There are 9 ways to get from Los Angeles to Ixtapa by plane, bus, car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Los Angeles International Airport
best- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (PVR)plane LAX - PVR
6h 6m$3,139–11,236Line 43 bus to John Wayne Airport Orange County, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Fullerton Trans Ctr Dock 1 to Harbor And Macarthurbus
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (PVR)plane SNA - PVR
8h 24m$1,607–7,358Bus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Tepicbus San José
- Take the bus from Tepic to Buceríasbus
35h 30m$3,452–4,900Drive 2,351.5 km
- Drive from Los Angeles to Ixtapacar 2,351.5 km
27h 4m$4,520–6,529Train to Ontario International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtraktrain
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (PVR)plane ONT - PVR
8h 50m$2,840–16,466Train to Tijuana International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
- Fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (PVR)plane TIJ - PVR
9h 59m$1,911–5,521Train, 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 Tepicbus
- Take the bus from Tepic to Mezcalesbus
35h 58m$3,465–5,819Bus via Los Angeles
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Tepicbus
- Take the bus from Tepic to Buceríasbus
41h 39m$1,826–3,815Bus #2
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Tepicbus
- Take the bus from Tepic to Puerto Vallartabus
47h 34m$2,948–4,060
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (PVR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Los Angeles to Ixtapa is to train and fly which costs $1900 - $5500 and takes 9h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Los Angeles to Ixtapa is to fly which takes 6h 6m and costs $3100 - $12000.
No, there is no direct bus from Los Angeles to Ixtapa. However, there are services departing from Los Angeles Downtown and arriving at Raúl Anguiano y Calle Cardenal via Tepic, Bucerías and Francisco Medina Ascencio y Calle Albatros. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 30m.
The distance between Los Angeles and Ixtapa is 1995 km. The road distance is 2351.5 km.
The best way to get from Los Angeles to Ixtapa without a car is to bus which takes 35h 30m and costs $3400 - $4900.
It takes approximately 6h 6m to get from Los Angeles to Ixtapa, including transfers.
Los Angeles to Ixtapa bus services, operated by Tufesa Mexico, depart from Los Angeles Downtown station.
The best way to get from Los Angeles to Ixtapa is to fly which takes 6h 6m and costs $3100 - $12000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $3400 - $4900 and takes 35h 30m.
Los Angeles to Ixtapa bus services, operated by Tufesa Mexico, arrive at Tepic station.
Ixtapa is 1h ahead of Los Angeles. It is currently 4:34 PM in Los Angeles and 5:34 PM in Ixtapa.
What companies run services between Los Angeles, CA, USA and Ixtapa, Jalisco, Mexico?
American Airlines, Delta, and three other airlines fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (PVR) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Raúl Anguiano y Calle Cardenal via Tepic, Bucerías, Paseo de las Flores, and Francisco Medina Ascencio y Calle Albatros in around 35h 30m.
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,600–16,000
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,400
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,400
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Morelia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,400
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Aguascalientes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–16,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–6,500
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–7,500
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–7,000
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–7,000
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–7,500
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–7,500
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–7,000
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,600–16,000
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,900–16,000
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $4,500–18,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–6,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–6,500
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $190–420
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $600–1,400
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Yuma Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,800
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- [email protected]
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Tepic
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3,100–4,526
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $3,100–4,400
- Titanium
- $3,450–3,600
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- [email protected]
- Website
- estrellablanca.com.mx
Bus from Tepic to Bucerías
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $270–320
- Schedules at
- estrellablanca.com.mx
- Book at
- estrellablanca.com.mx
Bus from Tepic to Bucerías
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $270–320
- Schedules at
- estrellablanca.com.mx
- Book at
- estrellablanca.com.mx
Bus from Tepic to Puerto Vallarta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $310–360
- Schedules at
- estrellablanca.com.mx
- Book at
- estrellablanca.com.mx
- Phone
- +1 714-560-6282
- Website
- octa.net
Bus from Fullerton Trans Ctr Dock 1 to Harbor And Macarthur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Schedules at
- octa.net
- Phone
- +1 928-783-2235
- Website
- Yuma County Area Transit
Bus from 3rd Street @ Gila Street to William Brook Ave @ B Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–34
- Website
- Yuma County Area Transit
- Youth 5-18 w/ Student ID, Seniors 65+, Disabled
- $17
- Adults 19-64
- $34
- Phone
- +52 687 872 9871
- [email protected]
- Website
- timpremier.mx
Bus from San Luis Río Colorado to Tepic
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,300–1,800
- Schedules at
- timpremier.mx
- Book at
- timpremier.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 5141 4300
- [email protected]
- Website
- odm.com.mx
Bus from Tepic to Mezcales
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $440–750
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
Bus from Tepic to Puerto Vallarta
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $440–800
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 664 299 0487
- [email protected]
- Website
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Los Angeles to Tepic
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,500–3,500
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- [email protected]
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Los Angeles to Tepic
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $2,600–3,200
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
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Yes, the driving distance between Los Angeles to Ixtapa is 2351 km. It takes approximately 27h 4m to drive from Los Angeles to Ixtapa.
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