Ciudad de México to Bogotá

MEX departure terminals

Specific check: MEX: the inter-terminal Aerotrén is free; a boarding pass is required. Check your airline’s terminal before leaving for the airport. Official source.

Checked 23 October 2026. MEX Aerotrén transfer only; flight fares and schedules not reviewed.

Flights Ciudad de México → Bogotá: airlines, fares, timing

The MEX–BOG route appears in our catalogue with 21 weekly departures (~3.0 per day) across 3 airlines, 5.5 h of block time and 3,159 km great-circle between Ciudad de México and Bogotá.

Mexico City to Bogotá is one of the most active corridors between Mexico and South America, with around 21 flights a week. The route carries business travellers, tourists and passengers connecting onward across the rest of the continent. Block time is about five and a half hours.

At ~3.0 departures a day, missing a flight rarely costs the whole day: there is room for the airline to move you onto another of its own services the same day. That density also cushions fares, because the seats compete against each other within a single day.

Airlines operating this route

3 airlines operate MEX–BOG: Aeromexico, Avianca, Volaris. 2 are full-service and 1 low-cost; included checked allowance ranges from 0 to 25 kg depending on the operator. Between them they run 21 weekly departures over 5.5 h of block time; alliances present: SkyTeam, Star Alliance.

Three carriers fly MEX-BOG: Aeroméxico full-service with baggage included, Avianca with a leaner base-fare product, and Volaris low-cost. Bogotá is Avianca’s main hub, which opens wide onward connections across the rest of South America.

The allowance belongs to the fare, not to the passenger. The kilos listed are those of the published base fare. ‘Basic’, ‘light’ and ‘zero’ families on several carriers exclude the checked bag, seat selection and sometimes date changes, even though the flight and the aircraft are identical. The carrier’s AM Paisano (1ra maleta gratis 25kg internacional) programme attaches to specific fare families: buy the cheapest bucket and the benefit does not travel with you. Always compare with the bag already added: on short sectors the ranking of operators usually flips once it is in.

MXN fares — what to expect

The historical series for MEX-BOG holds 4 weekly readings between 2026-W20 and 2026-W29: the observed floor in that window was $2,854 MXN and the ceiling $6,443 MXN. For the current fare, the most recent one, with the date it was found, is shown in this page’s fare observation.

With three carriers and high frequency, MEX-BOG is competitively priced. The peaks coincide with the summer, December and Holy Week. For those dates, booking two to three months ahead is sensible; off-season, four to six weeks usually secures a reasonable fare in MXN.

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Buying window: a general market rule of thumb. At 21 weekly departures the usual reference is 4 to 8 weeks ahead on ordinary dates and 8 to 12 weeks for December, Holy Week and summer. That is a general Mexican-market rule of thumb, not a measurement of MEX-BOG: our series records observed prices, not the lead time at which each ticket was bought. What the data does support is that the lower the frequency, the sooner cheap inventory runs out.

About Bogotá

Bogotá (BOG) appears in 4 routes in our catalogue from 4 Mexican airports, totalling 36 weekly departures. Aeropuerto Internacional El Dorado (BOG, ICAO SKBO) lies 3,159 km from Ciudad de México and runs on America/Bogota.

Bogotá is the capital of Colombia, a high-altitude city in the Andes, known for its historic centre of La Candelaria, its museums and its cultural life. For Mexican travellers it is at once an urban destination and the main air-connection point for the rest of South America.

Leaving from a different Mexican airport moves the price more than switching airline. Bogotá is reachable from 4 catalogued origins and the fare floor is not the same across them: the airport with the most frequency concentrates the competition and usually sets the floor. Weigh the saving against the ground transfer and the hotel night that departing from another city sometimes adds.

How the MEX-BOG fare has moved

Across 4 weekly readings between 2026-W20 and 2026-W29 of 2026, the detected minimum for MEX-BOG moved between $2,854 MXN and $6,443 MXN, a 126% range. The cheapest reading fell in week 2026-W29. The 2026-W29 reading sits 56% below the 2026-W25 one.

Method and limits of this series. These are 4 observations, one per collector pass, taken between 2026-W20 and 2026-W29 on the same pair and in the same currency (MXN). It is not a price index: it does not control for departure date, booking lead time or fare class, and a missing week means the query returned nothing, not that no flights existed. At that N it is good for placing today’s quote inside a known range, and for nothing else.

How to use it when buying. If today’s quote sits near $2,854 MXN you are at the low end of what was observed in this window and waiting rarely pays. If it is above $6,443 MXN, or your dates fall in December, Holy Week or summer, the figure you see is probably seasonal rather than structural. In no case extrapolate the series forward: six readings do not predict the seventh.

Passenger rights on the MEX–BOG route

25% of the ticket at minimum for a delay over 4 h attributable to the airline: that is what Art. 47 Bis of the Ley de Aviación Civil sets on the MEX → BOG leg, which departs Mexico. On the return from Colombia the departure country’s regulator governs.

What does apply on departure from Mexico. Mexico’s Ley de Aviación Civil (Art. 47 Bis), enforced by AFAC and PROFECO, covers flights taking off from Mexican territory regardless of the airline’s nationality: a delay over 4 hours attributable to the carrier entitles you to at least 25% of the ticket price, and from the first hour the airline owes assistance that escalates with duration. Keep the boarding pass and the purchase receipt — a claim stands on those two documents.

What neither route covers. Neither Art. 47 Bis nor the European regulations pay for a missed connection bought on separate tickets, for a hotel at destination you never reached, or for extraordinary circumstances outside the airline’s control. That gap is covered — if at all — by travel insurance, and it is worth checking whether yours requires a minimum delay threshold before it triggers.

Documents to sort out before buying

Checked 2026-10-23 against the official source: with a Mexican passport, Colombia — Pasaporte vigente; sin visa para estancias de hasta 90 días (la INE no se acepta). Cost: Sin costo (exento de visa). Maximum stay: Hasta 90 días, prorrogables 90 más (máximo 180 días por año calendario). Confirm the current amount before paying.

Check the current amount before paying. The consular fee and stay limit above were checked against the official source on 2026-10-23. Consulates revise those amounts without notice and publish no change calendar, so confirm the current figure at the official source on the day you pay. A receipt issued at the old rate is neither refunded nor credited — it is simply paid again.

The right order: document first, ticket second. A cheap fare does not survive a pending immigration formality. The airline will not refund a non-refundable ticket because your visa was denied or delayed, and the change fee usually exceeds the saving you were chasing. Buy once the document is issued, or buy a changeable fare and accept that the premium is the price of the risk.

FAQ

Which airlines fly Ciudad de México to Bogotá? Direct MEX-BOG flights are operated by Aeromexico, Avianca, Volaris. Compare baggage, fares and schedules in the carrier table above.

How long is the MEX-BOG flight and how often does it run? Block time is about 5.5 hours. The MEX-BOG route runs roughly 21 flights per week across all carriers.

How far ahead should I book MEX-BOG for the best fare? As a general Mexican-market rule of thumb — not a measurement of this route — booking runs 4-8 weeks ahead for regular dates and 8-12 weeks for peak season (Holy Week, Christmas, paisano summer). See the month-by-month fare heatmap above.

What is the checked baggage allowance on MEX-BOG? It varies by carrier and fare class — full-service carriers on this route usually include 23-25 kg, while low-cost carriers sell it separately. Confirm the current policy on the airline’s site before booking.

Do Mexican passport holders need a visa for Colombia? Sin visa hasta 90 días; pasaporte obligatorio (INE no válida). Check the latest requirements with the consulate before buying your ticket.

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