Travel Information
Guanajuato (city of Guanajuato in the state of Guanajuato) is a famous international tourist destination, with domestic flights from Mexico City, Monterrey, and Tijuana and international flights from Houston, Dallas, Atlanta, Chicago, San Francisco and Los Angeles in the United States.
The nearest airport is Guanajuato International Airport (BJX) and American Airlines, Delta Airlines, United Airlines, Aeromexico, Interjet and Volaris have direct flights from major U.S. cities to the Bajío International Airport.
Alternative airports are Mexico City (MEX) and Guadalajara (GDL).
From Mexico City there are daily flights to Guanajuato aboard Aeromexico, Volaris and Interjet airlines.
How to arrive to Guanajuato City
From the Guanajuato International Airport
From the airport, you can get to Guanajuato by taxi. Just down the hall from the arrival area, you will find a booth selling tickets for the taxis. Ask for a ticket to "Guanajuato / La Valenciana" if you are going directly to CIMAT or to our hotel CIMATEL. The taxi ride takes about an hour and costs approximately $590.00 MXP.
From Mexico City’s International Airport
Once outside the arrival area, go to any of the taxi stands that are located in the terminals. Ask for a ticket to the Northern bus terminal, also known as the Terminal Central del Norte. Make sure you specify this Northern bus terminal because there are several bus terminals in Mexico City, one for every cardinal point. Once there, follow the instructions to get to CIMAT by bus.
International travelers arriving at the Mexico City´s International Airport, looking for an overnight stop outside Mexico City, might consider taking at the airport terminal 1 or 2 a bus to Queretaro, a nice colonial city halfway Mexico City and Guanajuato. Primera Plus offers a direct nonstop service (3 hours, 300 pesos) from 5:30 a.m. till 00.50 a.m; between 10:00 a.m. and 22:00 p.m. departures are every 30 minutes. From Queretaro, Primera Plus offers daily 5 direct connections to Guanajuato (2.5 hours, 180 pesos).
From Guadalajara´s International Airport (GDL)
Take a taxi to the Central Bus Station of Guadalajara (“Central de Autobuses”); the fare is approx. 300 pesos and the trip takes at least 20 minutes depending on traffic conditions. ETN and Primera Plus offer a direct service from the Central Bus Station to Guanajuato, each with a frequency of about ten departures a day. Travel time is 4hours. The fare is about 400 pesos (ETN) or 300 pesos (Primera Plus).
By Bus
Guanajuato can also be reached by bus on either ETN or Primera Plus. www.etn.com.mx · https://wl.primeraplus.com.mx/
You can reach Guanajuato by bus from Mexico City by departing from the Northern Bus Terminal. The "Primera Plus" or "ETN" lines are recommended.
Primera Plus and ETN are two first class bus companies operating routes to Guanajuato. Compared to Primera Plus, traveling with ETN is more comfortable due to a reduced number of seats in the bus (including 8 individual seats).
Primera Plus is about 20% cheaper. In general wifi is available. For time schedules and ticket purchase, consult Primera Plus and ETN. In the evening, as buses run less frequently, buy your ticket in advance if possible.
Departures start at 7:30 AM and continue approximately every 90 minutes until 9:15 PM. The trip takes 4.5 - 5 hrs. and it costs between $600.00 and $730.00 MXP.
Once you arrive at the bus station in Guanajuato, take a taxi. There are no taxi stands to buy tickets. You should pay directly to the driver. The ride should cost about 80 pesos.
By Car
Take into account that due to limited parking space, daily traffic congestions and the peculiar topography of Guanajuato, a car is not an efficient mean of transportation within Guanajuato City.
As road signs are often confusing or absent, consult a route planning device in advance (e.g. google maps or the SCT planner). Except if you are an experienced driver in Mexico, we advise against car renting.
From Mexico City
Head north and take toll highway 57D to Queretaro. From there take highway 45D to Celaya, Irapuato and afterwards in the direction of Leon. Take the toll road to Guanajuato (exit "Guanajuato Cuota”).
From Guadalajara
At Guadalajara´s airport, take the highway to Guadalajara. Reaching the highway interchange take the exit to Tonalá. On your way to Tonalá on highway 90D, keep on your left lane to Tepatitlán and Lagos de Moreno.
Keep straight until reaching junction to Aguascalientes. Take higwhay 80D to Aguascalientes and keep forward until reaching next junction to León, take the junction to the right and drive all the way to the next toll booth on highway 45D.
You are now on León city bypass, go forward until the next junction and take the right lane to Silao, and Irapuato. You will see Bajío International Airport on your left side and afterwards you´ll reach Silao. Keep driving through Silao until reaching the sign Guanajuato Cuota, at the end of Silao bypass. Take the right exit to reach the toll highway from Silao to Guanajuato and drive until reaching the toll booth. You are now in Guanajuato.