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We recommend using the taxi service available at the airport gate. It would be advisable to have the name of the university written to avoid confusion from the pronunciation. Nonetheless, it is possible to find someone who speaks English at any Mexican airport.
The charge for this trip will be around 110 pesos (10 USD). Distance 10 km taking about 20 min.
For any trip you need to get Mexican currency at any ATM installed in the airport (Puebla or Mexico City). Exchange rate 1 USD for about 11 pesos.
Recommendations from traveling from Mexico City's airport to Puebla
You will see signs at the airport pointing towards the bus service that connects this airport to the city of Puebla (120 km, about 2 hours).
Tickets for 170 pesos, one way, or you can purchase your ticket both ways with open date and time for your return trip. You will not leave the airport to get into the bus. The tickets are sold at a desk in the second floor of the airport premises. Look for the bus company "Estrella Roja" (a "Red Star" is its emblem).
The full schedule for the final destination "4 poniente", a street in Puebla, from Mexico City Airport is
00:30; 02:00; 05:30; 06:30; 07:00; 07:30; 08:30; 09:00; 09:30; 10:30; 11:10; 11:30; 12:30; 13:30; 13:40; 14:10; 14:30; 14:40; 15:10; 15:30; 16:10; 16:30; 17:10; 17:30; 18:10; 18:30; 19:10; 19:30; 20:10; 20:30; 21:10; 21:30; 22:30; 23:30; 23:59
There is another bus station in Puebla with name CAPU. Do not take the bus to this station because it serves many locations and is farther away from UDLAP than "4 poniente"
When arriving to Puebla, you will find a taxi service, inside the bus station. The taxi will charge you about 8 USD for the trip from the bus station to the Universidad de las Américas. Distance 8 km, time 20 to 30 min. from Puebla to Cholula.
For going back to Mexico City, this bus line has the following schedule for departures from Puebla ("4 poniente") to Mexico City Airport
02:30; 03:30; 04:00; 04:30; 05:30; 06:00; 06:30; 07:30; 08:00; 08:30; 09:10; 09:30; 10:00; 10:30; 11:10; 11:30; 12:00; 12:30; 13:10; 13:30; 14:00; 14:30; 15:10; 15:30; 16:00; 16:30; 17:10; 17:30; 18:00; 18:30; 19:30; 20:00; 20:30; 21:30; 22:30
When planning your trip, please keep in mind the time that your airplane company asks to show up in the airport in advance of departure time. Confirm at the airport how many hours you should be in advance from departure time to complete the revision process.
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