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Mexico City & Guadalajara in 9 days

2 sightseeing days in Mexico City, a dedicated relocation day, then 6 days in Guadalajara. Includes Templo Mayor Museum and Museum of the Arts University of Guadalajara, with guide-listed dining suggestions.

Adapted from community travel guides · Researched Sources & notes

The stops are drawn from the guides below; daily order, times and durations are our suggested adaptation. Available map pins are approximate, not provider-verified; missing coordinates remain unset. Prices are left unknown; check tickets, opening hours and transport before booking.

Route data adapted from Wikivoyage contributors, with our own selection and suggested timing; shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Source pages link to contributor histories. This is an editorial multi-day schedule; the source community has not rated this itinerary.

  • Stay in Mexico City for the first 2 sightseeing days; move to Guadalajara on day 3, then stay for 6 sightseeing days. Book accommodation in both bases rather than returning each night.
  • The 461 km figure is approximate straight-line separation, not transit distance. The relocation day reserves room for travel and check-in without promising a direct service or a same-day connection. Verify the journey before booking this two-base plan.
  • City visits and restaurants are adapted from the linked retained community-guide material, not newly verified opening hours, live menus or first-hand visits. Suggested times are editable planning blocks. Check closures, reservations, accessibility and dietary needs.
  • Cover photo shows the first city. Original source and photo credits remain attached. Adapted community route selections retain CC BY-SA 4.0 attribution; source research dates remain in the individual stop and dining notes.
5 local dining picks added to this itineraryDining sources

These picks have positive travel-guide coverage or a named professional recommendation; they are not live customer ratings. Suggested times are not reservations. Confirm service days, dietary needs and prices. Other days remain open for your own food discoveries.

  • Day 1 · Contramar — Seafood. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s local popularity. Wikivoyage contributors ↗
  • Day 2 · Taquería Aguayo 1 — Tacos, traditional. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Wikivoyage contributors ↗
  • Day 4 · Kamilos 333 — Traditional. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Wikivoyage contributors ↗
  • Day 5 · Fonda Doña Gabina Escolástica — Traditional, regional. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Wikivoyage contributors ↗
  • Day 6 · La Chata — Traditional. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s local popularity. Wikivoyage contributors ↗

Sources checked 2026-10-30. Community-guide dining data is adapted from Wikivoyage contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; source pages link to contributor histories.

Mexico City & Guadalajara itinerary: 9 days at a glance

Review the original daily plan before editing below. Times and durations are suggested planning blocks; dining stops are not reservations. Your personal edits appear in the editor and downloads.

Day 1: Mexico City: Templo Mayor Museum & Palacio de Bellas Artes

  • · Templo Mayor Museum · 120 min
  • · Palacio de Bellas Artes · 120 min
  • · Dinner: Contramar (Seafood) · 75 min

Day 2: Mexico City: National Museum of Anthropology & Chapultepec Castle

  • · National Museum of Anthropology · 120 min
  • · Chapultepec Castle · 120 min
  • · Dinner: Taquería Aguayo 1 (Tacos, traditional) · 75 min

Day 3: Mexico City → Guadalajara: travel and check-in

  • · Relocate: Mexico City → Guadalajara · 600 min

Day 4: Guadalajara: Museum of the Arts University of Guadalajara & Guadalajara Cathedral

  • · Museum of the Arts University of Guadalajara · 120 min
  • · Transfer to Guadalajara Cathedral · 30 min
  • · Guadalajara Cathedral · 90 min
  • · Dinner: Kamilos 333 (Traditional) · 75 min

Day 5: Guadalajara: Government Palace & Guadalajara Regional Museum

  • · Government Palace · 120 min
  • · Transfer to Guadalajara Regional Museum · 30 min
  • · Guadalajara Regional Museum · 120 min
  • · Dinner: Fonda Doña Gabina Escolástica (Traditional, regional) · 75 min

Day 6: Guadalajara: City Museum & Plaza de la Liberación

  • · City Museum · 120 min
  • · Transfer to Plaza de la Liberación · 30 min
  • · Plaza de la Liberación · 75 min
  • · Dinner: La Chata (Traditional) · 75 min

Day 7: Guadalajara: Blue Water Park & Plaza de los Mariachis

  • · Blue Water Park · 120 min
  • · Transfer to Plaza de los Mariachis · 30 min
  • · Plaza de los Mariachis · 75 min

Day 8: Guadalajara: Basilica of Our Lady of Zapopan & Colomos Forest

  • · Basilica of Our Lady of Zapopan · 90 min
  • · Transfer to Colomos Forest · 30 min
  • · Colomos Forest · 120 min

Day 9: Guadalajara: Trompo Mágico Museum & Calaverandia - Parque Temático

  • · Trompo Mágico Museum · 120 min
  • · Transfer to Calaverandia - Parque Temático · 45 min
  • · Calaverandia - Parque Temático · 75 min

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Day 1
  • 10:00120m
    Mexico City

    Suggested visit block; confirm opening hours, admission and transfer time. Map pin unavailable; locate the entrance before navigating. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Mexico_City (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 14:00120m
    Mexico City

    Suggested visit block; confirm opening hours, admission and transfer time. Map pin unavailable; locate the entrance before navigating. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Mexico_City (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 18:0075m
    Dining
    Calle Durango 200, Roma Nte

    Seafood. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s local popularity. Suggested dining time, not a booking. Confirm service days, availability, dietary needs and current menu prices before travelling. Guide-listed service: Daily 11:00 - 20:00. Recheck with the restaurant. Route distance is unknown; check travel time and the entrance. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Dining source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Mexico_City/Condesa_and_Roma (checked 2026-10-30). Guide recommendations are not live customer star ratings. Wikivoyage revision 5385163; selection and timing adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 2
  • 10:00120m
    Mexico City

    Suggested visit block; confirm opening hours, admission and transfer time. Map pin unavailable; locate the entrance before navigating. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Mexico_City (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 14:00120m
    Mexico City

    Suggested visit block; confirm opening hours, admission and transfer time. Map pin unavailable; locate the entrance before navigating. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Mexico_City (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 18:0075m
    Dining
    Aguayo, approx. No. 14

    Tacos, traditional. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Suggested dining time, not a booking. Confirm service days, availability, dietary needs and current menu prices before travelling. Service hours need confirmation. Route distance is unknown; check travel time and the entrance. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Dining source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Mexico_City/Coyoac%C3%A1n (checked 2026-10-30). Guide recommendations are not live customer star ratings. Wikivoyage revision 5360233; selection and timing adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 3
  • 08:00600m
    Mexico City → Guadalajara

    Dedicated relocation day from Mexico City to Guadalajara; no transport is booked. The city centres are approximately 461 km apart in a straight line, not a measured road or rail route. Choose and book a suitable flight, train, bus or ferry; confirm operating days, total door-to-door time, luggage rules and arrival before making reservations. This full-day block is reserved time, not a timetable. Move the following day if your journey needs longer.

Day 4
  • 09:30120m
    Av Juárez 975, Col Americana

    Check admission, timed-entry availability and the current exhibition or visitor route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Guadalajara (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 12:0030m
    Guadalajara

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (1.28 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:0090m
    Fray Antonio Alcalde 10, Zona Centro

    Check visitor access and worship times; follow site-specific dress and photography rules. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Guadalajara (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 18:0075m
    Dining
    José Clemente Orozco 333, Santa Teresita

    Traditional. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Suggested dining time, not a booking. Confirm service days, availability, dietary needs and current menu prices before travelling. Guide-listed service: Daily 08:00-01:00. Recheck with the restaurant. About 2.1 km straight-line from the preceding stop; allow transit or taxi time as needed, not a measured walking route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Dining source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Guadalajara (checked 2026-10-30). Guide recommendations are not live customer star ratings. Wikivoyage revision 5403306; selection and timing adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 5
  • 09:30120m
    Corona 31, Zona Centro

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  • 12:0030m
    Guadalajara

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.18 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:00120m
    Liceo 60, Zona Centro

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  • 18:0075m
    Dining
    Javier Mina 237, Centro, Zapopan

    Traditional, regional. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Suggested dining time, not a booking. Confirm service days, availability, dietary needs and current menu prices before travelling. Guide-listed service: Daily 14:00 - 22:30. Recheck with the restaurant. About 6.5 km straight-line from the preceding stop; allow transit or taxi time as needed, not a measured walking route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Dining source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Guadalajara (checked 2026-10-30). Guide recommendations are not live customer star ratings. Wikivoyage revision 5403306; selection and timing adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 6
  • 09:30120m
    Independencia 684, Zona Centro

    Check admission, timed-entry availability and the current exhibition or visitor route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Guadalajara (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 12:0030m
    Guadalajara

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.65 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:0075m
    Guadalajara

    Use this as a flexible sightseeing stop; check current visitor access before setting dates. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Guadalajara (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 18:0075m
    Dining
    Corona 126, Zona Centro

    Traditional. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s local popularity. Suggested dining time, not a booking. Confirm service days, availability, dietary needs and current menu prices before travelling. Guide-listed service: Daily 07:30-00:00. Recheck with the restaurant. About 0.3 km straight-line from the preceding stop; allow transit or taxi time as needed, not a measured walking route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Dining source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Guadalajara (checked 2026-10-30). Guide recommendations are not live customer star ratings. Wikivoyage revision 5403306; selection and timing adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 7
  • 09:30120m
    Calz. Independencia Sur 973, Reforma

    Check weather and access conditions; arrange any required ferry or return transport separately. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Guadalajara (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 12:0030m
    Guadalajara

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (1.85 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:0075m
    Av. Javier Mina at Calz. Independencia Sur, San Juan de Dios

    Use this as a flexible sightseeing stop; check current visitor access before setting dates. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Guadalajara (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 8
  • 09:3090m
    Calle Eva Briseño 152, Zapopan

    Check visitor access and worship times; follow site-specific dress and photography rules. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Guadalajara (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 12:0030m
    Guadalajara

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (1.5 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:00120m
    El Chaco 3200, Colomos Providencia, Zapopan

    Check weather and access conditions; arrange any required ferry or return transport separately. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Guadalajara (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 9
  • 09:30120m
    Av. Central Guillermo Gonzalez Camarena 750, Zapopan

    Check admission, timed-entry availability and the current exhibition or visitor route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Guadalajara (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 12:0045m
    Guadalajara

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (6.14 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:0075m
    Avenida Manuel Ávila Camacho

    Use this as a flexible sightseeing stop; check current visitor access before setting dates. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Guadalajara (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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