Yelp Review 2023 #69: I've been to over fifty countries and I do enjoy using public transportation when I travel especially trains/ subways/ metro - it's cheap, I hate driving and hate driving in Latin America and Asia even more, and can sometimes be quicker than taking an Uber/ taxi. At the Mexico City International Airport, you'll find a small kiosk where you can buy a metro card which you can use for paying for fares when using the metro, train, and bus in Mexico City. The cost of the card itself is 15 pesos and you can put whatever you want on your card (know fare prices and how often you'll be using public transportation). When you exit the airport, turn left and keep waking for about 5-10 minutes until you see signs to Terminal Aerea. It was raining when I was there and there's no covering so I got wet. Take note they only have stairs so, if you have a big piece of luggage, you might not want to use the metro. I had a carry-on luggage so, it was light even when going up/ down the stairs. But Mexico City public transportation and stations tend to be overwhelmingly chaotic and busy (but not as bad as public transportation in China or India - those are just impossible!). Their metro doesn't have A/C. You just rely on cracking windows open. I had to stand up the whole time as there were no seats. When your Mexican friends are shocked and scared that you used public transportation in Mexico, it's for a reason. Their family members have had bad experiences such as being a pickpocket victim. And I was a solo female traveler. I had to transfer to another metro to get to my hotel. And the particular line I needed to take was out of service! Great! Just great! So, I ended up taking a taxi outside the station while it was pouring and flooding. read more

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Successful tips to using the metro from Mexico City airport to get into city -as you enter the arrivals area turn left and go towards gate A, walk out the door towards a covered sidewalk on the left along the building(yes you will have left the airport building), keep walking and blend in with the others, you'll eventually see the metro logo -buy your ticket from a ticket window(this isn't America so you can't buy it from a machine) -there will be no air conditioning you spoiled tourist -if you have luggage, you should be able to lift it up and down flights of stairs -it costs 30cents USD to buy a ticket( uber cheap) -all seats are up for grabs, if you see one put your butt down -pay attention to the stop, to know which to get off -metro stations have names or you can use the icons each station is designated after -careful of your belongings but don't be so obvious -don't be bothered that the metro is packed and bodies are smooshed against the doors-just squeeze in with them, otherwise wait for then next train, but it won't be empty that's for sure Overall, the metro system was more advanced that I imaged it to be. It gets you from point A to B. There might be some transfers in between but hey it's a 30 cent USD trip! read more