Transportation from City Center to Guadalajara Airport
Guadalajara Airport (GDL) is the main airport of the city of Guadalajara, the capital of the Mexican state of Jalisco. Since it is the capital of a developed region, it is considered relatively easy to reach this airport. The airport, which provides flight opportunities to many large and small cities and towns in the region, has a medium density of passenger traffic throughout the year.
Airport buses are the most economical means to reach the airport from the city center of Guadalajara. There are three main companies carrying passengers in this direction. These are Autotransportes Guadalajara Chapala, Autobuses Primera Plus and Autovias. All three of these companies leave their passengers inside the airport in a special area reserved for these buses. Airport buses cover this distance of 18-20 km in an average of 35 minutes.
You can find more information on the online sites of the bus companies Primer Plus, Autovias and Chapala Plus.
If you want to come to Guadalajara Airport directly from cities such as Aguas Calientes, Acapulco, Ciudad Juárez and Cuernavaca, you can take one of the Guadalajara Airport flights of ETN Turistar company. You can access up-to-date information such as voyage details and fare schedule on the company's website.
Another frequently used option to reach the airport is taxi and Uber. You can take all the taxis you see in the city, or your hotel can call one for you. If you say you want to have a safer journey, you can call a vehicle from the Uber application and go to the airport. Thus, you will both overcome the language barrier and eliminate the possibility of having cash on you when leaving the country.
One-way transfer, which you can book from reliable websites, is another option. You can find reliable options on websites like Tripadvisor and Viator.
Transportation from Tijuana Airport to City Center
Tijuana is the largest city in Mexico's Baja California region and neighbors San Diego, USA. For this reason, it is a very popular city for American day-trippers.
Avenida Revolucion in Zona Centro, restaurants and shops in Zona Rio are the top places to visit in Tijuana, while the nightlife of the city is very lively. although
Although Tijuana is usually reached by land, the main airport of the city, Tijuana General Abelardo L. Rodtriguez International Airport, is quite busy. The airport, which is 10 km east of Tijuana city center, is 1.6 km from the Otay Border Gate between the USA and Mexico, and 10 km from the San Ysidro border gate.
According to Mexican law, taxis can bring passengers to airports, but they cannot pick up passengers from airports. For this reason, in order to take a taxi from Tijuana Airport to the city center, it is necessary to use the vehicles of SAAT Taxi company, which is contracted with the airport and the government, or other contracted companies. For this reason, the prices of taxis that you can take from the arrivals terminal are higher than normal.
You can also try going outside the airport and taking a regular taxi. Alternatively, you can go to Tijuana from the airport by calling the vehicle from the Uber and Rideyellow phone apps.
Taking a bus from Tijuana Airport to the city center or the popular Zona Rio neighborhood is the most economical mode of transportation. You can leave the airport and take one of the blue and white buses going west from the main street. You can take one of the buses marked Centro or Plaza Rio and pay in US dollars. Keep in mind that this trip, albeit economical, can take up to 40 minutes.
When you exit the main terminal and turn right, there is also a bus stop where buses go to many cities in America such as California, San Diego, Los Angeles or to nearby places in Baja California. ABC buses go to the main bus station in Baja California and to the Zona Viva stop.