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Miguel Hidalgo

Miguel Hidalgo is a borough (alcaldía) in western Mexico City, it encompasses the historic areas of Tacuba, Chapultepec and Tacubaya along with a number of notable neighborhoods such as Polanco and Lomas de Chapultepec.

Miguel Hidalgo
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The place

Miguel Hidalgo is a borough (alcaldía) in western Mexico City, it encompasses the historic areas of Tacuba, Chapultepec and Tacubaya along with a number of notable neighborhoods such as Polanco and Lomas de Chapultepec. With landmarks such as Chapultepec Park and the Museo Nacional de Antropología, it is the second most visited borough in Mexico City after Cuauhtémoc where the historic center of Mexico City is located. Tacubaya and Tacuba both have long histories as independent settlements and were designated as "Barrios Mágicos" by the city for tourism purposes.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Getting to Miguel Hidalgo

Airports
Mexico City Benito Juárez (MEX), 13 km · Adolfo López Mateos (TLC), 40 km · Felipe Ángeles (NLU), 42 km
  • Mexico City → Miguel Hidalgo
    8 km · quickest by road, 27 min · MX$8–11
  • Toluca → Miguel Hidalgo
    50 km · quickest by road, 1h 21m · MX$55–70
  • Puebla → Miguel Hidalgo
    113 km · quickest by road, 2h 44m · MX$125–165
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No local-transport research exists yet for Miguel Hidalgo

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 Miguel Hidalgo. 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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  5. 05
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Miguel Hidalgo is 4 km from Benito Juarez, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.