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

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    Pueblos Mágicos near San Martín Texmelucan Day trips and tours from San Martín Texmelucan

    51 within 3½ hours · 21 under 2 hours

    51 Pueblos Mágicos are within about three and a half hours' drive of San Martín Texmelucan, 21 of them close enough for a day trip. The closest are Huejotzingo, Cholula, and Tlaxco.

    San Martín Texmelucan city guide: what to see in the city →

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

    Day trips (under 2 hours) 21

    Close enough to drive there and back from San Martín Texmelucan in a day. Closest first.

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

    15 min · 15 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Nov

    Fiestas: Feb

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

    30 min · 31 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

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

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

    50 min · 63 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec

    Fiestas: Mar

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

    50 min · 66 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec

    Fiestas: Aug

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

    55 min · 65 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Jan, Mar, Sep, Oct, Nov

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

    1 h · 78 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec

    Fiestas: Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Dec

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

    1 h 5 min · 85 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec

    Fiestas: Jul

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

    1 h 5 min · 77 km

    Best: Feb, Mar, Nov, Dec

    Fiestas: Feb, Jun

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

    1 h 15 min · 95 km

    Best: Feb, Mar, Apr, May

    Fiestas: May, Oct, Nov, Dec

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

    1 h 15 min · 89 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Feb, Mar, Jun, Jul, Dec

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

    1 h 30 min · 110 km

    Best: Feb, Mar, Apr, May

    Fiestas: May, Aug, Nov

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

    1 h 35 min · 119 km

    Best: Feb, Mar, Apr, May

    Fiestas: Jan, Feb, Jun, Oct

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

    1 h 40 min · 125 km

    Best: Feb, Mar, Apr, May

    Fiestas: Dec

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

    1 h 45 min · 132 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Dec

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

    1 h 45 min · 143 km

    Best: Feb, Mar, Apr, May

    Fiestas: May, Aug

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

    1 h 50 min · 111 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Jun

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

    1 h 50 min · 144 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Feb

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

    1 h 50 min · 133 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Jun

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

    1 h 55 min · 136 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Feb, Aug

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

    2 h · 163 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Jun

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

    2 h · 157 km

    Best: Feb, Mar, Apr, May

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

    Weekend escapes (2 to 3½ hours) 30

    Worth a night or two. Closest first.

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

    2 h 5 min · 162 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Feb, Mar, Apr

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

    2 h 5 min · 146 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Feb, Sep, Nov

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

    2 h 5 min · 171 km

    Best: Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov

    Fiestas: Feb, Jul, Aug

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

    2 h 5 min · 180 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Feb

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

    2 h 5 min · 143 km

    Best: Jan, Oct, Nov, Dec

    Fiestas: Feb, Apr, Aug, Sep

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

    2 h 10 min · 173 km

    Best: Feb, Mar, Apr, Dec

    Fiestas: Jul, Sep, Nov, Dec

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

    2 h 10 min · 152 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Oct

    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 20 min · 163 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Mar, Sep, Dec

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

    2 h 25 min · 197 km

    Best: Feb, Mar, Apr, Dec

    Fiestas: Mar, May, Aug, Dec

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

    2 h 35 min · 206 km

    Best: Feb, Mar, Apr, May

    Fiestas: Apr, May, Sep, Nov, Dec

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

    2 h 40 min · 215 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr

    Fiestas: Feb, Sep, Dec

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

    2 h 40 min · 198 km

    Best: Feb, Mar, Apr, Dec

    Fiestas: Aug

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

    2 h 40 min · 177 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec

    Fiestas: Jan, Jun, Aug, Dec

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

    2 h 40 min · 210 km

    Best: Feb, Mar, Apr, Dec

    Fiestas: Jun, Oct, Dec

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

    2 h 45 min · 190 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Jul

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

    2 h 45 min · 215 km

    Best: Feb, Mar, Apr, May

    Fiestas: Jul

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

    2 h 45 min · 209 km

    Best: Feb, Mar, Apr, Dec

    Fiestas: Sep, Nov

    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 55 min · 206 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 55 min · 186 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Mar, Apr, Aug

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

    3 h · 235 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Nov

    Fiestas: Sep

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

    3 h · 211 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Jan, Feb

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

    3 h 5 min · 263 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr

    Fiestas: Feb, Mar, Sep, Dec

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

    3 h 5 min · 220 km

    Best: Feb, Mar, Nov, Dec

    Fiestas: Sep, Nov

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

    3 h 5 min · 258 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Nov

    Fiestas: Apr, May, Oct, Nov

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

    3 h 10 min · 218 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

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

    Lake Valle de Bravo and the town glowing under storm clouds at sunset, Estado de México mild
    Estado de México Valle de Bravo

    3 h 10 min · 236 km

    Best: Jan, Mar, Apr, Dec

    Fiestas: Mar, Nov

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

    3 h 10 min · 269 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec

    Domes and towers of the Parroquia de Santa María de la Asunción above the trees, Tequisquiapan, Querétaro mild
    Querétaro Tequisquiapan

    3 h 15 min · 261 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Nov

    Fiestas: Mar

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

    3 h 25 min · 240 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Mar, Apr, May, Jun

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

    3 h 30 min · 282 km

    Best: Feb, Mar, Apr, Dec

    Fiestas: Mar, Jun, Nov

    Day trips and tours from San Martín Texmelucan 934

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

    Popular day trips from San Martín Texmelucan

    Africam Safari Africam Safari Zoo Admission with Transportation ★ 4.8 (87) 5 h From US$35
    Cholula Cholula tour from Puebla ★ 4.9 (81) 3–4 h From US$82
    Val'Quirico From Puebla: Ex hacienda Chautla & Val'Quirico +lavender workshop ★ 4.8 (22) 7 h From US$191
    Chignahuapan From Puebla: Private tour to Zacatlan & Chignahuapan ★ 4.9 (17) 12 h From US$203
    Atlixco From Puebla: Private tour Atlixco and Atlimeyaya all inclusive ★ 5.0 (13) 6 h From US$132

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    Under an hour away

    Hacienda de Chautla Landmark · near Huejotzingo 5 min · 6 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Los Cerritos de Tepatlaxco Archaeological site · near Puebla 10 min · 5 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Huejotzingo Pueblo Mágico · Puebla 15 min · 15 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Xochitécatl Archaeological site · near Tlaxcala 15 min · 14 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Cholula Pueblo Mágico · Puebla 30 min · 31 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Huamantla Pueblo Mágico · Tlaxcala 50 min · 66 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Tlaxco Pueblo Mágico · Tlaxcala 50 min · 63 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Atlixco Pueblo Mágico · Puebla 55 min · 65 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide

    1 to 2 hours away

    Otumba Pueblo Mágico · Estado de México 1 h · 78 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Ixtenco Pueblo Mágico · Tlaxcala 1 h 5 min · 77 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Zempoala Pueblo Mágico · Hidalgo 1 h 5 min · 85 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Chignahuapan Pueblo Mágico · Puebla 1 h 15 min · 95 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Teotihuacán Pueblo Mágico · Estado de México 1 h 15 min · 89 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Zacatlán Pueblo Mágico · Puebla 1 h 30 min · 110 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Real del Monte Pueblo Mágico · Hidalgo 1 h 35 min · 119 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Mineral del Chico Pueblo Mágico · Hidalgo 1 h 40 min · 125 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Acaxochitlán Pueblo Mágico · Hidalgo 1 h 45 min · 143 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Tepotzotlán Pueblo Mágico · Estado de México 1 h 45 min · 132 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Huasca de Ocampo Pueblo Mágico · Hidalgo 1 h 50 min · 133 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Huauchinango Pueblo Mágico · Puebla 1 h 50 min · 144 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Tlayacapan Pueblo Mágico · Morelos 1 h 50 min · 111 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Tetela de Ocampo Pueblo Mágico · Puebla 1 h 55 min · 136 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Tlatlauquitepec Pueblo Mágico · Puebla 2 h · 157 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Xicotepec Pueblo Mágico · Puebla 2 h · 163 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
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    Getting there

    San Martín Texmelucan 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 San Martín Texmelucan. 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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