramid of the Moon. There is a limit on the number of people who can climb each pyramid, and lines begin to develop for the Pyramid of the Sun shortly after it opens at 9 am.
Tenochtitlan was the capital city of the Aztecs before it was completely destroyed by the Spanish conquistadors in the 16th century. Teotihuacan is an ancient city (in ruins) located about 30 miles from Mexico City, while Tenochtitlan refers to the Aztec capital city that was previously located in the Historic Center of Mexico City.
It is thought that Teotihuacán was constructed about the year 100 B.C., and it developed into a great metropolis with a population of more than 100,000 people. In spite of the fact that it was deserted a few hundred years later, it is still possible to climb the massive pyramids and wander through the temples and paintings.