There are 6 ways to get from Charleston to Acapulco by plane, train, bus, 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 Charleston International Airport to General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport
best- Fly from Charleston International Airport (CHS) to General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport (ACA)plane CHS - ACA
9h 23m$3,741–13,793Fly Charleston International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Charleston International Airport (CHS) to Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX)plane CHS - MEX
- Take the bus from Terminal Central Del Sur - Taxqueña to Acapulco Costerabus
14h 4m$2,535–9,878Train, bus
- Take the train from Charleston Amtrak Station to Petersburg Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Petersburg Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to San Marcos Amtraktrain
- Take the bus from San Marcos to Terminal de Autobuses de Querétaro Acceso 1bus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Autobuses de Querétaro Acceso 2 to Cuernavacabus
- Take the bus from Cuernavaca to Acapulco Costerabus
3d 16h$17,319–34,378Drive 3,517.6 km
- Drive from Charleston to Acapulcocar 3,517.6 km
41h 1m$6,783–9,797Drive to Hilton Head Airport, fly to General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport
- Drive from Charleston to Hilton Head Airport (HHH)car
- Fly from Hilton Head Airport (HHH) to General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport (ACA)plane HHH - ACA
22h 58m$4,018–14,110Fly Charleston International Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport, bus
- Fly from Charleston International Airport (CHS) to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport (ZIH)plane CHS - ZIH
- Take the bus from Zihuatanejo to Acapulco Centrobus
13h 52m$3,831–12,767
Charleston International Airport (CHS) to General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport (ACA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Charleston to Acapulco is to fly and bus which costs $2500 - $10000 and takes 14h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Charleston to Acapulco is to fly which takes 9h 23m and costs $3700 - $14000.
The distance between Charleston and Acapulco is 2713 km. The road distance is 3517.6 km.
The best way to get from Charleston to Acapulco without a car is to train and bus which takes 3 days 16h and costs $17000 - $35000.
It takes approximately 9h 23m to get from Charleston to Acapulco, including transfers.
Acapulco is 2h behind Charleston. It is currently 11:49 PM in Charleston and 9:49 PM in Acapulco.
Yes, the driving distance between Charleston to Acapulco is 3518 km. It takes approximately 41h 1m to drive from Charleston to Acapulco.
There are 798+ hotels available in Acapulco.
What companies run services between Charleston, SC, USA and Acapulco, Mexico?
United Airlines, American Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Charleston International Airport (CHS) to General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport (ACA) twice daily.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Charleston International Airport to General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport via Atlanta, Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,200–14,000
Flights from Hilton Head Airport to General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport via Atlanta, Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,200–13,000
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,100–9,000
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Atlanta, Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,800–12,000
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Charleston International Airport to General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport via Atlanta, Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,200–14,000
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,100–9,000
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Atlanta, Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,800–12,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Charleston International Airport to General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,300–14,000
Flights from Hilton Head Airport to General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport via Charlotte, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 19m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $3,600–15,000
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,200–9,500
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,900–12,000
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,900–15,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Charleston International Airport to General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,700–15,000
Flights from Hilton Head Airport to General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport via Charlotte, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $3,900–16,000
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,200–9,500
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,200–9,500
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,200–13,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Hilton Head Airport to General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport via Atlanta, Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,200–13,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Charleston Amtrak Station to Petersburg Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2,000–4,100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Petersburg Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5,000–11,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to San Marcos Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6,500–14,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800 923 1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from San Marcos to Terminal de Autobuses de Querétaro Acceso 1
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2,100–2,700
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- [email protected]
- Website
- futura.com.mx
Bus from Terminal de Autobuses de Querétaro Acceso 2 to Cuernavaca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $800–1,200
- 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
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- [email protected]
- Website
- 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
- Phone
- 800 003 7635
- Website
- costaline.com.mx
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/
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