Transportation from the City Center to Guatemala City La Aurora International Airport
City buses to Guatemala City Airport, about 20 minutes from the city centre, usually stop at La Reforma or 7 Avenida in Zona 10. Therefore, it is necessary to reach La Reforma first by using the Transmetro or Transurbano buses from Guatemala City city center. You can also use the colorful chicken buses to go from the city center to La Aurora Airport.
But in Guatemala City, public buses are known to be unsafe, so taxi or Uber are better options to get to the airport, which is 6km from the city centre. There are metered or fixed rate taxis available in Guatemala City. The yellow ones (Taxis Amarillo) are taximeter vehicles, but you cannot turn them from the street, you have to call 1766 to your address.
Yellow taxis are cheaper than white taxis without a meter. For this reason, it is best to negotiate the price before getting into white taxis, because they are used to getting higher fares from foreigners.
Apart from buses and taxis, a private transfer vehicle can be arranged to Guatemala City Airport. You can request a private car from companies such as Transportes Alamo (+502 7767 4582), Autobuses del Norte (AND) (+502 2251 0610), Transportes Galgos (+502 2232 3661), Monja Blanca (+502 2238 1409), or by shared shuttle. It is also possible to go to Guatemala City Airport.
Transportation from Merida Airport to City Center
Merida Airport, or officially Manuel Crescencio Rejón International Airport, serves the Mexican city of Merida. There are different vehicles to go from the airport to the city center.
The most comfortable of these vehicles is to take a taxi from the airport. Taxis at the airport go to the city center for a fixed fee. You pay the required amount from the taxi booth in front of the arrivals gate and get on the next taxi with the receipt you receive.
Although Uber, DiDi and inDriver applications are widely used in the city of Merida, it is not legal for these vehicles to take passengers inside the airport. Therefore, even if the drivers in these applications give approval to pick you up, you have to walk outside the airport and look for the vehicle there. That's why you might consider using official taxis. The distance between the airport and the city center is approximately 10 km and takes about 20 minutes.
Unfortunately, there is no public transport that passes through Merida airport. The closest bus stop to the airport (Benito Juárez 261) is at a distance that you can reach after a 15-20 minute walk.
From here, you can get to the city center by taking the bus number 125 or the minibus called “collectivo”. Do not forget to confirm that you are going in the right direction by saying “centro” to the driver. The road to the city center takes about 30 minutes.
Since there are so many places to see in Merida, you may want to consider renting a car from the airport. Thus, you will have the chance to see the ruins of the Mayan cities in the vicinity, those breathtaking cenotes believed to be the gates to heaven, and the magnificent views of Mexico, with your own plan and program, without searching for another tour or vehicle.
You can safely rent a car from companies such as Hertz and Europcar, which have offices in the airport terminal. Thus, you will have a vehicle to see the surroundings and you will have your airport transfer out of the way.