Most people hit Subway in Terminal 1 when they want actual vegetables
In GDL Terminal 1’s domestic departures, Subway sits in the “última sala de espera B” area, basically in the last waiting room by the gates. It’s post‑security, so you can walk there with boarding pass in hand and keep one eye on boarding screens while they build your sandwich.
Menu is the familiar global Subway lineup: footlongs, 6-inch subs, a couple of basic salads, and cookies, all in pesos but priced a notch higher than city branches. Figure on $$ pricing: a sub, drink, and chips combo lands noticeably below the sit‑down restaurants in the terminal, but still above what you’d pay in Guadalajara proper.
Regular GDL flyers mention defaulting to Subway for something predictable and “semi‑healthy” before short‑haul domestic hops to places like Mexico City or Monterrey. Compared to the rest of the food court, which leans hard into burgers and fried fast food, this is where you actually see lettuce, tomato, and cucumbers that aren’t coming out of a deep fryer.
Best move: stick to the standard sandwiches you’d order at home and load up on extra veggies, which they usually don’t mind piling on. If you care about speed, avoid toasted subs when the line hits 8–10 people; the ovens slow everything down and you risk cutting it close for 30–40 minute connections.
Watch out for the line during evening domestic banks, especially when two or three flights to Mexico City and Tijuana are all boarding from the B gates within 45 minutes. Reviews call out that the queue can snake into the corridor and nearby seating is scarce, so you might end up eating a 6-inch while standing near your gate.
Practical tip: if you see fewer than five people in line as you walk into the B waiting room, jump in immediately, then grab your drink and eat within sight of your exact gate number to avoid missing an early boarding call.