Written by the Mexico City Airport Transfers operations team — we drive these routes every day.
AIFA (Felipe Ángeles International Airport) and AICM (Benito Juárez International) are two separate Mexico City airports about 50 kilometers apart, with no direct rail or shuttle link between them. We operate private transfers at AICM only — if your flight lands at AIFA instead, this guide explains the distance, drive time, and what to expect there.
AIFA and AICM are different airports
AIFA (Felipe Ángeles International Airport) and AICM (Aeropuerto Internacional de la Ciudad de México, also called Benito Juárez) are two separate airports, not two terminals of the same one. AICM sits inside the city, close to the neighborhoods most visitors stay in; AIFA sits roughly 50 kilometers north, in the State of Mexico. Check your boarding pass or e-ticket for the airport code — MEX for AICM, NLU for AIFA — before you plan ground transportation, since the two are not interchangeable.
| AICM (Benito Juárez) | AIFA (Felipe Ángeles) | |
|---|---|---|
| Airport code | MEX | NLU |
| Terminals | 2 | 1 |
| Distance from Mexico City hotels | Inside the city | ~50 km north |
| Driving time between the two | — | 1 h to 1 h 30 min |
| Our private transfer service | Yes — all covered zones | Not available |
No direct connection between the two airports
There is no train, metro, or shuttle linking AICM and AIFA. The only way between them is a roughly 50-kilometer drive that typically runs 1 hour off-peak and up to 1 hour 30 minutes in heavy traffic — there is no shortcut, and treating a same-day connection between the two as routine can cost you more time than it looks like on a map.
We operate at AICM — not at AIFA
We provide private transfers to and from Aeropuerto Internacional de la Ciudad de México (AICM/MEX) only. We do not offer pickup or drop-off service at AIFA, and we do not sell an AICM–AIFA inter-airport route. If your flight lands at or departs from AICM, we can take you door-to-door, in a private Sedán or SUV-Van, to any of the Mexico City neighborhoods we cover.
If your flight uses AIFA instead
If your itinerary lands you at or departs from AIFA, arrange ground transportation directly with a provider that operates there, or through AIFA's official taxi counters inside the terminal — we cannot cover that leg. If you're connecting the same day between AICM and AIFA, build in real buffer time: the drive alone can take up to 1 hour 30 minutes, on top of check-in, security, and immigration at each end.
- Confirm your airport code before booking anything — MEX (AICM) or NLU (AIFA)
- Same-day AICM ↔ AIFA connections need real buffer time: up to 1 h 30 min driving, plus airport time at both ends
- Arrange your AIFA-side pickup or drop-off with a provider or official taxi counter that serves that airport — our service is AICM only
- Confirm which airport your hotel or meeting is actually closer to before you book any ground transportation