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Among airlines operating Mexico City to Guadalajara flights:

• Viva: offers free seat selection
• Aeromexico: offers extra legroom; offers free seat selection

Extra legroom and free seat selection availability depends on fare class and route.

3 airlines operate flights between Mexico City and Guadalajara. The airlines offering direct flights on this route include:

• Aeromexico
• Volaris
• Viva

Flights from Mexico City to Guadalajara usually depart from Mexico City Benito Juarez (MEX) and arrive at Guadalajara Miguel Hidal (GDL).

Here are some options for this route, based on selected ticket types and cabin classes:

• Viva: a cabin bag and a checked bag in Economy class
• Aeromexico: a cabin bag and a checked bag in Economy class
• AeroMexico Connect: a cabin bag in Economy class class

Bag allowance can vary by ticket type, cabin class, route, and airline, so travellers should check the fare details before booking.

Only Economy class is available on flights from Mexico City to Guadalajara.

On this route, direct and stopover fares are close on average, with direct at £90 return and stopover options via Puerto Vallarta Ordaz (PVR) at £92.

There is no standard. Checked bag policies vary by airline on this route. Most carriers charge £28–£74 for the first checked bag in Economy. Premium fares and elite status bookings typically include a free checked bag.

The Airbus A320-100/200 family is used most often on this route, operated mainly by Viva and Volaris. Other aircraft seen on the route include Airbus A321-100/200 variants.

One-stop flights from Mexico City to Guadalajara most commonly connect through:

• Puerto Vallarta Ordaz (PVR) – 60% of one-stop connections
• Monterrey Gen Mariano Escobedo (MTY) – 20% of one-stop connections
• San Antonio (SAT) – 20% of one-stop connections

Puerto Vallarta Ordaz (PVR) handles the largest share of one-stop connections on this route.

On the Mexico City to Guadalajara route, being flexible with your departure day can save you up to 26%. Sunday is the cheapest day at £81 return on average, while Thursday is the most expensive at £108 – a £27 difference. Cheaper weekend fares like these are typical of routes dominated by weekday business travel.

A flight is considered delayed when it departs 15 minutes or more after its scheduled time. This is the standard used by the US Department of Transportation and most airline industry reporting. On the Mexico City to Guadalajara route, 12% of flights were delayed in the past 3 months, with delays averaging 1 hour 21 minutes.

Morning is the busiest departure period on Mexico City to Guadalajara flights, with 42% leaving in that window. Afternoon departures account for 30%, Evening flights for 20%, and Night flights for 8%.

These are the earliest and latest flight times available from Mexico City to Guadalajara:

• Earliest: departs at 04:50 and lands at 06:17
• Latest: departs at 23:05 and lands at 00:32.

The flight takes about 1h 27m.

Last-minute fares on this route (booked within 2 weeks of departure) run 22% above the route average of £90. Book 14 weeks before departure for the lowest fares.

A direct flight from Mexico City to Guadalajara takes 1h 27m, covering 285 miles.

No, a passport is not required for this domestic route, but you will need a real ID-compliant driver's license, a state ID, or another TSA-accepted form of identification.

Yes. Based on fares seen in the past 5 days, return flight prices on this route showed a wide range, from about £81 to £169. That means the highest observed fare was about 2x higher than the lowest one.

One-way fares from Mexico City to Guadalajara are currently lower than usual. Average one-way flight prices are about £48, which is 29% below the typical average for this route.

AeroMexico Connect is slightly above the route average for timely arrivals, while Aeromexico has a lower on-time arrival rate. On-time arrival rates on Mexico City to Guadalajara flights are:

• AeroMexico Connect: 100% on time
• Aeromexico: 94% on time
• Volaris: 85% on time

On average, flights on this route are punctual 88% of the time.

Morning flights have the fewest delays on this route. Delays tend to pile up throughout the day as one late flight pushes the next, so earlier departures are usually more reliable.

Flying via Puerto Vallarta Ordaz (PVR) gives the shortest average 1-stop total travel time of 4h 18m, compared to 4h 56m via Monterrey Gen Mariano Escobedo (MTY) and 5h 51m via San Antonio (SAT).

Guadalajara Miguel Hidal Airport (GDL) hosts 5 major car hire companies, with daily rates starting from around £1 for economy cars. Top options include:
• America Car Rental
• MEXRENTACAR
• Routes Car & Truck Rentals
• Hertz
• Budget

Return flights from Mexico City to Guadalajara range from £68 to £128, with an average of £90 over the past 12 months. Anything below £68 counts as a good deal.