There are 9 ways to get from New York to Ixtapa by plane, bus, train, car, or bus (Flixbus, Greyhound)
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 Newark Liberty International Airport
best- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport (ZIH)plane EWR - ZIH
10h 42m$3,808–14,515Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport
cheapest- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport (ZIH)plane JFK - ZIH
11h 38m$3,598–13,362Bus via Saltillo
- Take the bus from New York to Atlantabus
- Take the bus from Atlanta to Houston - Telephone Rdbus
- Take the bus from Houston - Telephone Rd to Laredo - OMEXbus
- Take the bus from Laredo, TX to Saltillobus
- Take the bus from Saltillo to Zihuatanejobus
2d 12h$7,759–12,016Train, bus via San Marcos
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to San Marcos Amtraktrain
- Take the bus from San Marcos to Moreliabus
- Take the bus from Morelia to Zihuatanejobus
3d 5h$14,869–29,362Drive 4,456.5 km
- Drive from New York to Ixtapacar 4,456.5 km
2d 1h$8,621–12,452Fly from Laguardia Airport
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport (ZIH)plane LGA - ZIH
11h 36m$4,454–17,234Train to Philadelphia International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport (ZIH)plane PHL - ZIH
12h 30m$5,261–29,272Bus
- Take the bus from New York City Chinatown to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Houston Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Houston Bus Station to Matamoros(Hotel Los Lirios)bus
- Take the bus from Matamoros to Moreliabus
- Take the bus from Morelia to Zihuatanejobus
2d 17h$11,090–16,004Train, bus
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Croton-Harmon Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago to Moreliabus
- Take the bus from Morelia to Zihuatanejobus
3d 1h$10,963–18,083
Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport (ZIH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from New York to Ixtapa is to fly which costs $3600 - $14000 and takes 11h 38m.
The fastest way to get from New York to Ixtapa is to fly which takes 10h 42m and costs $3800 - $15000.
No, there is no direct bus from New York to Ixtapa. However, there are services departing from New York and arriving at Zihuatanejo via Atlanta, Houston - Telephone Rd, Laredo, TX and Saltillo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 12h.
The distance between New York and Ixtapa is 3695 km. The road distance is 4456.5 km.
The best way to get from New York to Ixtapa without a car is to bus via Saltillo which takes 2 days 12h and costs $7500 - $12000.
It takes approximately 10h 42m to get from New York to Ixtapa, including transfers.
New York to Ixtapa bus services, operated by Wanda Coach, depart from New York station.
The best way to get from New York to Ixtapa is to fly which takes 10h 42m and costs $3800 - $15000. Alternatively, you can bus via Saltillo, which costs $7500 - $12000 and takes 2 days 12h.
New York to Ixtapa bus services, operated by Wanda Coach, arrive at Atlanta station.
Ixtapa is 2h behind New York. It is currently 9:15 PM in New York and 7:15 PM in Ixtapa.
What companies run services between New York, NY, USA and Ixtapa, Mexico?
Volaris, United Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport (ZIH) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from New York to Zihuatanejo via Atlanta, Atlanta, Houston - Telephone Rd, Laredo - OMEX, Laredo, TX, and Saltillo in around 2d 12h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,500–14,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 19m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,800–15,000
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $4,400–17,000
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 54m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $4,800–19,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $4,900–19,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $5,500–21,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 59m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,700–14,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,600–14,000
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $4,600–18,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 29m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $5,000–20,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $7,000–25,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,800–14,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,400–14,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,300–13,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,800–19,000
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,400–14,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,300–13,000
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Atlanta, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,300–17,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,800–19,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,400–14,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,300–13,000
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Atlanta, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,300–17,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,800–19,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $4,100–16,000
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $5,000–20,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 32m
- 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
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $500–1,100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $180–360
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5,000–11,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $350–11,000
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $350–8,000
- First Class
- $2,200–11,000
- Phone
- +1 646-630-7186
- [email protected]
- Website
- wandacoach.com
Bus from New York to Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1,800–2,600
- Website
- https://www.wandacoach.com
- Book at
- https://www.gotobus.com/wanda-travel/
- Adult One Way
- $1,800–2,600
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Atlanta to Houston - Telephone Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2,300–2,900
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 800 923 1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Houston - Telephone Rd to Laredo - OMEX
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $900–1,100
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from San Marcos to Morelia
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2,400–3,200
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 479 750 3263
- Website
- transporteschayo.com
Bus from Laredo, TX to Saltillo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,000–1,100
- Schedules at
- transporteschayo.com
- Book at
- transporteschayo.com
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- [email protected]
- Website
- futura.com.mx
Bus from Saltillo to Zihuatanejo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,700–4,400
- Schedules at
- futura.com.mx
- Book at
- futura.com.mx
Bus from Morelia to Zihuatanejo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $900–1,500
- Schedules at
- futura.com.mx
- Book at
- futura.com.mx
Bus from Morelia to Zihuatanejo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $900–1,500
- Schedules at
- futura.com.mx
- Book at
- futura.com.mx
- Phone
- 800 310 3103
- [email protected]
- Website
- parhikuni.com
Bus from Morelia to Zihuatanejo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $650–850
- Schedules at
- parhikuni.com
Bus from Morelia to Zihuatanejo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $650–850
- Schedules at
- parhikuni.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from New York City Chinatown to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2,600–4,400
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from New York City Chinatown to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3,600–5,000
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $3,600–5,000
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Houston Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3,000–4,200
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $3,000–4,200
Bus from Houston Bus Station to Matamoros(Hotel Los Lirios)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,600–2,300
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $1,600–2,300
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Houston Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2,200–4,200
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +52 55 5141 4300
- [email protected]
- Website
- odm.com.mx
Bus from Matamoros to Morelia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2,200–3,000
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
- Phone
- 800 622 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- autovias.com.mx
Bus from Morelia to Zihuatanejo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,500
- Website
- https://www.autovias.com.mx/english/
- Phone
- +52 81 2152 6736
- [email protected]
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Chicago to Morelia
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4,700
- Website
- https://tornadobus.com/en/home/
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