Hot Air Balloon Ride from Mexico City to Teotihuacan
A hot air balloon ride from Mexico City: where and when each operator collects you, when you are back, and how to reach the Teotihuacan balloon port on your own.
Yes, you can take a hot air balloon ride from Mexico City with transport to Teotihuacan, and all five flights on this site have a transport option. Each operator limits the areas it collects from. Viaja Teotihuacan collects from hotels and Airbnbs in central Mexico City (Roma, Reforma, the Historic Center, Polanco) between 4:20 and 5:10 AM depending on where you stay; Tlatoani tours, from accommodation in Reforma, Condesa, Roma, Polanco or the Historic Center, between 4:20 and 4:50 AM; the GetYourGuide flight leaves the Angel of Independence at 4:15 AM. With Viaja Teotihuacan’s full option, which adds breakfast in a cave and time at the pyramids, you are back between 1 and 2 PM.
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Where and when each operator collects you
| Operator and platform | Pickup | Time | Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| Viaja Teotihuacan (Viator) | Your hotel or Airbnb in central Mexico City (Roma, Reforma, the Historic Center, Polanco); from other areas, private transport at an extra cost or a meeting point at the Angel of Independence | 4:20 to 5:10 AM, depending on where you stay | Between 1 and 2 PM |
| Tlatoani tours (Viator) | Your accommodation in Reforma, Condesa, Roma, Polanco or the Historic Center; other areas at an extra charge | 4:20 to 4:50 AM | Leaves for the city at 11:30 AM, to the same place |
| Visita Teotihuacan Mexico (Viator) | Your hotel, Airbnb or another place in Mexico City; they tell you the time | Sent before your date | The same place, or another if you tell them in advance |
| Volare (Viator) | The entrance of your hotel, in tourist areas only and subject to availability; not from Airbnbs or private homes | Time sent by message the day before, possibly as early as 4:00 AM | 1.5 to 2 hours’ drive back, with traffic |
| Vuelo en globo Teotihuacán SA de CV (GetYourGuide) | The Angel of Independence | 4:15 AM | About 6 hours in all |
Each listing’s approximate times (Viator checked November 2026; GetYourGuide checked November 2026).
With pickup: what it adds to the price
The transport option costs more than the flight only. Viaja Teotihuacan lists the full day with pickup, breakfast and the pyramids at MXN 4,299 per person, against US$148.68 for the flight only (checked November 2026). Volare charges MXN 3,400 with round-trip transport and MXN 2,900 without, and from 11 January 2027 MXN 3,110 and MXN 2,610 on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. On GetYourGuide, the flight with transport from the Angel and breakfast at Rancho Azteca was US$232 per adult on 15 January and 26 March 2027 and US$270 on 27 November 2026. The Teotihuacan hot air balloon price has the full table.
In Viaja Teotihuacan’s reviews from October and November 2026, several people say the pickup came on time. One, in November 2026, writes that the 5:00 AM pickup was cancelled minutes before because the driver had been in an incident. Save the operator’s phone number before your date.
See the calendar with the Angel departure
On your own, by car
Without transport you go to each operator’s balloon port before sunrise. Viaja Teotihuacan’s is on the México–Tulancingo free road at km 27.2, in San Francisco Mazapa, five minutes from the Pemex Pirámides gas station, and the exact location and time arrive the day before. The GetYourGuide flight’s balloon port is on Avenida de la Amistad s/n in San Francisco Mazapa, and you meet at 5:30 AM. With Volare, the arrival time at its own balloon port is confirmed the day before.
To skip the pre-dawn drive, sleep near the pyramids. Hotels near Teotihuacan explains which area suits which flight.
Pickup in Central Mexico City
Viaja Teotihuacan: pickup at hotels and Airbnbs in central Mexico City (Roma, Reforma, the Historic Center, Polanco) at 4:20 to 5:10 AM, the flight, breakfast in a cave and time at the pyramids, back between 1 and 2 PM; Viator lists the full day at MXN 4,299 per person.
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