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Here’s how we did it.
(Kids fly free on major U.S. airlines until their 2nd birthday.)
Credit:Evie Carrick/Travel + Leisure
I was especially excited to experienceMexico City’s food scene.
Cost:$1,729
For this trip, flights accounted for almost two-thirds of our total budget.
Tickets to Mexico City from our regional airport were $687 per adult.
Additionally, we had to pay $355 for my daughters one-way return ticket.
We stayed in an Airbnb the entire time and split the cost with my brother and parents.
Cost:$385
Airbnbs are wonderfully prevalent and affordable in Mexico City.
it’s possible for you to find a private apartment for as little as $15 a night.
We stayed in a three-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment in the swankyRoma Norte neighborhood.
As a result, a week of lodging cost less than $400 for our family of three.
We got at least one meal a day from street-food stalls and skipped expensive restaurants.
But in Mexico City, the food was too good and affordable to resist.
My almost 2-year-old daughter usually ate off our plates.
We alternated between walking, taking the train, and calling Ubers to explore the city.
And we tried to stick to free attractions.
Ubers cost us around $8 a trip for my family of three.
Exploring the park and checking out themercadoswere also free.
We splurged on a rental car to visit the Grutas Tolantongo hot springs and pyramids of Teotihuacan.
The two-day rental car cost $326 total, so we paid $130 for our two-fifths.
A ticket to accessTeotihuacan, a huge archaeological complex, was $4 for adults and free for kids.
