Plane
If Road Scholar is arranging your air travel to and from the program, and you travel on the scheduled start and end dates, you’ll receive free round-trip transfers from the airport to the hotel.
Arrival day is on December 4, 2025
Meet the group at Zocalo Central Hotel in Mexico City
Start of Trip: 3:00 p.m. hotel check-in; 6:00 p.m. Welcome Dinner.
Getting to the site: Participants who purchased air with Road Scholar:
Pass through immigration and customs and pick up your luggage. Exit the gate and look for the red Road Scholar sign. Your Group Leader will be waiting for you to board a vehicle that will take you to the hotel.
Flights should arrive by 4:00 p.m. in order to arrive in time for the 6:00 p.m. welcome dinner. If you purchased your air through Road Scholar, a transfer will be provided for you.
PRIVATE TAXIS - recommended
For independent travelers, taxis, both private and collective, are the best means of transportation for your transfer from Mexico City International Airport (MEX) to the hotel where the program starts.
Taxi services are located at the international and domestic entrances at Terminals 1 and 2. In both cases, taxi tickets are sold at the modules located in the Baggage Claim area and in the walkway areas. Many companies offer the service, all are similar.
Price is approximately $45-$50 USD per cab.
Driving time is approximately 45 min with average traffic to reach the hotel.
HOTEL SHUTTLE not recommended. Charges a fee for the service, must reserve ahead of time, and generally requires a 30 mins-1 hour wait time at the airport.
Your trip ends on: Thursday, December 18, 2025 in Oaxaca at Holiday Inn Express Oaxaca-Centro Historico
End of Trip: 9:00 a.m. after breakfast. 12:00 Noon hotel check-out.
Getting to the airport: If you purchased your air through Road Scholar, a transfer will be provided for you.
PRIVATE TAXIS - recommended
For independent travelers, taxi cabs are available outside the hotel for the transfer to Oaxaca Xoxocotlán International Airport (OAX). May be reserved ahead at hotel front desk.
Price is approximately $30-$35 USD per cab.
Driving time is approximately 30 min with average traffic from the hotel.
Information if you are purchasing your own airfare: Participants who have not purchased airfare through Road Scholar are responsible for making their own transfer arrangements to the first site at the beginning of the program, as well as from the last site at the end of the program. The Information Packet Road Scholar sends in advance of the program includes details needed to make your transfer arrangements. If you wish to purchase airfare through Road Scholar, please call (800) 241-1404.
Please note: In the unlikely event Road Scholar must make changes to the program's arrival or departure details, we will notify all participants as soon as possible. Participants who have purchased Road Scholar airfare are protected against airline change fees; however, anyone who has not purchased Road Scholar airfare will be required to make their own adjustments and may incur fees imposed by the airline.