|
Links to Mexican airlines - aerolineas en Mexico.
Volaris
Viva AeroBus
Interjet
|
Mexicana has suspended all operations - August 28, 2010
As of August 28, 2010 Mexicana has suspended all operations due to lack of money for operating expenses. They are restructuring and hope to resume flights sometime in the future.
Viva AeroBus May 13, 2009
With its hub in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Viva AeroBus started service in November 2006. The only flights to the United States are to Austin, Texas, but this Mexican airline flies to many small cities within Mexico and is inexpensive, offering a discount for carry-on luggage only. A recent search produced a round-trip flight from Austin to Puerto Vallarta, including taxes, of 1502 pesos with carry-on luggage only, or 1702 pesos with one checked bag. Viva AeroBus also offers bus service from the airports they serve to cities in the region.
Flying in Mexico: Mexico’s Budget Airlines (Aerolineas)
For the longest time, air travel within Mexico was inconvenient and expensive.
Almost all flights on the major airlines, Aeromexico (www.aeromexico.com, tel. 01800/021-4030 in Mexico, 800/237-6639 in the U.S. or Canada) and Mexicana de Aviacion
(currently out of business - tel. 01800/801-2010 in Mexico, 800/531-7921 in the U.S., 866/281-3049 in Canada) were routed through Mexico City. If you wanted to go from Monterrey to Puebla or from Colima to Tepic, costs were prohibitive and travel took most of the day.
Article continues after chart...
| Name |
Contact Info |
Destinations |
| Viva Aerobus |
81/8215-0150 (Monterrey, Mexico); 888/935-9848 (U.S.); www.vivaaerobus.com www.vivaaerobus.com |
Serving Acapulco, Cancun, Chihuahua, Ciudad Juarez, Culiacan, Guadalajara, Hermosillo, La Paz, Leon/BJX, Los Cabos, Oaxaca, Puerto Vallarta, Oaxaca, Tijuana, Veracruz, Villahermosa, and in the US, Austin, TX. Also connects by bus to many more destinations including Aguascalientes, Zacatecas, Queretaro, Parral, and more. |
| Aerolineas Volaris |
55/1102–8000 or 01800/7–VOLARIS AIRLINES (Mexico); 866/988–3527 (U.S.); www.volaris.com.mx |
Serving Acapulco, Aguascalientes, Cancun, Ciudad Juarez, Culiacan, DF, Guadalajara, Hermosillo, La Paz, Leon, Los Cabos, Mazatlan, Merida, Mexicali, Monterrey, Morelia, Oaxaca, Puebla, Puerto Vallarta, Reynosa, Tapachula, Tijuana, Toluca, Uruapan, Villahermosa, Ciudad Juarez and Reynosa |
| Aeromar |
55/5133-1111; www.aeromar.com.mx |
San Antonio (USA) and Guatemala City, Guatemala as well as Acapulco, Cancun, Ciudad del Carmen, Ciudad Victoria, Colima, Guadalajara, Jalapa, Lázaro Cárdenas, Manzanillo, Mexicali, Minatitlán, Merida, Monterrey, Oaxaca, Posarica, Puerto Vallarta, Querétaro, Saltillo, San Luis Potosí, Tamuín, Tepic, Tijuana, Tampico, Tuxtla Gutierrez, Veracruz, Villahermosa, Zacatecas |
| Interjet |
55/1102-5555 or 01800/011-2345; www.interjet.com.mx |
Aguascalientes, Acapulco, Cancún, Ciudad del Carmen, Ciudad Victoria, Colima, DF, Guadalajara, Jalapa, Lázaro Cárdenas, Mérida, Mexicali, Morelia, Manzanillo, Minatitlan, Monterrey, Oaxaca, Poza Rica, Puerto Vallarta, Querétaro, Saltillo, San Antonio (US), San Luis Potosí, Tampico, Tamuín, Tepic, Tuztla Gutierrez, Tijuana, Villahermosa, Zacatecas |
| Viva Aerobus |
818/215-0150 (Mexico); 888/935-9848 (USA); www.vivaaerobus.com |
Acapulco, Cancún, Chihuahua, Ciudad Juárez, Cuernavaca, Culiacán, Hermosillo, Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo León/El Bajío, Mazatlán, Mérida, Mexicali, Morelia, Puerto Vallarta, Querétaro, Tijuana, Veracruz, Villahermosa,
Austin (TX), McAllen (TX), Apatzingan, Carborca, Cananea, Ciudad Obregon, La Paz, Los Cabos, Monterrey, Merida, Oaxaca, Durango, Empalme, Guaymas, Matamoros, Nogales, Nuevo Laredo (MEX), Puerto Peñasco, San Luis Potosí, Tepic, Torreón, Uruapan |
| Nova Air |
55/5095-5000 or 01800/300-6682 (Mexico); www.novaair.net |
Suspended - no longer in operation. |
But finally some new, smaller airlines with internal routes have surfaced to serve tourists as well as
business travelers within Mexico. Now you can book the above-mentioned scenarios at low cost.
Most flights are between larger cities and resort destinations, however; there are few if any flights between Acapulco and Puerto Vallarta, for example. But even flights routed through Mexico City are much cheaper on these budget airlines than when booked on the major national or international carriers.
There’s no substantial savings by booking round-trip, so one-way trips allow you to travel by bus or taxi between cities, booking the next segment of your trip on the same or another small carrier.
We recently found a flight on Aviacsa from Tijuana to Merida for less than US$100 one way, even with a stop in Mexico City. You could return to Tijuana from Merida, or travel from Merida to Cancun by bus (about 4 hours), and fly from Cancun to Tijuana, again via Mexico City and once again, for less than US$100.
If you aren’t close to---or don’t feel comfortable---flying in and out of border cities such as Tijuana, Ciudad Juarez, or Nuevo Laredo, you can still access your primary destination on an international carrier and make use of the smaller airlines for internal travel, booking an open-jaw (in one city and out of another) or typical round-trip fare.
AEROLINEAS EN MEXICO, AIRLINES IN MEXICO: AeroCalifornia, Avolar, Mexicana, AeroMexico, Volaris, Interjet,
Aviasca, Nova Air, Alma de Mexico
|
