In November 2007, a second terminal opened at the Mexico City airport. The new terminal, Terminal 2, is connected to the old terminal by a monorail system for passengers. The transfer time is around 5 minutes.

When you arrive at the Mexico City airport, you will most likely arrive in Terminal 2. Check with your airline to confirm the Terminal number. Terminal 2 is is the newest terminal, serving International travelers. Proceed through Immigration, claim your bags, and then proceed through the Customs line.

The airlines arriving at Terminal 2 are:

Delta
Continental
Aeromexico
TACA
Lan Chile

Changing Money

You will want to stop at a 24-hour bank to change some dollars or other foreign currency into pesos. If you are taking public transportation, you will need pesos right away. There are several banks offering bureaux de change facilities (Casa de Cambio.) ATMs are available 24 hours. There is also a post office located in the Domestic Arrivals area (in Terminal 1, accessible via shuttle. Mobile phone hire is also available in Terminal 1 as is an Internet café in lounge E.)

 

Public Phones

There are several public phones available throughout the airport, and it is possible to make credit card calls (AT&T, Sprint, and MCI) or collect calls if you need to make a call, but it is quite expensive. It's better to purchase pre-paid phone cards to make calls. These cards may be used in public phones throughout Mexico. These are available for purchase at vending machines or news/gift shops for 30 to 50 pesos.

 

Group Arrivals

If you are traveling with a group, a Cemanahuac Representative will greet you as you exit Customs. Please make sure to stay with other members of your group.

 

If you are not traveling with a group, please read the following carefully:

For those not traveling with a group, several options are available to travel from the Mexico City airport to Cuernavaca. These options including car rentals, taxis, private shuttle van or public buses. Cemanahuac recommends using the public buses as they as they offer convenient and inexpensive shuttle bus service from the Mexico City to Cuernavaca. Below is more information on each option.

Car Rentals

For the few who decide to rent a car, there are many rental agencies in Terminal 2 including Alamo, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Eurocar, Eurodollar, Gold Car, Hertz, Kimcar and National.

Taxi Service

The Mexico City airport taxis are yellow and white. Pre-paid taxi tickets are available from Taxi Autorizado in the Transportacion Terrestre (Ground Transportation) booth in baggage reclaim. Travellers are strongly advised to take an authorised (white and mustard with an aeroplane logo), pre-paid taxi. As with all large cities, travelers are urged to exercise caution, such as remembering to always lock taxi doors when inside.

Cemanahuac Van Service

For those who want private transportation, we will be able to arrange to pick you up at the airport. The fee for the van is $140. Fees subject to change. We'll try to arrange for several people to take our van at the same time, but frequently this is not possible. Contact the school two weeks ahead of your arrival to request this service, and be sure to give us your complete flight information. (All fees are given in US dollars, but you should have pesos for the public shuttle bus.)

Public Bus Transportation

Look for signs in the terminal for public bus service. Different bus lines travel to different locations. You are looking for Autobuses Pullman de Morelos, which travels to Cuernavaca.

• Purchase a ticket from the Pulman de Morelos bus line. The fare, which must be paid in pesos, is the equivalent of about $10 U.S. dollars. (When this was last checked (May, 2008, the published fare was $135 pesos per person.)
• With your ticket in hand, you need to go to street level.
• Your ticket is for an assigned seat, so you need to be sure you are on time. The buses are very punctual.
• Buses leave about every 40 minutes until 11:30pm.

Autobuses Pullman de Morelos
Location:	Ground Terminal
Telephone:	5786-9341, 5786-9358, 5786-9338 y 5786-9342
Schedule:	24 hours (Mo-Sun)
Bound to :	Cuernavaca, Mor.

 

Suggestion from Vivian Harvey - "It is well worth the expense of a porter to hire one and ask him to take you to the location where the bus tickets are sold. He will help with the bags (even if you don't need the help), wait for you to change your dollars into pesos, then wait while you purchase your ticket, then escort you down to where you wait for the bus. It is very easy but it's helpful to have the escort, and the general tip is abour $3 per bag... and very well worth it for the ease and speed with which this will all be accomplished."

 

Upon your arrival in Cuernavaca, take a taxi from the bus station to the school. Agree on the price (which should be the equivalent of between $3.00 to $4.00 US) before you enter the taxi. Be sure the driver knows where he is to take you, and if he does not, find a driver who does.

The taxis in Cuernavaca are white with matching numbers on the doors and license plates. All the taxis in Cuernavaca should have an orange strip on the bottom of their license plates.

Cemanahuac

Cemanahuac is located on calle San Juan, in the Las Palmas section of Cuernavaca. The following are pictures of the Las Palmas area of Cuernavaca, where Cemanahuac is located.

You will see street signs like these on the corner as you get close to the school.			This is the corner of San Juan and calle Jalisco. Cemanahuac is in the middle of the block.
Kentucky Fried Chicken, the Estrella de Oro bus station and a pharmacy (Farmacia del Ahorro) are all located on Ave. Morelos Sur. At the corner where the pharmacy is, turn right onto Calle Tapatitlán. Go one block and turn right onto Calle San Juan and turn right again. Cemanahuac is in the middle of the block.
In the gateway of the school, taped to the board, you will find your host family's address in an envelope which has your name on it. If your famliy is not waiting for you upon your arrival at Cemanahuac, you will be taken to your host family home.