Querétaro Intercontinental Airport (AIQ), also identified as QRO, is in Colón, Querétaro, on Carretera Estatal 200 Querétaro–Tequisquiapan. To continue to Tequisquiapan, you can travel by car or investigate bus connections; one published bus itinerary involves transfers at the Querétaro bus terminal.
- Airport location: Colón, Querétaro
- One bus itinerary estimate: about 2 hours 50 minutes, with transfers
- Airport ground-transport categories include car rentals, bus services and authorized taxis
Where Querétaro Intercontinental Airport is
Querétaro Intercontinental Airport is in Colón, Querétaro, at Carretera Estatal 200 Querétaro–Tequisquiapan #22500, postal code 76270. Its airport code is AIQ, and QRO is also used to identify it.
The airport offers car rentals, Coordinados/Primera Plus, AeroQroBus and authorized taxis as ground-transport categories. These give you several starting points for planning, but the services do not all travel directly to Tequisquiapan.
How do you get from QRO to Tequisquiapan?
Driving is one way to travel from QRO to Tequisquiapan, while the bus itinerary described by Rome2Rio requires a transfer at the Querétaro bus terminal. Rome2Rio gives a 93 km road-distance estimate between the airport and Tequisquiapan.
For a bus journey, Rome2Rio estimates about 2 hours 50 minutes. Coordinados/Primera Plus services connect the airport with Querétaro and Celaya bus terminals, with connections to other destinations, but no direct service to Tequisquiapan is identified.
QroBus route AIQ01 connects Alameda and Querétaro International Airport. Its published route information also includes route 023, Tequisquiapan–Ezequiel Montes, and route 062, San Juan del Río–Tequisquiapan; those routes do not establish a direct airport-to-Tequisquiapan bus.
Transport options to check before travelling
The airport offers rental cars, authorized taxis and bus services, but you should confirm current operating details and connections before choosing an airport transfer to Tequisquiapan.
For AeroQroBus, boarding and drop-off are at the parking lot in front of the control tower. Its route connects the airport with Alameda (Luis Pasteur–Constituyentes). Service hours are 5:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., and payment is accepted by QroBus prepaid card or contactless credit or debit card.
Authorized taxi service is available at the airport; the contact number is (442) 314 2148. The airport does not state taxi operating hours or fares to Tequisquiapan, so ask about the trip and fare before setting off.
For car rentals, you need a driver’s license issued more than one month earlier, an INE or passport, and a credit card, all in the contracting person’s name.
Check the official site before you go for current services, schedules and payment details. For onward public transport, confirm connections for your travel date rather than assuming an airport bus runs directly to Tequisquiapan.
Allowing for arrival and onward-journey time
Leave room in your plans for the transfer you choose. The bus itinerary estimate of about 2 hours 50 minutes includes transfers at the Querétaro bus terminal. Check schedules and fares for your travel date if taking the bus.
For a broader sense of the destination after arrival, the Tequisquiapan city centre guide covers the town centre. The tourism directory places Hotel La Rinconada two blocks from the main plaza.
Arriving at Hotel La Rinconada Tequisquiapan
The Querétaro state tourism directory gives the hotel’s address as Juárez Oriente No. 19, La Magdalena, Tequisquiapan. It’s about an 83-minute drive from Querétaro Intercontinental Airport. Hotel La Rinconada Tequisquiapan is a hotel in Tequisquiapan.
The hotel listing describes 18 rooms and 20 equipped houses, a heated swimming pool, tennis court, billiards tables and parking.
Once in town, getting around Tequisquiapan can help you plan local journeys.
FAQs
Is there a direct bus from QRO to Tequisquiapan?
The airport and QroBus route information does not establish a direct airport-to-Tequisquiapan bus. One described itinerary involves a transfer at the Querétaro bus terminal.
Where does AeroQroBus pick up at the airport?
Boarding and drop-off are at the parking lot in front of the control tower.
What do I need to rent a car at the airport?
You need a driver’s license issued more than one month earlier, an INE or passport, and a credit card, all in the contracting person’s name.
Does the airport give a taxi fare to Tequisquiapan?
The airport provides an authorized taxi contact number, but does not state fares to Tequisquiapan or taxi operating hours.