6 best day trips from Mexico City

Mexico City's day trips include ancient pyramids, colonial cities, and silver-mining towns.

How: 1h bus Travel time: 1h When to go: Year-round; early morning beats heat

Pre-Aztec pyramid complex — Sun + Moon pyramids

How: 2h bus Travel time: 2h When to go: Year-round

Talavera-tile colonial city + best mole in Mexico

How: 3h bus Travel time: 3h When to go: Year-round

Silver-mining hill town with whitewashed streets

How: 2h 30m bus Travel time: 2h 30m When to go: Year-round

World's largest pyramid by volume (with a church on top) + view of Popocatépetl

How: 1h within city Travel time: 1h When to go: Year-round; weekends most festive

Pre-Hispanic canals, colorful trajineras, mariachi on the water

How: 1h 30m bus Travel time: 1h 30m When to go: Year-round

Magic mountain town + pre-Hispanic pyramid hike

Best day trips from Mexico City