There are 7 ways to get from Nogales to Ixtapa by bus, plane, car, or shuttle
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Bus to Hermosillo International Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Nogales to Hermosillobus
- Fly from Hermosillo International Airport (HMO) to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport (ZIH)plane HMO - ZIH
11h 36m$2,801–10,868Bus to Tucson, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Nogales, AZ to Tucsonbus
- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport (ZIH)plane TUS - ZIH
12h 4m$2,689–11,423Bus via Lázaro Cárdenas
- Take the bus from Nogales to Santa Anabus
- Take the bus from Santa Ana to Lázaro Cárdenasbus
- Take the bus from Lázaro Cárdenas to Zihuatanejobus
19h 42m$2,912–5,230Drive 2,134.2 km
- Drive from Nogales to Ixtapacar 2,134.2 km
24h 18m$3,807–5,499Shuttle to Phoenix, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Nogales to Sky Harbor International Airport
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport (ZIH)plane PHX - ZIH
9h 51m$5,689–12,689Bus
- Take the bus from Nogales to Santa Anabus
- Take the bus from Santa Ana to Zihuatanejobus
37h 37m$3,232–4,890Bus via Uruapan
- Take the bus from Nogales to Uruapanbus
- Take the bus from Uruapan to Zihuatanejobus
39h 40m$4,130–6,561
Hermosillo International Airport (HMO) to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport (ZIH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nogales to Ixtapa is to bus via Lázaro Cárdenas which costs $2900 - $5500 and takes 19h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Nogales to Ixtapa is to shuttle and fly which takes 9h 51m and costs $5500 - $13000.
No, there is no direct bus from Nogales to Ixtapa. However, there are services departing from Nogales and arriving at Zihuatanejo via Santa Ana and Lázaro Cárdenas. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 42m.
The distance between Nogales and Ixtapa is 1905 km. The road distance is 2134.2 km.
The best way to get from Nogales to Ixtapa without a car is to bus via Lázaro Cárdenas which takes 19h 42m and costs $2900 - $5500.
It takes approximately 11h 36m to get from Nogales to Ixtapa, including transfers.
Nogales to Ixtapa bus services, operated by Albatros Autobuses, depart from Nogales station.
Nogales to Ixtapa bus services, operated by Albatros Autobuses, arrive at Santa Ana station.
Ixtapa is 1h ahead of Nogales. It is currently 4:15 PM in Nogales and 5:15 PM in Ixtapa.
Yes, the driving distance between Nogales to Ixtapa is 2134 km. It takes approximately 24h 18m to drive from Nogales to Ixtapa.
What companies run services between Nogales, Mexico and Ixtapa, Mexico?
You can take a bus from Nogales to Zihuatanejo via Santa Ana, Santa Ana, and Lázaro Cárdenas in around 19h 42m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Phoenix to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–9,000
Flights from Phoenix to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $6,000–24,000
Flights from Phoenix to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,900–12,000
Flights from Tucson to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,500–11,000
Flights from Tucson to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,300–14,000
Flights from Tucson to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $7,000–28,000
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Hermosillo International Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,200–10,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Hermosillo International Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,200–10,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Tucson to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $7,000–28,000
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- [email protected]
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Nogales to Hermosillo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $370–650
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $370–600
- Titanium
- $410–650
Bus from Nogales, AZ to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $130–370
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $130–370
- Titanium
- $140–360
- Phone
- +52 800 624 6618
- [email protected]
- Website
- albatrosautobuses.mx
Bus from Nogales to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $130–190
- Schedules at
- albatrosautobuses.mx
- Book at
- albatrosautobuses.mx
Bus from Nogales to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $130–190
- Schedules at
- albatrosautobuses.mx
- Book at
- albatrosautobuses.mx
- 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 Santa Ana to Zihuatanejo
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3,100–4,700
- 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/
- 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
- Phone
- +1-480-710-3441
- [email protected]
- Website
- airportshuttleofphoenix.com
Shuttle from Nogales to Sky Harbor International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $3,635
- Website
- https://airportshuttleofphoenix.com
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Nogales, AZ to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $500–900
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $500–900
- Phone
- +52 55 5141 4300
- [email protected]
- Website
- odm.com.mx
Bus from Nogales to Uruapan
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3,600–5,500
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
- Phone
- 800 310 3103
- [email protected]
- Website
- parhikuni.com
Bus from Uruapan to Zihuatanejo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $500–600
- Schedules at
- parhikuni.com
- Phone
- 800 622 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- autovias.com.mx
Bus from Uruapan to Zihuatanejo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $500–1,100
- Website
- https://www.autovias.com.mx/english/
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