There are 11 ways to get from Arizona to Acapulco by plane, bus, taxi, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Phoenix to General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport
best- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport (ACA)plane PHX - ACA
9h 35m$3,034–12,684Fly Phoenix to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport (TLC)plane PHX - TLC
- Take the bus from Terminal Central Del Sur - Taxqueña to Acapulco Costerabus
16h 38m$2,489–9,919Bus
- Take the bus from Phoenix to Nogalesbus
- Take the bus from Nogales to Santa Anabus
- Take the bus from Santa Ana to Lázaro Cárdenasbus
- Take the bus from Lázaro Cárdenas to Acapulco Ejidobus
30h 49m$3,509–7,369Taxi, train, bus
- Take the taxi from Baseline/Central Ave to Maricopa Amtraktaxi
- Take the train from Maricopa Amtrak to San Antonio Stationtrain
- Take the bus from San Antonio Station to Nuevo Laredobus
- Take the bus from Nuevo Laredo to Cuernavacabus
- Take the bus from Cuernavaca to Acapulco Costerabus
42h 54m$10,534–20,199Drive 2,647.9 km
- Drive from Phoenix to Acapulcocar 2,647.9 km
30h 20m$5,169–7,466Fly Phoenix to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport, bus
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport (ZIH)plane PHX - ZIH
- Take the bus from Zihuatanejo to Acapulco Centrobus
10h 28m$3,134–10,834Fly Phoenix to Benito Juárez International Airport, bus
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX)plane PHX - MEX
- Take the bus from Terminal Central Del Sur - Taxqueña to Acapulco Costerabus
11h 46m$2,565–14,169Fly Scottsdale Airport to General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport
- Fly from Scottsdale Airport (SCF) to General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport (ACA)plane SCF - ACA
20h 51m$5,134–15,684Bus via Ciudad Juárez
- Take the bus from Phoenix to El Pasobus Cbx
- Take the bus from Ciudad Juárez to Acapulco Papagayobus
43h 39m$5,235–9,142Bus #2
- Take the bus from Phoenix to Zapopanbus
- Take the bus from Zapopan to Tolucabus
- Take the bus from Toluca to Central de Autobuses Papagayobus
46h 59m$4,669–6,669Bus #3
- Take the bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Moreliabus
- Take the bus from Morelia to Central de Autobuses Papagayobus
2d 3h$2,834–5,834
Phoenix (PHX) to General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport (ACA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Arizona to Acapulco is to bus which costs $3500 - $7500 and takes 30h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Arizona to Acapulco is to fly which takes 9h 35m and costs $3000 - $13000.
No, there is no direct bus from Arizona to Acapulco. However, there are services departing from Greg Stanton CS and arriving at Acapulco Ejido via McDowell Rd & Central Av, Phoenix, Nogales, Santa Ana and Lázaro Cárdenas. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 49m.
The distance between Arizona and Acapulco is 2259 km. The road distance is 2647.9 km.
The best way to get from Arizona to Acapulco without a car is to bus which takes 30h 49m and costs $3500 - $7500.
It takes approximately 9h 35m to get from Arizona to Acapulco, including transfers.
Arizona to Acapulco bus services, operated by Tufesa Mexico, depart from Phoenix station.
The best way to get from Arizona to Acapulco is to fly which takes 9h 35m and costs $3000 - $13000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $3500 - $7500 and takes 30h 49m.
Arizona to Acapulco bus services, operated by Tufesa Mexico, arrive at Nogales station.
Acapulco is 1h ahead of Arizona. It is currently 1:28 AM in Arizona and 2:28 AM in Acapulco.
What companies run services between Arizona, USA and Acapulco, Mexico?
American Airlines and Aeroméxico fly from Phoenix (PHX) to General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport (ACA) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Greg Stanton CS to Acapulco Ejido via Central Av & McDowell Rd, McDowell Rd & Central Av, McDowell Rd & 27th Av, Phoenix, Nogales, Santa Ana, and Lázaro Cárdenas in around 30h 49m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Phoenix to General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,300–14,000
Flights from Phoenix to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–9,500
Flights from Phoenix to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $6,500–23,000
Flights from Phoenix to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,000–13,000
Flights from Phoenix to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–7,500
Flights from Scottsdale Airport to General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport via Santa Ana, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 31m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $4,400–17,000
Flights from Scottsdale Airport to General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport via Burbank, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 16m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $4,500–18,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Scottsdale Airport to General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport via Las Vegas, Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 49m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,600–15,000
Flights from Scottsdale Airport to General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport via Las Vegas, Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 8m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $4,700–16,000
Flights from Phoenix to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,600–9,500
Flights from Phoenix to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport via Puerto Vallarta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–8,500
Flights from Phoenix to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 31m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,200–13,000
Flights from Phoenix to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport via Culiacan, Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,700–9,500
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Scottsdale Airport to General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport via Las Vegas, Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $4,800–17,000
Flights from Phoenix to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport via San Jose Cabo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–8,500
Flights from Phoenix to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport via Puerto Vallarta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–8,500
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Phoenix to General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport via Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,500–12,000
Flights from Phoenix to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–7,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Scottsdale Airport to General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport via Santa Ana, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $4,400–17,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Maricopa Amtrak to San Antonio Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $5,500–12,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- [email protected]
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Phoenix to Nogales
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $410–1,175
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $410–650
- Titanium
- $450–650
- Plus International
- $1,083
- Platinum International
- $1,175
Bus from Nogales to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $140–380
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $140–380
- Titanium
- $150–370
Bus from Phoenix to Zapopan
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $2,600–3,700
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $2,600–3,700
- Titanium
- $2,900–2,940
- Phone
- +52 55 5141 4300
- [email protected]
- Website
- odm.com.mx
Bus from Nogales to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $460–650
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
- Phone
- 55 5141 4300
- Website
- tap.com.mx
Bus from Nogales to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $140–380
- Schedules at
- tap.com.mx
- Book at
- tap.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- [email protected]
- Website
- autobuseselite.com.mx
Bus from Santa Ana to Lázaro Cárdenas
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2,600–4,600
- Schedules at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Book at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central Del Sur - Taxqueña to Acapulco Costera
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $650–1,100
- Schedules at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Book at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central Del Sur - Taxqueña to Acapulco Costera
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $650–1,100
- Schedules at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Book at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Website
- ahorrobus.com.mx
Bus from Lázaro Cárdenas to Acapulco Ejido
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $290–430
- Schedules at
- ahorrobus.com.mx
- Phone
- 800 003 7635
- Website
- costaline.com.mx
Bus from Lázaro Cárdenas to Acapulco Ejido
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $500–850
- Website
- https://costaline.com.mx/english/
Bus from Zihuatanejo to Acapulco Centro
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $400–550
- Website
- https://costaline.com.mx/english/
- Phone
- +1 479 750 3263
- Website
- transporteschayo.com
Bus from San Antonio Station to Nuevo Laredo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $900–1,000
- Schedules at
- transporteschayo.com
- Book at
- transporteschayo.com
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- [email protected]
- Website
- futura.com.mx
Bus from Nuevo Laredo to Cuernavaca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2,500–4,800
- Schedules at
- futura.com.mx
- Book at
- futura.com.mx
Bus from Morelia to Central de Autobuses Papagayo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,300
- Schedules at
- futura.com.mx
- Book at
- futura.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- [email protected]
- Website
- estrelladeoro.com.mx
Bus from Cuernavaca to Acapulco Costera
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $350–700
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central Del Sur - Taxqueña to Acapulco Costera
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $420–1,000
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central Del Sur - Taxqueña to Acapulco Costera
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $420–1,000
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- [email protected]
- Website
- crossborderxpress.com
Bus from Phoenix to El Paso
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–1,600
- Schedules at
- crossborderxpress.com
- Phone
- +1 866 691 9732
- [email protected]
- Website
- eplalimo.com
Bus from Phoenix to El Paso
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–1,500
- Website
- https://eplalimo.com/
- One Way
- $1,000–1,500
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- [email protected]
- Website
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
Bus from Ciudad Juárez to Acapulco Papagayo
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4,200–7,500
- Schedules at
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
- Book at
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 800 800 0386
- [email protected]
- Website
- etn.com.mx
Bus from Zapopan to Toluca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,100–1,600
- Website
- https://etn.com.mx/english/
Bus from Toluca to Central de Autobuses Papagayo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $900–1,300
- Website
- https://etn.com.mx/english/
- Phone
- +52 664 299 0487
- [email protected]
- Website
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Morelia
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,500–3,500
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Estimated price
- $1,200–1,600
Mayflower Cab
- Phone
- +1 (602) 955-1355
VIP Taxi
- Phone
- +1 602-300-3000
- Website
- viptaxi.com
Yellow Cab AZ
- Phone
- +1 480-888-8888
- Website
- yellowcabaz.com
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