There are 4 ways to get from Manzanillo to Ixtapa by bus, car, or plane
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Bus via Manzanillo
best- Take the bus from Manzanillo to Puerto Vallartabus
5h 18m$408–598Drive 278.3 km
- Drive from Manzanillo to Ixtapacar 278.3 km
4h 2m$492–710Bus, fly
- Take the bus from Manzanillo to Guadalajara Airportbus
- Fly from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GDL) to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (PVR)plane GDL - PVR
6h 37m$1,253–2,912Bus
- Take the bus from Santiago to Puerto Vallartabus
- Take the bus from Zona Militar to Iturbide y Calle Niños Héroesbus Pt26c / ...
7h 51m$738–1,063
Manzanillo to Ixtapa by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manzanillo to Ixtapa is to bus via Manzanillo which costs $400 - $600 and takes 5h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Manzanillo to Ixtapa is to drive which takes 4h 2m and costs $490 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Manzanillo to Ixtapa. However, there are services departing from Parada en Av. Elias Zamora Verduzco and arriving at Loro y Andador Calle Cardenal via Manzanillo, Bahía de Santiago y Avenida Las Palmas and Francisco Medina Ascencio y Calle Albatros. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 18m.
The distance between Manzanillo and Ixtapa is 299 km. The road distance is 278.3 km.
The best way to get from Manzanillo to Ixtapa without a car is to bus via Manzanillo which takes 5h 18m and costs $400 - $600.
It takes approximately 5h 18m to get from Manzanillo to Ixtapa, including transfers.
Manzanillo to Ixtapa bus services, operated by Autocamiones del Pacifico, depart from Manzanillo station.
Manzanillo to Ixtapa bus services, operated by Autocamiones del Pacifico, arrive at Puerto Vallarta station.
Yes, the driving distance between Manzanillo to Ixtapa is 278 km. It takes approximately 4h 2m to drive from Manzanillo to Ixtapa.
There are 2379+ hotels available in Ixtapa.
What companies run services between Manzanillo, Mexico and Ixtapa, Jalisco, Mexico?
Autocamiones del Pacifico operates a bus from Manzanillo to Puerto Vallarta every 4 hours. Tickets cost $380–550 and the journey takes 3h 30m.
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–1,600
- Phone
- +52 33 3600 0598
- [email protected]
- Website
- Autocamiones del Pacifico
Bus from Manzanillo to Puerto Vallarta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $380–550
- Schedules at
- Autocamiones del Pacifico
- Phone
- 800 622 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- Autovías
Bus from Manzanillo to Guadalajara Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $550–1,300
- Website
- Autovías
- Phone
- +52 477 710 0060
- Website
- primeraplus.com.mx
Bus from Santiago to Puerto Vallarta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,100
- Schedules at
- primeraplus.com.mx
- Book at
- primeraplus.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 322 276 4146
- [email protected]
- Website
- Unibuspv
Bus from Zona Militar to Iturbide y Calle Niños Héroes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–28
- Schedules at
- Unibuspv
- Local
- $10
- Night bus
- $20
- Long Distance
- $21–28
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