Mexico City Essentials — 4 days
The historic centre, Frida Kahlo's art and legendary street food. Day-by-day itinerary: Arrival & historic centre; Roma, Condesa & Chapultepec; Coyoacán & Frida Kahlo; Market & departure.
Day-by-day itinerary
Day 1 — Arrival & historic centre
- 12:00 — Arrival in Mexico City — Aéroport international de Mexico
- 13:30 — Transfer to the city centre — Aéroport de Mexico → Centro Histórico
- 14:30 — Hotel check-in — Centro Histórico
- Walk to the Zócalo — Centro Histórico → Zócalo
- 16:00 — Zócalo & Metropolitan Cathedral — Zócalo
- Walk to the Templo Mayor — Zócalo → Templo Mayor
- 17:00 — Templo Mayor ruins — Templo Mayor
- Walk back to the Centro Histórico — Templo Mayor → Centro Histórico
- 20:00 — Street taco dinner — Centro Histórico
Day 2 — Roma, Condesa & Chapultepec
- 08:30 — Breakfast — Centro Histórico
- Metro to Chapultepec — Centro Histórico → Château de Chapultepec
- 09:30 — Chapultepec Castle & park — Château de Chapultepec
- Walk to the museum — Château de Chapultepec → Musée national d'anthropologie
- 11:30 — National Museum of Anthropology — Musée national d'anthropologie
- Walk to lunch — Musée national d'anthropologie → Polanco
- 13:30 — Lunch — Polanco
- Head to Roma Norte — Polanco → Roma Norte
- 15:00 — The tree-lined streets of Roma Norte — Roma Norte
- Walk to Condesa — Roma Norte → Condesa
- 17:00 — Condesa district — Art Deco architecture — Condesa
- 20:00 — Dinner — Condesa
Day 3 — Coyoacán & Frida Kahlo
- 08:30 — Breakfast — Centro Histórico
- Metro to Coyoacán — Centro Histórico → Casa Azul, Coyoacán
- 09:30 — Frida Kahlo Museum — the Blue House — Casa Azul, Coyoacán
- Walk to the market — Casa Azul, Coyoacán → Coyoacán
- 11:30 — Coyoacán market & main square — Coyoacán
- 13:00 — Lunch — Coyoacán
- Metro to the Palacio — Coyoacán → Palacio de Bellas Artes
- 15:00 — Palacio de Bellas Artes — Palacio de Bellas Artes
- Walk to Reforma — Palacio de Bellas Artes → Paseo de la Reforma
- 17:00 — Stroll along Paseo de la Reforma — Paseo de la Reforma
- Walk back to the Centro Histórico — Paseo de la Reforma → Centro Histórico
- 20:00 — Dinner — Centro Histórico
Day 4 — Market & departure
- 09:30 — San Juan Market — culinary specialities — Mercado de San Juan
- Walk around the market — Mercado de San Juan → Centro Histórico
- 12:30 — Lunch — Centro Histórico
- Taxi to Polanco — Centro Histórico → Polanco
- 14:00 — Last shopping in Polanco — Polanco
- 16:00 — Transfer to the airport — Mexico → Aéroport
- 18:30 — Return flight