The Best Time for a Teotihuacan Hot Air Balloon

Teotihuacan hot air balloon flights run all year: Viaja Teotihuacan and Volare sell dates on every day of the week. No month guarantees the flight, because the weather and the wind decide each morning whether the balloon goes up and where it flies. What does change with the date is the price, the cold at dawn and what is happening at the archaeological zone.

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The weather decides each morning

The GetYourGuide flight is subject to weather and security conditions; its length and route vary with the wind, and the view of the pyramids depends on the weather and the wind direction. Volare’s flights depend entirely on the weather and sometimes do not pass over the archaeological zone; Tlatoani tours does not guarantee flying right over it.

Viaja Teotihuacan’s October 2026 reviews show what that looks like. Two people could not see the pyramids for fog. One flew on 10 October because the weather cancelled the flight on the 9th, and another moved to the next day for the same reason. Another wrote that the flight was called off for weather after arriving at the balloon port.

If your trip is short, book the balloon on one of the first days, so a cancelled flight still leaves you another morning. On Viator, the four flights on this site cancel free of charge up to 24 hours before; the GetYourGuide one is non-refundable.

Cold at dawn

Several people who flew in October and November 2026 say to wrap up: it is cold before the flight and in the air until the sun is up. For the GetYourGuide flight, bring warm clothing and a jacket, because temperatures can be low early in the day.

The dates that cost less

• On GetYourGuide, the flight only by Vuelo en globo Teotihuacán SA de CV was US$220 per adult on 27 November 2026 and US$172 on 15 January and 26 March 2027 (checked November 2026).
• Volare charges less on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 11 January 2027: MXN 2,610 per adult for the flight only, against MXN 2,900 on other days, and MXN 3,110 against MXN 3,400 with transport from Mexico City (checked November 2026).
• Viaja Teotihuacan has one price every day: MXN 2,699 for the flight only and MXN 4,299 for the full day.

See the GetYourGuide calendar

The archaeological zone: the equinox and the Pyramid of the Moon

For the 2026 spring equinox, INAH announced in its bulletin 106 a special operation on 21 and 22 March, open 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, with the two museums closed and climbing the Pyramid of the Sun banned. If you fly on those dates with an option that includes the pyramids, plan for that.

Since 22 April 2026, in INAH bulletin 166, the zone is open 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM and access to the Pyramid of the Moon is closed until further notice. We found no reopening notice in November 2026.