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Gustavo Adolfo Madero

Gustavo Adolfo Madero
Gustavo Adolfo Madero · EneasMx (CC BY-SA 4.0)
What is there

Worth seeing in and around Gustavo Adolfo Madero

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

  1. 01
    Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral

    The Metropolitan Cathedral of the Assumption of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven, also commonly called the Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral, is the cathedral church of the Catholic Archdiocese of Mexico. It is situated on top of the former Aztec sacred precinct near the Templo Mayor on the northern side of the Plaza de la Constitución in the historic center of Mexico City.

    7 km · cathedral in Mexico City · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    Templo Mayor

    The Templo Mayor was the main temple of the Mexica people in their capital city of Tenōchtitlan, which is now Mexico City. Its architectural style belongs to the late Postclassic period of Mesoamerica.

    6.9 km · main Temple of Tenochtitlan · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    Zócalo

    Zócalo is the common name of the main square in central Mexico City. Prior to the conquest by Spain, it was the main ceremonial center in the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan.

    7.2 km · plaza in Mexico City · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    Angel of Independence

    The Angel of Independence, most commonly known by the shortened name El Ángel and officially known as Monumento a la Independencia, is a victory column on a roundabout on the major thoroughfare of Paseo de la Reforma in downtown Mexico City. El Ángel was built in 1910 during the presidency of Porfirio Díaz by architect Antonio Rivas Mercado, to commemorate the centennial of the beginning of Mexico's War of Independence.

    9.5 km · monument in Mexico City · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe

    The Basilica of Santa María de Guadalupe, officially called Insigne y Nacional Basílica de Santa María de Guadalupe is a basilica of the Catholic Church, dedicated to the Virgin Mary in her invocation of Our Lady of Guadalupe, located at the foot of the Hill of Tepeyac in the Gustavo A. Madero borough of Mexico City. It belongs to the Primate Archdiocese of Mexico through the Guadalupana Vicariate, which since November 4, 2018, is in the care of Monsignor Efraín Hernández Díaz, who has the title of general and episcopal vicar of Guadalupe and abbot of the basilica.

    1.3 km · basilica in Mexico City · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    Torre Ejecutiva Pemex

    The Pemex Executive Tower is an office skyscraper in Mexico City. The 211-metre international style tower was built between 1979 and 1984.

    9.1 km · skyscraper in Mexico City · Wikipedia
  7. 07
    Senate of the Republic

    The Senate of the Republic, constitutionally the Chamber of Senators of the Honorable Congress of the Union, is the upper house of Mexico's bicameral Congress. It currently consists of 128 members, who serve six-year terms.

    8.4 km · upper house of the parliament of Mexico · Wikipedia
  8. 08
    Torre Latinoamericana

    The Torre Latinoamericana is a skyscraper in downtown Mexico City. Its central location, height, and history make it one of the city's most important landmarks.

    7.4 km · tower in Mexico City · Wikipedia
  9. 09
    Vasconcelos Library

    Biblioteca Vasconcelos, also known as the Megabiblioteca by the press, is a library in the Buenavista neighborhood of Mexico City. It is dedicated to José Vasconcelos, the philosopher and former president of the National Library of Mexico.

    6.7 km · public library of Mexico City · Wikipedia
  10. 10
    Monumento a la Revolución

    The Monument to the Revolution is a memorial arch commemorating the Mexican Revolution. It is located in the Plaza de la República, near the heart of the major thoroughfares Paseo de la Reforma and Avenida de los Insurgentes in downtown Mexico City.

    7.9 km · Mexico City monument · Wikipedia

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Getting to Gustavo Adolfo Madero

Airports
Mexico City Benito Juárez (MEX), 8 km · Felipe Ángeles (NLU), 30 km · Adolfo López Mateos (TLC), 51 km
Stations
Aeropuerto Internacional Benito Juárez, 7.6 km · Pantitlán, 9.6 km · Chabacano, 9.8 km · Balderas, 8.4 km
  • Toluca → Gustavo Adolfo Madero
    61 km · quickest by road, 1h 42m · MX$65–85
  • Puebla → Gustavo Adolfo Madero
    107 km · quickest by road, 2h 46m · MX$130–175
  • Querétaro → Gustavo Adolfo Madero
    167 km · quickest by road, 4h 8m · MX$195–260
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No local-transport research exists yet for Gustavo Adolfo Madero

Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Gustavo Adolfo Madero. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

What Wikivoyage says about moving around
  • Get inYou can have a look for shared rides on Blablacar.
  • Get aroundThere are plenty of franchised private buses, minibuses and vans, known as peseros and combis, which are less reliable and safe but reach more destinations.
  • Get aroundIn the metropolitan area, there is a commuter train line and the Mexibús bus rapid transit system, but most destinations are only served by private minibuses and vans.
  • Get aroundThe Sistema de Transporte Colectivo, known as the Metro, is one of the largest and most patronized subway systems in the world, with 12 lines that measure more than and carry 4.4 million people every day.
  • Get aroundIt's not recommended to leave the cable car stations and stroll around due to safety.

From Wikivoyage: Mexico City, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.

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  2. 02
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  5. 05
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Next door to Gustavo Adolfo Madero

Gustavo Adolfo Madero is 6 km from Venustiano Carranza, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.