Mexico City
Mexico · North America
Mural color & taquería smoke.
Getting there
Typical award
12.5K
miles one-way
vs. cash
$280
one-way
Value
1.9
¢/pt
Best via Aeromexico via Amex MR / Delta. Figures are typical one-way seed references — run a live search for your dates to see what’s actually open.
When to go
Feb–May and Dec is the sweet spot — crisp (57–66°F) and among the drier stretches. Skip Jul–Sep — the wet season.
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Essentials
- Currency
- MX$ Mexican peso
- Language
- Spanish
- Local time
- UTC-6
How far your dollar goes. $1 ≈ MX$17.5 — down 7% over the past year. Rates Jun 2026, via the ECB.
Points play
Aeromexico via Amex MR / Delta is the way in. If you hold Virgin Atlantic miles, see its full sweet-spot list — US ↔ Japan is one of them.
Good to know
A walkable core and good transit mean you can skip a rental car for most of the trip.
Ready to price it? See points vs cash for your dates.
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