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    Yellow church of Los Remedios atop the Great Pyramid of Cholula with Popocatépetl behind, Puebla

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    Pueblos Mágicos near Atlixco Day trips and tours from Atlixco

    42 within 3½ hours · 12 under 2 hours

    42 Pueblos Mágicos are within about three and a half hours' drive of Atlixco, 12 of them close enough for a day trip. The closest are Cholula, Huejotzingo, and Huamantla.

    Best months for the area: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec (when most of these towns are dry with comfortable afternoons)

    Day trips (under 2 hours) 12

    Close enough to drive there and back from Atlixco in a day. Closest first.

    Yellow church of Los Remedios atop the Great Pyramid of Cholula with Popocatépetl behind, Puebla mild
    Puebla Cholula

    30 min · 26 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Feb, Mar, Apr, Jun, Aug, Sep, Nov

    Plateresque facade of the 16th-century Franciscan convent of San Miguel Arcángel, Huejotzingo, Puebla mild
    Puebla Huejotzingo

    40 min · 32 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Nov

    Fiestas: Feb

    Castle-like red facade of a hacienda behind a lawn and fountain near Huamantla, Tlaxcala cool
    Tlaxcala Huamantla

    1 h 15 min · 90 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec

    Fiestas: Aug

    Fortress-like facade of the San Juan Bautista convent, Tlayacapan, Morelos mild
    Morelos Tlayacapan

    1 h 15 min · 93 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Jun

    Stone bell tower of the San Juan Bautista parish above the plaza trees, Ixtenco, Tlaxcala cool
    Tlaxcala Ixtenco

    1 h 15 min · 84 km

    Best: Feb, Mar, Nov, Dec

    Fiestas: Feb, Jun

    Red facade of Zapata's headquarters of the Liberating Army of the South, Tlaltizapán, Morelos warm
    Morelos Tlaltizapán

    1 h 20 min · 102 km

    Best: Jan, Oct, Nov, Dec

    Fiestas: Feb, Apr, Aug, Sep

    Tepoztlán's cliffs rising behind a white colonial church, Morelos mild
    Morelos Tepoztlán

    1 h 20 min · 105 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Feb, Sep, Nov

    Yellow San Agustín parish and its plaza under a cloudy sky, Tlaxco, Tlaxcala cool
    Tlaxcala Tlaxco

    1 h 30 min · 104 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec

    Fiestas: Mar

    Bell tower and arcaded portico of the Todos los Santos convent, Zempoala, Hidalgo cool
    Hidalgo Zempoala

    1 h 50 min · 135 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec

    Fiestas: Jul

    Stone walls and bell tower of the convent of Oxtotipac, in Otumba municipality, Estado de México cool
    Estado de México Otumba

    1 h 50 min · 129 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec

    Fiestas: Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Dec

    White parish church of Santiago Apóstol with its colorful folk-baroque portal, Chignahuapan, Puebla cool
    Puebla Chignahuapan

    1 h 50 min · 137 km

    Best: Feb, Mar, Apr, May

    Fiestas: May, Oct, Nov, Dec

    Red dome of the San Juan Evangelista parish among trees and green hills, Xochitepec, Morelos warm
    Morelos Xochitepec

    1 h 55 min · 136 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec

    Fiestas: Jan, Jun, Aug, Dec

    Weekend escapes (2 to 3½ hours) 30

    Worth a night or two. Closest first.

    San Pedro y San Pablo parish and the arcaded Franciscan convent on the plaza, Zacatlán, Puebla cool
    Puebla Zacatlán

    2 h 5 min · 152 km

    Best: Feb, Mar, Apr, May

    Fiestas: May, Aug, Nov

    Hot-air balloons drifting over the Pyramid of the Sun at dawn, Teotihuacan, Estado de México mild
    Estado de México Teotihuacán

    2 h 5 min · 140 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Feb, Mar, Jun, Jul, Dec

    Zócalo fountain, palms and a yellow church, Tlatlauquitepec, Puebla cool
    Puebla Tlatlauquitepec

    2 h 10 min · 170 km

    Best: Feb, Mar, Apr, May

    Fiestas: Jan, Mar, Apr, Jul, Aug, Dec

    Gardens and red-roofed pavilions of the Orizaba botanical garden below the mountains, Veracruz mild
    Veracruz Orizaba

    2 h 10 min · 177 km

    Best: Feb, Mar, Apr, Dec

    Fiestas: Jul, Sep, Nov, Dec

    Cathedral and colorful Teziutlán letters on the plaza, Puebla cool
    Puebla Teziutlán

    2 h 20 min · 183 km

    Best: Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov

    Fiestas: Feb, Jul, Aug

    Colorful houses and the parish church climbing the hills of Real del Monte, Hidalgo cool
    Hidalgo Real del Monte

    2 h 25 min · 170 km

    Best: Feb, Mar, Apr, May

    Fiestas: Jan, Feb, Jun, Oct

    Pink towers of Santa Prisca rising above the rooftops and plaza of Taxco, Guerrero mild
    Guerrero Taxco

    2 h 25 min · 176 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Jan, Mar, Apr, May, Oct, Nov, Dec

    Clock tower, palms and bandstand on the main plaza of Acaxochitlán, Hidalgo cool
    Hidalgo Acaxochitlán

    2 h 25 min · 181 km

    Best: Feb, Mar, Apr, May

    Fiestas: May, Aug

    Cathedral of the Inmaculada Concepción on the Parque 21 de Mayo, Córdoba, Veracruz mild
    Veracruz Córdoba

    2 h 25 min · 201 km

    Best: Feb, Mar, Apr, Dec

    Fiestas: Mar, May, Aug, Dec

    Lilac arcaded town hall with its clock tower, Huauchinango, Puebla mild
    Puebla Huauchinango

    2 h 30 min · 186 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Feb

    Yellow parish church of Tetela de Ocampo under a dramatic sky, Puebla cool
    Puebla Tetela de Ocampo

    2 h 30 min · 178 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Feb, Aug

    Fountain, clipped hedges and colorful houses on the main plaza of Mineral del Chico, Hidalgo cool
    Hidalgo Mineral del Chico

    2 h 30 min · 176 km

    Best: Feb, Mar, Apr, May

    Fiestas: Dec

    Sanctuary of Our Lady of Tonatico under a dramatic sky, Estado de México mild
    Estado de México Tonatico

    2 h 35 min · 196 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Jan, Feb

    Churrigueresque facade and tower of San Francisco Javier with its atrium cross, Tepotzotlán, Estado de México cool
    Estado de México Tepotzotlán

    2 h 35 min · 182 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Dec

    White arcaded town hall hung with patriotic bunting, Xicotepec, Puebla mild
    Puebla Xicotepec

    2 h 40 min · 205 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Jun

    Stone cross in the atrium of the Church of San Juan Bautista, Huasca de Ocampo, Hidalgo cool
    Hidalgo Huasca de Ocampo

    2 h 40 min · 184 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Jun

    Parish of San Juan Bautista beyond the rain-wet plaza, Coscomatepec, Veracruz mild
    Veracruz Coscomatepec

    2 h 40 min · 214 km

    Best: Feb, Mar, Apr, Dec

    Fiestas: Jun, Oct, Dec

    Main plaza of Ixtapan de la Sal with its cypresses and the white parish church, Estado de México mild
    Estado de México Ixtapan de la Sal

    2 h 40 min · 200 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Feb, Aug, Sep

    Facade of the Divino Salvador convent church in Malinalco, Estado de México mild
    Estado de México Malinalco

    2 h 40 min · 171 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Mar, Apr, Aug

    Colorful facades with balconies along a street in Coatepec, Veracruz mild
    Veracruz Coatepec

    2 h 50 min · 218 km

    Best: Feb, Mar, Apr, May

    Fiestas: Apr, May, Sep, Nov, Dec

    Tiled rooftops of Cuetzalan below the spire of San Francisco church and the green sierra, Puebla mild
    Puebla Cuetzalan

    2 h 50 min · 211 km

    Best: Feb, Mar, Apr, Dec

    Fiestas: Aug

    Domes of the church of San Mateo over the rooftops, Naolinco, Veracruz mild
    Veracruz Naolinco

    2 h 55 min · 222 km

    Best: Feb, Mar, Apr, Dec

    Fiestas: Sep, Nov

    Low colonial-style building with a tiled roof and a garden fountain in Jilotepec, Estado de México cool
    Estado de México Jilotepec

    2 h 55 min · 231 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Feb

    Pahuatlán spread across a steep green mountainside, Puebla mild
    Puebla Pahuatlán

    2 h 55 min · 213 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Feb, Mar, Apr

    Red Calvario chapel at the top of its long stairway, Metepec, Estado de México cool
    Estado de México Metepec

    2 h 55 min · 195 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Oct

    Parish of Santa María Magdalena at the top of the stairs, Xico, Veracruz mild
    Veracruz Xico

    3 h · 227 km

    Best: Feb, Mar, Apr, May

    Fiestas: Jul

    Stone facade and atrium of the former Santa María church that houses Cuauhtémoc's tomb, Ixcateopan, Guerrero mild
    Guerrero Ixcateopan

    3 h 5 min · 211 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Jan, Feb, Aug, Dec

    Stone facade and white towers of the Peña de Francia parish, Villa del Carbón, Estado de México cool
    Estado de México Villa del Carbón

    3 h 5 min · 225 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Mar, Sep, Dec

    Stone church of San Miguel Arcángel with its twin towers, Zozocolco de Hidalgo, Veracruz warm
    Veracruz Zozocolco

    3 h 20 min · 233 km

    Best: Feb, Mar, Nov, Dec

    Fiestas: Sep, Nov

    Cobbled square before the San Jerónimo church and convent in Aculco, Estado de México cool
    Estado de México Aculco

    3 h 30 min · 265 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr

    Fiestas: Feb, Sep, Dec

    Day trips and tours from Atlixco 830

    Every Pueblo Mágico and nearby place within about two hours of Atlixco, closest first, with tours that leave from the city.

    Under an hour away

    Antigua Fábrica de Metepec Landmark · near Atlixco 10 min · 7 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    San Bernardino Tlaxcalancingo Landmark · near Cholula 25 min · 27 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    San Francisco Acatepec Landmark · near Cholula 25 min · 20 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Santa María Tonantzintla Landmark · near Cholula 25 min · 22 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Biblioteca Palafoxiana Landmark · near Puebla 30 min · 33 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Callejón de los Sapos Landmark · near Puebla 30 min · 34 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Capilla de San Ildefonso Landmark · near Puebla 30 min · 33 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Capilla del Rosario Landmark · near Puebla 30 min · 34 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Catedral de Puebla Landmark · near Puebla 30 min · 33 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Cerro de San Juan Mountain · near Puebla 30 min · 32 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Cholula Pueblo Mágico · Puebla 30 min · 26 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Cuexcomate Mountain · near Puebla 30 min · 34 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Museo Amparo Landmark · near Puebla 30 min · 33 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Huejotzingo Pueblo Mágico · Puebla 40 min · 32 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide

    1 to 2 hours away

    Huamantla Pueblo Mágico · Tlaxcala 1 h 15 min · 90 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Ixtenco Pueblo Mágico · Tlaxcala 1 h 15 min · 84 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Tlayacapan Pueblo Mágico · Morelos 1 h 15 min · 93 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Tepoztlán Pueblo Mágico · Morelos 1 h 20 min · 105 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Tlaltizapán Pueblo Mágico · Morelos 1 h 20 min · 102 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Tlaxco Pueblo Mágico · Tlaxcala 1 h 30 min · 104 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Chignahuapan Pueblo Mágico · Puebla 1 h 50 min · 137 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Otumba Pueblo Mágico · Estado de México 1 h 50 min · 129 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Zempoala Pueblo Mágico · Hidalgo 1 h 50 min · 135 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Xochitepec Pueblo Mágico · Morelos 1 h 55 min · 136 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
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    Hot Springs, ruins and more near Atlixco

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    Getting there

    Atlixco has no airport with scheduled flights; the usual one to fly into is Puebla (PBC).

    A car is the easiest way to reach most of these towns; the bigger ones also have direct buses from Atlixco. Each pueblo's page has its own getting-there notes.

    Drive times are from OpenStreetMap routing without traffic. Times marked ~ are estimated from the distance and may run longer on mountain roads.

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