State of Mexico · Mexico
Naucalpan travel guide
Naucalpan is a city in State of Mexico, Mexico, home to about 872,000 people.
- Best months
- November to April
- Nearest airport
- MEX23 km · Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport
- Currency
- MXNpeso
- Time zone
- America/Mexico City
- Language
- Nahuatl, Spanish, Yucatec Maya
About
About Naucalpan
Naucalpan, officially Naucalpan de Juárez, is one of 125 Municipalities of Mexico State, and is located just northwest of Mexico City. The municipal seat is the city of Naucalpan de Juárez, which extends into the neighboring municipality of Huixquilucan.
Naucalpan has a very long history, having been settled by the Tlatilica indigenous culture as early as 1700 BC.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Naucalpan
See
- Torres de Satelite
- Parque Quetzalcóatl
- Plaza Revolucion
- El Conde Archaeological Zone
- Basílica de Nuestra Señora de los Remedios
- Catedral Metropolitana de la Santa Sabiduría de Dios
- Parroquia de San Miguel Arcangel de Tecamachalco
Do
Los Remedios is an urban park that is part of the Mexico national parks system. It protects the forests and historical sites around Cerro Moctezuma, a 2,300-meter-high mountain. It is a popular park for jogging, working out, horseback riding and dog walking. It covers about 900 hectares, mostly wooded with wide, marked trails, but is severely threatened by illegal squatters and deforestation.
- Los Remedios National Park
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Where to stay
Hotels in Naucalpan
2 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hotel Aspen | 11.1 km | |
| Live Aqua Urban Resort Mexico | 10.1 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Naucalpan
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Naucalpan are November to April. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 25 °C; August is the wettest, with about 241 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Naucalpan: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX), about 23 km from the city centre in a straight line; Adolfo López Mateos International Airport (TLC, 33 km) and Felipe Ángeles International Airport (NLU, 42 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
The easiest, fastest, and cheapest way to Naucalpan is to use the Mexico City Metro subway system. Take Line 2 (blue) to Cuatro Caminos. This station is a large transportation hub, called Centro de Transferencia Modal (CETRAM). Several bus and BRT lines start and end at this station, which has routes covering most of Naucalpan and adjacent parts of Mexico City's northwest suburbs. The nearest major bus terminal for intercity bus lines is Terminal de Autobuses Poniente (known as Observatorio).
Getting around
It is difficult to get around in Naucalpan. Traffic is some of the worst in the Mexico City metropolitan area with snarled traffic jams, and slow travel times on buses. The one Metro station (Cuatro Caminos) is not close to most neighborhoods in Naucalpan and almost always requires using two or more transport modes to get anywhere. Some small relief is promised in late 2026 when the Mexicable cable car route 3 opens between Cuatro Caminos and the neighborhoods of Izcalli Chamapa and Lomas del Cadete.
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MEX · Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport
TLC · Adolfo López Mateos International Airport
NLU · Felipe Ángeles International Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Naucalpan
Eat
There are a lot of restaurants in this area, but most are unremarkable corporate-style concept restaurants with unexceptional cooking for a mass market clientele with fat wallets. There are casual eateries in all the myriad shopping centers and a lot of large restaurants that cluster along the Periferico (Blvd. Avila Camacho).
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Questions
Naucalpan: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Naucalpan?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Naucalpan are November to April. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 25 °C; August is the wettest, with about 241 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Naucalpan?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX), about 23 km from the city centre in a straight line; Adolfo López Mateos International Airport (TLC, 33 km) and Felipe Ángeles International Airport (NLU, 42 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Naucalpan?
peso (MXN).
Nearby
Destinations near Naucalpan
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.