There are 5 ways to get from Lázaro Cárdenas to Manzanillo by bus, car, or plane
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Lázaro Cárdenas to Zihuatanejobus
- Take the bus from Zihuatanejo to Manzanillobus
11h 3m$1,390–2,241Drive 341.7 km
cheapest- Drive from Lázaro Cárdenas to Manzanillocar 341.7 km
4h 44m$605–874Bus, fly
- Take the bus from Lázaro Cárdenas to Zihuatanejobus
- Fly from Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport (ZIH) to Playa De Oro International Airport (ZLO)plane ZIH - ZLO
9h 50m$3,537–16,338Bus via Tlaquepaque
- Take the bus from Lázaro Cárdenas to Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 2bus Guadalajara
- Take the bus from Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 1 to Manzanillobus
13h 39m$1,302–2,905Bus via Nueva Italia
- Take the bus from Lázaro Cárdenas to Cuatro Caminosbus
- Take the bus from Cuatro Caminos to Colimabus
- Take the bus from Colima to Manzanillobus
17h 20m$1,726–3,802
Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport (ZIH) to Playa De Oro International Airport (ZLO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lázaro Cárdenas to Manzanillo is to drive which costs $600 - $900 and takes 4h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Lázaro Cárdenas to Manzanillo is to drive which takes 4h 44m and costs $600 - $900.
No, there is no direct bus from Lázaro Cárdenas to Manzanillo. However, there are services departing from Lázaro Cárdenas and arriving at Parada en Av. Elias Zamora Verduzco via Zihuatanejo and Parada en Obras Maritimas 42. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 3m.
The distance between Lázaro Cárdenas and Manzanillo is 536 km. The road distance is 341.7 km.
The best way to get from Lázaro Cárdenas to Manzanillo without a car is to bus which takes 11h 3m and costs $1300 - $2300.
It takes approximately 11h 3m to get from Lázaro Cárdenas to Manzanillo, including transfers.
Lázaro Cárdenas to Manzanillo bus services, operated by CostaLine, depart from Lázaro Cárdenas station.
Lázaro Cárdenas to Manzanillo bus services, operated by CostaLine, arrive at Zihuatanejo station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lázaro Cárdenas to Manzanillo is 342 km. It takes approximately 4h 44m to drive from Lázaro Cárdenas to Manzanillo.
There are 201+ hotels available in Manzanillo.
What companies run services between Lázaro Cárdenas, Mexico and Manzanillo, Mexico?
You can take a bus from Lázaro Cárdenas to Parada en Av. Elias Zamora Verduzco via Zihuatanejo, Manzanillo, and Parada en Obras Maritimas 42 in around 11h 3m.
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport to Playa De Oro International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,600–15,000
- Phone
- 800 003 7635
- Website
- CostaLine
Bus from Lázaro Cárdenas to Zihuatanejo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $180–250
- Website
- CostaLine
Bus from Lázaro Cárdenas to Zihuatanejo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $180–250
- Website
- CostaLine
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- [email protected]
- Website
- futura.com.mx
Bus from Lázaro Cárdenas to Zihuatanejo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $180–440
- Schedules at
- futura.com.mx
- Book at
- futura.com.mx
Bus from Zihuatanejo to Manzanillo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1,200–1,800
- Schedules at
- futura.com.mx
- Book at
- futura.com.mx
Bus from Lázaro Cárdenas to Zihuatanejo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $180–440
- Schedules at
- futura.com.mx
- Book at
- futura.com.mx
- Phone
- 800 622 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- La Línea
Bus from Lázaro Cárdenas to Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 2
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
- Website
- La Línea
- Phone
- +52 477 710 0060
- Website
- primeraplus.com.mx
Bus from Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 1 to Manzanillo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $700–1,100
- Schedules at
- primeraplus.com.mx
- Book at
- primeraplus.com.mx
- Phone
- 800 310 3103
- [email protected]
- Website
- Parhikuni
Bus from Lázaro Cárdenas to Cuatro Caminos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $310–490
- Schedules at
- Parhikuni
- Phone
- 800 622 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- Autovías
Bus from Lázaro Cárdenas to Cuatro Caminos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $320–700
- Website
- Autovías
Bus from Cuatro Caminos to Colima
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,700
- Website
- Autovías
Bus from Colima to Manzanillo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $200–410
- Website
- Autovías
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