6 days in Mexico City Itinerary

Breathtakingly large, Mexico City provides a home for almost 9 million people living in nearly 1,700 distinct neighborhoods.

Give yourself a bit of retail therapy at Tinta Naranja Urban Gallery and Arte de Mexico. Museum-lovers will get to explore Museo Nacional de Antropologia and Museo Frida Kahlo. Step out of Mexico City with an excursion to Zona Arqueológica de Teotihuacan Estacionamiento Puerta 5 in San Juan Teotihuacan--about 1h 15 min away. Next up on the itinerary: admire the masterpieces at Palacio de Bellas Artes, delve into the distant past at Museo del Templo Mayor, wander the streets of Historic Center (Centro Historico), and step into the grandiose world of Chapultepec Castle.

To find ratings, traveler tips, and more tourist information, use the Mexico City online road trip planner.

If you are flying in from Costa Rica, the closest major aiports are Licenciado Benito Juarez International Airport, Querétaro Intercontinental Airport and General Francisco J. Mujica International Airport. May in Mexico City sees daily highs of 30°C and lows of 16°C at night. Finish your sightseeing early on the 7th (Mon) to allow enough time to travel back home.