There are 9 ways to get from Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles International Airport to General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport
best- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport (ACA)plane LAX - ACA
9h 59m$3,530–12,867Train, bus
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Yuma Amtraktrain
- Take the bus from 3rd Street @ Gila Street to William Brook Ave @ B Streetbus 95
- Take the bus from San Luis Río Colorado to Santa Anabus
- Take the bus from Santa Ana to Lázaro Cárdenasbus
- Take the bus from Lázaro Cárdenas to Zihuatanejobus
- Take the bus from Zihuatanejo to Acapulco Centrobus
35h 51m$5,084–9,272Train, bus via San Antonio
- Take the train from Los Angeles 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
2d$11,870–22,296Drive 3,141.6 km
- Drive from Los Angeles to Acapulcocar 3,141.6 km
36h 48m$6,077–8,778Train to Tijuana International Airport, fly to General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
- Fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport (ACA)plane TIJ - ACA
10h 2m$3,840–8,363Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport, bus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport (ZIH)plane LAX - ZIH
- Take the bus from Zihuatanejo to Acapulco Centrobus
10h 59m$3,530–11,517Bus
- Take the bus from El Monte to Tijuana Central, B.C.bus Lxus 3105
- Take the bus from Tijuana to Central de Autobuses Papagayobus
2d 4h$5,157–8,289Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain Pacific Surfliner
- Take the bus from Tijuana to Acapulco Ejidobus
2d 5h$5,456–8,913Bus via Mexico City
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Chilpancingobus
- Take the bus from Chilpancingo to Acapulco Centrobus
2d 15h$3,788–5,314
Los Angeles to Acapulco by train, tram, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Los Angeles to Acapulco is to bus via Mexico City which costs $3700 - $5500 and takes 2 days 15h.
The fastest way to get from Los Angeles to Acapulco is to fly which takes 9h 59m and costs $3500 - $13000.
No, there is no direct bus from Los Angeles to Acapulco. However, there are services departing from Aliso / Los Angeles and arriving at Central de Autobuses Papagayo via El Monte Station Upper Level, El Monte and Tijuana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 4h.
The distance between Los Angeles and Acapulco is 2716 km. The road distance is 3141.6 km.
The best way to get from Los Angeles to Acapulco without a car is to train and bus which takes 35h 51m and costs $5000 - $9500.
It takes approximately 9h 59m to get from Los Angeles to Acapulco, including transfers.
Los Angeles to Acapulco bus services, operated by Jefferson Lines, depart from El Monte station.
The best way to get from Los Angeles to Acapulco is to fly which takes 9h 59m and costs $3500 - $13000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $5000 - $8500 and takes 2 days 4h.
Los Angeles to Acapulco bus services, operated by Jefferson Lines, arrive at Tijuana Central, B.C. station.
Acapulco is 1h ahead of Los Angeles. It is currently 8:22 PM in Los Angeles and 9:22 PM in Acapulco.
What companies run services between Los Angeles, CA, USA and Acapulco, Mexico?
Viva Aerobus, Volaris, and three other airlines fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport (ACA) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Aliso / Los Angeles to Central de Autobuses Papagayo via El Monte Station - Upper Level, El Monte Station Upper Level, Garvey Ave and Mountain View Rd E, El Monte, and Tijuana in around 2d 4h.
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,000–13,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 8m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,900–13,000
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,600–6,500
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,600–6,500
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,600–6,500
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,900–12,000
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,600–11,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,500–11,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,900–12,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,500–11,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 11m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,800–15,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $5,500–22,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,400–10,000
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,300–15,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 44m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,700–15,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $5,500–22,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to Yuma Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,800
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to San Antonio Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $7,500–16,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $650–1,400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $650–1,400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 928-783-2235
- Website
- ycipta.org
Bus from 3rd Street @ Gila Street to William Brook Ave @ B Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- https://www.ycipta.org/
- Youth 5-18 w/ Student ID, Seniors 65+, Disabled
- $18
- Adults 19-64
- $35
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- [email protected]
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from San Luis Río Colorado to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $600–900
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $600–850
- Titanium
- $650–900
- 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 Tijuana to Central de Autobuses Papagayo
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4,400–7,000
- Schedules at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Book at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
Bus from Tijuana to Acapulco Ejido
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4,500–7,000
- Schedules at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Book at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Phone
- 800 003 7635
- Website
- costaline.com.mx
Bus from Lázaro Cárdenas to Zihuatanejo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $180–250
- 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/
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/
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Chilpancingo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $450–650
- Website
- https://costaline.com.mx/english/
Bus from Chilpancingo to Acapulco Centro
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $120–280
- Website
- https://costaline.com.mx/english/
- Website
- ahorrobus.com.mx
Bus from Lázaro Cárdenas to Zihuatanejo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Schedules at
- ahorrobus.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- [email protected]
- Website
- estrelladeoro.com.mx
Bus from Lázaro Cárdenas to Zihuatanejo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $120–230
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.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
- Phone
- 800 622 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- autovias.com.mx
Bus from Lázaro Cárdenas to Zihuatanejo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–410
- Website
- https://www.autovias.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
- $2,700–4,800
- Schedules at
- futura.com.mx
- Book at
- futura.com.mx
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from El Monte to Tijuana Central, B.C.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,100
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $700–1,100
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- [email protected]
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Los Angeles to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 8h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $3,300–4,000
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- [email protected]
- Website
- autobusesaltamar.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Chilpancingo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $460–1,100
- Schedules at
- autobusesaltamar.com.mx
- Book at
- autobusesaltamar.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- [email protected]
- Website
- autobusesaltamar.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Chilpancingo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $310–700
- Schedules at
- autobusesaltamar.com.mx
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