Mexico City Layover Tours

Tailoring each experience to your wishes by locals who love their city

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The best private layover tours & experiences with locals

If you have a long layover at Mexico City International Airport, there’s no need to hang around for hours in a stuffy lounge. There’s an entire city waiting to be explored, and this is the perfect opportunity to do it. Not sure where to start? Book Mexico City airport layover tours with City Unscripted, and we’ll do all the hard work for you! A local host who calls CDMX home will plan the perfect itinerary tailored to your schedule – it doesn’t matter what time you leave, or when you’re set to take off again. You’ll be taken to the heart of the city for a whirlwind experience of its top attractions and hidden gems. Now doesn’t that beat sitting around at an airport?

Meet some of our local hosts around the world

Alejandro

Mexico City

Passionate Mexico City host, history enthusiast, and foodie with insider tips on Mexico City’s landmarks, architectural gems, and culinary hotspots.

Isaac

Mexico City

History buff and street art explorer with insider tips on Mexico City's tastiest bites and trendiest neighborhoods.

See CDMX on your layover

Think it’s not possible to get an authentic feel for Mexico City’s spirit and soul in a few hours? Mexico City layover tours with City Unscripted prove otherwise. Even though you have limited time in the city, you can easily see the best of CDMX when you have a local host planning every step for you. Take the worst part of traveling and transform it into one of the best on unforgettable Mexico City airport layover tours. There’s an entire city beyond the airport doors, and a local insider who can’t wait to show it to you – all you have to do is decide to make the most of every minute.

Locals leading the way

It might feel risky to explore an unfamiliar place when you don’t have the luxury of time on your side, but on Mexico City layover tours, you don’t have to worry about planning a seamless experience alone. That’s because time constraints don’t matter when you have a local insider planning your tour and transportation for you! Mexico City airport layover tours with City Unscripted give you the most stress-free travel experience possible. A local host will pick you up at the airport, be by your side every step of the way, and make sure you get back to the airport on time without a hitch.

Layover tours tailored to you

Because you only have a short time to explore the Mexican Capital, you won’t want to waste a second. To make sure you get the experience you want, we tailor our Mexico City layover tours to suit your interests and personality. Whether it’s the colorful colonial architecture, gorgeous natural surroundings, cultural attractions, or an enviable street food scene that excites you the most, you’ll get a walking tour that highlights your passions. Even better? When you have a local to guide your Mexico City airport layover tours, you won’t need to stick to the tourist trail.

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Latest reviews from our guests

Nic showed us everything we asked for and then some. Our expectations have been exceeded. We are spending relatively short amount of time in Mexico City and he showed us some sights of the beaten path in addition to several major attractions. Both my wife and I really enjoyed the experience.

March 2025

Roman S
The pre-tour experience of planning what we wanted to do was efficiently and smoothly done, and gave us great confidence that the trip would be very enjoyable - we weren’t disappointed. Once booked and Adriana was allocated to us as our guide, she emailed us to enquire as to the sorts of things we wanted to do, our interests etc. She then compiled a draft itinerary which she sent to us in advance which looked great, and she’d clearly paid attention to what we’d asked to do, and put in the time planning our day. Having swapped mobile numbers we also had a few other WhatsApp messages from her ahead of our tour reconfirming meeting times etc. On the day Adriana was prompt, polite and really informative as she took us around areas of Mexico City which we’d never have discovered on our own (our high level brief was that whilst we would like to see some of the main sights, we wanted to get a feel for the “real” Mexico City its people, history, culture and food). We always felt safe, and learnt so much from her during our tour. We packed loads in, but it never felt rushed or too much. SHe’d incorporated options to eat / drink on the way, as well as toilet stops, and nothing felt like too much trouble for her. This was a perfect way for us to spend our first day in Mexico City, and gave us a brilliant introduction to this vibrant city.

February 2025

Chas A
He took us to places that were interesting and where we would never have found ourselves.

January 2025

Thomas M
Absolutely phenomenal day with Marisol… I cannot emphasize how personalized the tour became. Marisol was incredibly flexible and - even though she had put a lot of thought into an itinerary - she had no problem shifting things around to accommodate our interests. Overall, it was a fascinating introduction to Mexico City’s history and she is clear an expert in how to develop a deep appreciation for the history and culture.

January 2025

Rachelle A