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Cars and Drivers in Mexico City: Taxis, Hoy No Circula and the Grand Prix
Authorised airport taxis, why you book rather than hail, the Hoy No Circula rules, the toll roads out of the city and the Autódromo of the Grand Prix.
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Three Mexico City addresses we keep going back to: the Templo Mayor at opening time, lunch at Contramar and a night of mariachis at the Salón Tenampa.
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Prepaid at the airport
Authorised airport taxis
At the AICM, take a taxi from the authorised desks inside the terminal, paid before you go.
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Some cars stay home
Hoy No Circula
The city’s driving restriction: on certain days some cars may not be driven, by plate number and emissions sticker.
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Taxis 2
Getting a car safely.
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Prepaid at the airport
Authorised airport taxis
At the AICM, take a taxi from the authorised desks inside the terminal, paid before you go.
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Book, don’t hail
Taxis and app cars in the city
Book a taxi from a sitio (taxi rank) or through an app rather than hailing one in the street, especially at night.
Driving 3
Rules, roads and the circuit.
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Grand Prix: 30 Oct–1 Nov 2026
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez
The city’s motor-racing circuit, home of the Mexico City Grand Prix.
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Toll roads
Driving out of the city
For Puebla, Taxco and Valle de Bravo, use the toll motorways (cuotas) and set off early to beat the traffic.
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Some cars stay home
Hoy No Circula
The city’s driving restriction: on certain days some cars may not be driven, by plate number and emissions sticker.
