How do you combine Monterrey and Saltillo?
Yes. Monterrey and Saltillo combine well on one trip. As a rough guide, allow 2 days in Monterrey and 2 days in Saltillo, around 4 days in total.
How the two connect
Monterrey and Saltillo are only about 72 km apart, close enough to combine on the same trip without long transfers, and easy to do as a day trip in either direction. The nearest airport to Monterrey is Monterrey International Airport (MTY), about 24 km away; for Saltillo it is Plan de Guadalupe International Airport (SLW), about 14 km away, so you can fly into one and out of the other.
Suggested days
- Monterrey
- 2 days
- Saltillo
- 2 days
- Together
- 4 days · about 72 km apart
These are starting points, not fixed rules. Add a day to whichever place matches your interests, and build in the travel time between them.
Explore both places
Tours and day trips from Monterrey
- Garcia Grottoes and Cable Car and Town
- Nido de los Aguiluchos, Monterrey: Hiking + Rock Climbing + 3 Rappels
- Cozumelito in MTY The Caribbean Hidden Between Mountains
- The best tour to "Tail of Horse" + Guide + transportation + Tickets
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Day suggestions are a planning guide based on each place's size and profile, not fixed itineraries. Distances are great-circle figures derived from place coordinates; airport data from OurAirports. How Head Your Way compiles its data.