There are 10 ways to get from San Francisco to Playa Zipolite by plane, taxi, bus (Flixbus, Amtrak), train, bus, car, subway, or shuttle
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Fly Oakland International Airport to Huatulco International Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Huatulco International Airport (HUX)plane OAK - HUX
- Take the taxi from Huatulco-Airport-HUX to Playa Zipolitetaxi
12h 25m$6,198–17,532Fly San Francisco International Airport to Puerto Escondido International Airport, taxi
cheapest- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Puerto Escondido International Airport (PXM)plane SFO - PXM
- Take the taxi from Puerto-Escondido-Airport-PXM to Playa Zipolitetaxi
13h 25m$4,068–11,604Bus
- Take the bus from San Francisco to San Jose Diridon Stationbus
- Take the bus from San Jose Diridon to Gilroy Transit Centerbus 68
- Take the bus from Gilroy to Terminal Tlaquepaquebus
- Take the bus from Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 2 to Puebla CAPUbus
- Take the bus from Puebla CAPU to San Pedro Pochutlabus
2d 19h$7,425–10,653Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Oakland to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Marcos Amtraktrain
- Take the bus from San Marcos to San Luis Potosíbus
- Take the bus from San Luis Potosí to Cuernavacabus
- Take the bus from Cuernavaca to Puerto Escondidobus
- Take the taxi from Puerto Escondido to Playa Zipolitetaxi
3d 12h$16,152–30,168Drive 4,214.3 km
- Drive from San Francisco to Playa Zipolitecar 4,214.3 km
47h 6m$8,136–11,752Fly San Francisco International Airport to Huatulco International Airport, taxi
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Huatulco International Airport (HUX)plane SFO - HUX
- Take the taxi from Huatulco-Airport-HUX to Playa Zipolitetaxi
9h 58m$4,368–14,604Fly Oakland International Airport to Puerto Escondido International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Puerto Escondido International Airport (PXM)plane OAK - PXM
- Take the taxi from Puerto-Escondido-Airport-PXM to Playa Zipolitetaxi
16h 16m$5,498–14,032Caltrain to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Puerto Escondido International Airport, taxi
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Puerto Escondido International Airport (PXM)plane SJC - PXM
- Take the taxi from Puerto-Escondido-Airport-PXM to Playa Zipolitetaxi
19h 31m$5,403–13,135BART, bus
- Take the subway from Civic Center / UN Plaza to Dublin / Pleasantonsubway
- Take the bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exibus 90
- Take the bus from Modesto to Moreliabus
- Take the bus from Morelia to Chilpancingobus
- Take the bus from Chilpancingo to San Pedro Pochutlabus
3d 6h$4,095–8,349Caltrain, train, bus, shuttle
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Take the train from San Jose to Los Angelestrain
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Oaxacabus
- Take a shuttle bus from Oaxaca to Playa Zipolite
3d 14h$6,484–10,912
Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Huatulco International Airport (HUX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Playa Zipolite is to fly and taxi which costs $4000 - $12000 and takes 13h 25m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Playa Zipolite is to fly and taxi which takes 9h 58m and costs $4300 - $15000.
No, there is no direct bus from San Francisco to Playa Zipolite. However, there are services departing from San Francisco and arriving at San Pedro Pochutla via San Jose Diridon, Gilroy, Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 2 and Puebla CAPU. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 19h.
The distance between San Francisco and Playa Zipolite is 3595 km. The road distance is 4214.3 km.
The best way to get from San Francisco to Playa Zipolite without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 19h and costs $7000 - $11000.
It takes approximately 12h 25m to get from San Francisco to Playa Zipolite, including transfers.
San Francisco to Playa Zipolite bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from San Francisco station.
San Francisco to Playa Zipolite bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at San Jose Diridon Station.
Playa Zipolite is 1h ahead of San Francisco. It is currently 12:49 PM in San Francisco and 1:49 PM in Playa Zipolite.
Yes, the driving distance between San Francisco to Playa Zipolite is 4214 km. It takes approximately 47h 6m to drive from San Francisco to Playa Zipolite.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Playa Zipolite, Mexico?
You can take a bus from San Francisco to Playa Zipolite via San Jose Diridon, Gilroy Transit Center, Gilroy, Terminal Tlaquepaque, Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 2, Puebla CAPU, and San Pedro Pochutla in around 2d 19h.
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Huatulco International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $5,000–16,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Huatulco International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,100–13,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Puerto Escondido International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,800–12,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Puerto Escondido International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,800–12,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Puerto Escondido International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,600–11,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Puerto Escondido International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino, Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 46m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,600–11,000
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Huatulco International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $5,000–16,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Huatulco International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,100–13,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Puerto Escondido International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,300–9,500
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Huatulco International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $5,000–16,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Puerto Escondido International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,800–12,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Puerto Escondido International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,800–12,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Puerto Escondido International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,300–9,500
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Puerto Escondido International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 44m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,600–11,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Huatulco International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,500–14,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Puerto Escondido International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 19m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,600–11,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Puerto Escondido International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 49m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $3,100–12,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Puerto Escondido International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 49m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,700–11,000
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Oakland to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2,500–5,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to San Marcos Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $8,000–17,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Jose to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2,300–4,800
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $160–200
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $160–200
Train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $160–200
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $160–200
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Civic Center / UN Plaza to Dublin / Pleasanton
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $110–150
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from San Francisco to San Jose Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $130–230
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 408-321-2300
- Website
- vta.org
Bus from San Jose Diridon to Gilroy Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- https://www.vta.org/
- Adult
- $40–85
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from San Jose Diridon to Gilroy Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $190–270
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- [email protected]
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Gilroy to Terminal Tlaquepaque
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4,100–6,000
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $4,100–6,000
- Titanium
- $4,500–4,800
- Phone
- +52 800 800 0386
- [email protected]
- Website
- etn.com.mx
Bus from Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 2 to Puebla CAPU
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1,600–2,200
- Website
- https://etn.com.mx/english/
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- [email protected]
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Puebla CAPU to San Pedro Pochutla
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,100–1,600
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +1 800 923 1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from San Marcos to San Luis Potosí
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1,800–2,200
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- [email protected]
- Website
- futura.com.mx
Bus from San Luis Potosí to Cuernavaca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,000
- Schedules at
- futura.com.mx
- Book at
- futura.com.mx
Bus from Morelia to Chilpancingo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $900–2,000
- Schedules at
- futura.com.mx
- Book at
- futura.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- [email protected]
- Website
- autobusesaltamar.com.mx
Bus from Cuernavaca to Puerto Escondido
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,000–1,500
- Schedules at
- autobusesaltamar.com.mx
- Book at
- autobusesaltamar.com.mx
Bus from Chilpancingo to San Pedro Pochutla
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $850–1,600
- Schedules at
- autobusesaltamar.com.mx
- Book at
- autobusesaltamar.com.mx
- Website
- stanrta.org
Bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $34
- Website
- https://www.stanrta.org/
- One Day Pass
- $34
- Phone
- +52 664 299 0487
- [email protected]
- Website
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Modesto to Morelia
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,900–4,200
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- [email protected]
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Los Angeles to Oaxaca
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 16h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $3,700–5,500
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
- Phone
- +52 951 187 5511
- Website
- facebook.com
Shuttle from Oaxaca to Playa Zipolite
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $280–370
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Estimated price
- $1,100–1,900
Sitio de Taxis Unidad 2 Norte
- Phone
- +52 978 790 2838
Sitio Fracc. El Crucero
- Phone
- +52 958 117 5706
Taxis Bahía de San Agustín
- Phone
- +52 951 158 9949
Sitio de Taxis Unidad 2 Norte
- Phone
- +52 978 790 2838
Sitio Fracc. El Crucero
- Phone
- +52 958 117 5706
Taxis Bahía de San Agustín
- Phone
- +52 951 158 9949
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