There are 8 ways to get from San Diego to Manzanillo Airport (ZLO) 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 Tijuana International Airport to Playa De Oro International Airport
best- Fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Playa De Oro International Airport (ZLO)plane TIJ - ZLO
9h 53m$3,066–9,394Fly Tijuana International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (PVR)plane TIJ - PVR
- Take the bus from Puerto Vallarta to Melaquebus
11h 54m$2,276–5,524Fly Tijuana International Airport to Licenciado Miguel De La Madrid Airport, bus
- Fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Licenciado Miguel De La Madrid Airport (CLQ)plane TIJ - CLQ
- Take the bus from Colima to Manzanillobus
10h 29m$3,466–7,804Bus via Tlaquepaque
- Take the bus from Tijuana to Terminal Portalesbus
- Take the bus from Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 1 1/2 to Manzanillobus
36h 29m$3,611–4,133Drive 2,430.8 km
- Drive from San Diego to Manzanillo Airport (ZLO)car 2,430.8 km
29h 24m$4,672–6,749Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Playa De Oro International Airport
- Take the train from San Diego to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Playa De Oro International Airport (ZLO)plane LAX - ZLO
9h 33m$6,780–21,606Bus
- Take the bus from Tijuana to Tepicbus
- Take the bus from Tepic to Puerto Vallartabus
- Take the bus from Puerto Vallarta to Cihuatlánbus
43h 40m$3,947–9,004Bus #2
- Take the bus from Tijuana to Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 7bus
- Take the bus from Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 2 to Cihuatlánbus
2d 7h$4,287–7,804
Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Playa De Oro International Airport (ZLO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Diego to Manzanillo Airport (ZLO) is to fly and bus which costs $2200 - $5500 and takes 11h 54m.
The fastest way to get from San Diego to Manzanillo Airport (ZLO) is to train and fly which takes 9h 33m and costs $6500 - $22000.
No, there is no direct bus from San Diego to Manzanillo Airport (ZLO). However, there are services departing from Tijuana and arriving at Manzanillo via Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 1 1/2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 29m.
The distance between San Diego and Manzanillo Airport (ZLO) is 1969 km. The road distance is 2430.8 km.
The best way to get from San Diego to Manzanillo Airport (ZLO) without a car is to bus which takes 43h 40m and costs $3900 - $9000.
It takes approximately 9h 53m to get from San Diego to Manzanillo Airport (ZLO), including transfers.
San Diego to Manzanillo Airport (ZLO) bus services, operated by GTB Autobuses Norte de Sinaloa, depart from Tijuana station.
The best way to get from San Diego to Manzanillo Airport (ZLO) is to fly which takes 9h 53m and costs $3000 - $9500. Alternatively, you can bus via Tlaquepaque, which costs $3600 - $4200 and takes 36h 29m.
San Diego to Manzanillo Airport (ZLO) bus services, operated by GTB Autobuses Norte de Sinaloa, arrive at Terminal Portales station.
Manzanillo Airport (ZLO) is 1h ahead of San Diego. It is currently 6:21 AM in San Diego and 7:21 AM in Manzanillo Airport (ZLO).
What companies run services between San Diego, CA, USA and Manzanillo Airport (ZLO), Mexico?
Viva Aerobus, Aeroméxico, and Volaris fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Playa De Oro International Airport (ZLO) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Fifth Avenue Station to Manzanillo Airport (ZLO) via San Ysidro Station, Tijuana, Terminal Portales, Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 1 1/2, and Manzanillo in around 36h 29m.
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Licenciado Miguel De La Madrid Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,400–6,000
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
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Playa De Oro International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,000–9,000
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Playa De Oro International Airport via Leon/Guanajuato, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $3,000–9,000
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 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Playa De Oro International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,000–17,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Playa De Oro International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,200–18,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Playa De Oro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $6,000–20,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Playa De Oro International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,400–16,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Playa De Oro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $6,000–20,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Diego to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $650–1,400
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- 800 622 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- Autovías
Bus from Colima to Manzanillo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $200–410
- Website
- Autovías
Bus from Tijuana to Terminal Portales
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2,400
- Schedules at
- GTB Autobuses Norte de Sinaloa
- Phone
- +52 33 3600 0598
- [email protected]
- Website
- Autocamiones del Pacifico
Bus from Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 1 1/2 to Manzanillo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $400–550
- Schedules at
- Autocamiones del Pacifico
Bus from Puerto Vallarta to Melaque
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $300–460
- Schedules at
- Autocamiones del Pacifico
- Phone
- +52 55 5141 4300
- [email protected]
- Website
- odm.com.mx
Bus from Tijuana to Tepic
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2,400–6,000
- 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 55 4440 3187
- [email protected]
- Website
- 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
- +52 477 710 0060
- Website
- primeraplus.com.mx
Bus from Puerto Vallarta to Cihuatlán
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,100
- Schedules at
- primeraplus.com.mx
- Book at
- primeraplus.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- [email protected]
- Website
- autobuseselite.com.mx
Bus from Tijuana to Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 7
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2,800–5,500
- Schedules at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Book at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 800 800 0386
- [email protected]
- Website
- ETN Turistar
Bus from Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 2 to Cihuatlán
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $850–1,200
- Website
- ETN Turistar
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More Questions & Answers
Yes, the driving distance between San Diego to Manzanillo Airport (ZLO) is 2431 km. It takes approximately 29h 24m to drive from San Diego to Manzanillo Airport (ZLO).
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