Coahuila · Mexico
Saltillo travel guide
Saltillo is a city in Coahuila, Mexico, home to about 864,000 people.
- Best months
- October to April
- Nearest airport
- SLW14 km · Plan de Guadalupe International Airport
- Currency
- MXNpeso
- Time zone
- America/Mexico City
- Language
- Nahuatl, Spanish, Yucatec Maya
About
About Saltillo
Saltillo is the capital and largest city of the northeastern Mexican state of Coahuila and is also the municipal seat of the municipality of the same name.
A city that was an important point on the 19th-century Camino Real, yet a city with a diverse modern manufacturing economy. Today, Saltillo is a government center, a college town, and a manufacturing city with big factories outside the city limits producing chemicals, metals, auto parts, and trucks.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Saltillo
See
- Museum of Birds of Mexico
- Museo de la Katrina
- Coahuila State Government Palace
- Saltillo Cathedral
- Cristo de las Galeras
- Museum of the Desert
- Parque Alameda Zaragoza
- Vito Alessio Cultural Center
- Residential Villa Bonita
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When to go
The best time to visit Saltillo
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Saltillo are October to April. June is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; September is the wettest, with about 92 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 Saltillo: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Plan de Guadalupe International Airport (SLW), about 14 km from the city centre in a straight line; Monterrey International Airport (MTY, 97 km) is also within reach.
Getting in
Plane, car, or bus are your basic options. Convenient flight schedules are available to nearby Monterrey. There are direct buses from the airport to Saltillo. Senda has some daily departures for M$480 (March 2022). Otherwise take the Noreste bus from the airport to the central bus station of Monterrey for M$115 (March 2022). From there take one of the frequent intercity buses to Saltillo for about M$160 (March 2022).
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SLW · Plan de Guadalupe International Airport
MTY · Monterrey International Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Saltillo
Stay safe
Like the rest of Northern Mexico, Saltillo is prone to occasional violence. Avoid being out alone at night, a good guideline is to avoid bars, casinos, and bad neighborhoods, and be in by dark. Travel with another person when possible, even in the daytime. Don't drive unless you are accustomed to Mexican driving and roads.
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Questions
Saltillo: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Saltillo?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Saltillo are October to April. June is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; September is the wettest, with about 92 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Saltillo?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Plan de Guadalupe International Airport (SLW), about 14 km from the city centre in a straight line; Monterrey International Airport (MTY, 97 km) is also within reach.
What currency is used in Saltillo?
peso (MXN).
Nearby
Destinations near Saltillo
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.