After midnight arrivals at MTY, the official sitio taxis win
Sitio de Taxis Aeropuerto Monterrey runs from all three terminals (A, B, C) and is the default move if you land late, your roaming fails, and you just want a regulated car at the door. These are the airport’s official taxis, not random curbside cars, and you board them right outside arrivals after buying a prepaid ticket inside.
There’s no meter: fares are set by zone, similar to Mexico City’s airport taxis. You go to the official taxi booths just past customs, tell them your neighborhood or hotel, and pay a fixed price for that zone. They hand you a printed ticket, you walk outside to the signed “Sitio de Taxis” rank, and the dispatcher assigns a cab when you present the slip.
Prices vary by zone and sit around roughly 1.5–2x the Uber rate into central Monterrey based on Reddit reports, so think in the range of paying a premium for the regulated setup. You can pay the kiosk by credit card, which helps if you arrive with zero pesos, but tipping the driver at the end is cash-only, usually 10–15% in MXN.
Service runs 24/7 from terminals A, B, and C, but dispatch slows after about 00:00–01:00, and regulars note occasional waits of 15–20 minutes during the dead of night. In daytime and early evening, cars cycle through more quickly and queues, when they form, usually clear in under 10 minutes.
Most sitio drivers speak Spanish only, and Reddit users flag minor confusion when visitors can’t say or spell an address. Have the full street address written down or saved in a maps screenshot, and be ready to show it on your phone; that single step saves a lot of back-and-forth at 02:00 outside Terminal B.
Another regular complaint: some drivers go the long way or take extra toll roads unless you speak up. If you know the route into San Pedro, Centro, or Fundidora, mention it before leaving the curb, or show the path on Google Maps and say “por aquí, por favor” to avoid extra minutes and pesos.
What regulars on r/Monterrey actually do: during normal hours they often walk straight out and call Uber or DiDi from the pickup area, then only use Sitio de Taxis Aeropuerto Monterrey when landing very late or when a company or hotel has pre-booked a specific taxi for expense tracking. That should tell you how they see the tradeoff: higher price, higher predictability.
One tip: before you reach the kiosk, open your hotel or Airbnb in your maps app, screenshot the address with neighborhood name, and use that screenshot at the counter and with the driver so your zone and route are both clear.