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

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    Pueblos Mágicos near Huauchinango Day trips and tours from Huauchinango

    40 within 3½ hours · 16 under 2 hours

    40 Pueblos Mágicos are within about three and a half hours' drive of Huauchinango, 16 of them close enough for a day trip. The closest are Acaxochitlán, Xicotepec, and Chignahuapan.

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

    Day trips (under 2 hours) 16

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

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

    30 min · 29 km

    Best: Feb, Mar, Apr, May

    Fiestas: May, Aug

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

    40 min · 45 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Jun

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

    45 min · 53 km

    Best: Feb, Mar, Apr, May

    Fiestas: May, Oct, Nov, Dec

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

    55 min · 54 km

    Best: Feb, Mar, Apr, May

    Fiestas: May, Aug, Nov

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

    1 h 5 min · 85 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec

    Fiestas: Mar

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

    1 h 5 min · 59 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Feb, Mar, Apr

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

    1 h 10 min · 87 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 30 min · 106 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec

    Fiestas: Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Dec

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

    1 h 30 min · 102 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Feb, Aug

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

    1 h 30 min · 95 km

    Best: Feb, Mar, Apr, May

    Fiestas: Jan, Feb, Jun, Oct

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

    1 h 30 min · 75 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Jun

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

    1 h 35 min · 112 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Feb, Mar, Jun, Jul, Dec

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

    1 h 40 min · 103 km

    Best: Feb, Mar, Apr, May

    Fiestas: Dec

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

    1 h 45 min · 132 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec

    Fiestas: Aug

    A volador spinning head-down from the pole against the sky, Papantla, Veracruz warm
    Veracruz Papantla

    1 h 50 min · 141 km

    Best: Feb, Mar, Apr, Dec

    Fiestas: Mar, Jun, Nov

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

    2 h · 144 km

    Best: Feb, Mar, Nov, Dec

    Fiestas: Feb, Jun

    Weekend escapes (2 to 3½ hours) 24

    Worth a night or two. Closest first.

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

    2 h 5 min · 157 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

    2 h 5 min · 158 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Nov

    Fiestas: Feb

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

    2 h 10 min · 102 km

    Best: Feb, Mar, Nov, Dec

    Fiestas: Sep, Nov

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

    2 h 20 min · 165 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Dec

    Ornate kiosk among palms and flower beds on the zócalo of Atlixco, Puebla mild
    Puebla Atlixco

    2 h 25 min · 185 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Jan, Mar, Sep, Oct, 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 25 min · 196 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Feb

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

    2 h 35 min · 167 km

    Best: Feb, Mar, Apr, Dec

    Fiestas: Aug

    Bell gable and arcaded front of the convent of the Santos Reyes, Metztitlán, Hidalgo mild
    Hidalgo Metztitlán

    2 h 40 min · 138 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Jul

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

    2 h 45 min · 166 km

    Best: Feb, Mar, Apr, May

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

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

    2 h 55 min · 179 km

    Best: Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov

    Fiestas: Feb, Jul, Aug

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

    2 h 55 min · 201 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Mar, Sep, Dec

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

    3 h 5 min · 230 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr

    Fiestas: Feb, Sep, Dec

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

    3 h 10 min · 225 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Oct

    Surreal concrete arches rising into the jungle at Las Pozas, Xilitla, San Luis Potosí mild
    San Luis Potosí Xilitla

    ~3 h 10 min · 215 km

    Best: Feb, Mar, Aug, Nov

    Fiestas: Aug

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

    3 h 25 min · 219 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Jun

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

    3 h 25 min · 268 km

    Best: Feb, Mar, Apr, Dec

    Fiestas: Jul, Sep, Nov, Dec

    Colorful houses climbing the hillside around the Templo del Señor San José, San Joaquín, Querétaro cool
    Querétaro San Joaquín

    ~3 h 25 min · 230 km

    Best: Feb, Mar, Apr, May

    Fiestas: Mar, Apr, May

    Rooftops of Zimapán around the parish church, with mountains behind, Hidalgo mild
    Hidalgo Zimapán

    3 h 25 min · 210 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Mar, Apr, May, Jun

    Arcaded stone front of the Palacio Municipal of Huichapan, Hidalgo mild
    Hidalgo Huichapan

    3 h 25 min · 250 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Nov

    Fiestas: Sep

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

    3 h 30 min · 273 km

    Best: Feb, Mar, Apr, May

    Fiestas: Apr, May, Sep, Nov, Dec

    Parish church of Santa María with its stone towers above wide steps, Amealco, Querétaro cool
    Querétaro Amealco

    3 h 30 min · 274 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Nov

    Fiestas: Apr, May, Oct, Nov

    Colorful gabled shops of the Villa de Santa Claus, Tlalpujahua, Michoacán cool
    Michoacán Tlalpujahua

    3 h 30 min · 285 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec

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

    3 h 30 min · 241 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Feb, Sep, Nov

    The Teatro Juárez across its open plaza, El Oro, Estado de México cool
    Estado de México El Oro

    3 h 30 min · 279 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr

    Fiestas: Feb, Mar, Sep, Dec

    Day trips and tours from Huauchinango 417

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

    Under an hour away

    Presa Necaxa Lake · near Huauchinango 15 min · 12 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Presa El Tejocotal Lake · near Acaxochitlán 20 min · 18 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Presa Nexapa Lake · near Huauchinango 25 min · 19 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Acaxochitlán Pueblo Mágico · Hidalgo 30 min · 29 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Cascadas de Chimalapa Waterfall · near Acaxochitlán 40 min · 30 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Valle de Piedras Encimadas Nature reserve · near Zacatlán 40 min · 30 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Xicotepec Pueblo Mágico · Puebla 40 min · 45 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Chignahuapan Pueblo Mágico · Puebla 45 min · 53 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Zona Arqueológica de Huapalcalco Archaeological site · near Acaxochitlán 45 min · 42 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Cascada Monumental Waterfall · near Puebla 50 min · 58 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Cascadas de Tulimán Waterfall · near Zacatlán 50 min · 58 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Zacatlán Pueblo Mágico · Puebla 55 min · 54 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide

    1 to 2 hours away

    Pahuatlán Pueblo Mágico · Puebla 1 h 5 min · 59 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Tlaxco Pueblo Mágico · Tlaxcala 1 h 5 min · 85 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Zempoala Pueblo Mágico · Hidalgo 1 h 10 min · 87 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Huasca de Ocampo Pueblo Mágico · Hidalgo 1 h 30 min · 75 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Otumba Pueblo Mágico · Estado de México 1 h 30 min · 106 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Real del Monte Pueblo Mágico · Hidalgo 1 h 30 min · 95 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Tetela de Ocampo Pueblo Mágico · Puebla 1 h 30 min · 102 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Teotihuacán Pueblo Mágico · Estado de México 1 h 35 min · 112 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Mineral del Chico Pueblo Mágico · Hidalgo 1 h 40 min · 103 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Huamantla Pueblo Mágico · Tlaxcala 1 h 45 min · 132 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Papantla Pueblo Mágico · Veracruz 1 h 50 min · 141 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Ixtenco Pueblo Mágico · Tlaxcala 2 h · 144 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
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    Getting there

    Huauchinango has no airport with scheduled flights; the usual one to fly into is Mexico City (Felipe Ángeles) (NLU).

    A car is the easiest way to reach most of these towns; the bigger ones also have direct buses from Huauchinango. 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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