Place · Roma Norte
Plaza Río de Janeiro
The circular plaza with the fountain and the Roma Norte cafés around it: 30 minutes on a shaded bench; the easiest first walk after a flight.
Key facts
- Time on site
- 25–45 min
- p95 60 min
- Price
- Free
- Hours
- unknown
- Best time
- unknown
- 28″ bags
- Painful
- Roma Norte: painful
- Getting there
- Plaza Río de Janeiro, Roma Norte
- Free entry
- Mostly indoors
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- Mexico City and central highlands ↗Day trips from the capital start early: go by an early bus or booked driver, and be back before the evening traffic.
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Plan
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Time on site
Minimum
15min
Worthwhile
25min
Typical
45min
p95
60min
Park hours not printed until verified.
On the ground
Getting in, crowds, and where to go if it does not work
Getting in
- Stop
- Plaza Río de Janeiro, Roma Norte
- Exit
- —
- Ticket
- free · official site
- Stairs
- note: none of note
- Shoes
- Shoes on.
Crowds and switching
- Crowd clock
- Quiet mornings; busy on weekend afternoons.
- Sensory load
- 2/5
- Exposure
- low
Bailouts
heat
Álvaro Obregón café row (AC)
rain
Café on Álvaro Obregón
Nearest rescue anchor: A — Plaza Río de Janeiro benches
Red lines
- Keep phones and bags out of hand when you sit.
Deep dive
Questions, what is nearby, photos and sources
Questions and answers
No questions answered here yet.
Nearby
Straight-line distance; walk time adds 30% for streets.
- ClusterRoma Nortenearest point: Plaza Río de Janeiro benches60 m · 1 min walk
- Sleep areaRoma Norte hotels80 m · 1 min walk
- ClusterChapultepec (Anthropology Museum & Castle)2.0 km · 33 min walk
- ClusterAlameda & Bellas Artes2.3 km · 37 min walk
- ClusterCentro Histórico (Zócalo & Templo Mayor)3.0 km · 49 min walk
- Sleep areaCentro Histórico hotels3.2 km · 52 min walk
Sources
- officialVisit Mexico (official tourism board)
- secondaryWikivoyage — Mexico City