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How to get fromSeattle Airport (SEA) to Ixtapaby plane, train, bus, bus (Greyhound), or car

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There are 10 ways to get from Seattle Airport (SEA) to Ixtapa by plane, train, bus, bus (Greyhound), or car

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  1. Fly to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport

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    1. Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport (ZIH)plane plane SEA - ZIH
    8h 47m
    $3,238–12,108

  2. Train, bus via Santa Ana

    1. Take the train from Tacoma to Los Angelestrain train
    2. Take the bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Nogalesbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Nogales to Santa Anabus bus
    4. Take the bus from Santa Ana to Lázaro Cárdenasbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Lázaro Cárdenas to Zihuatanejobus bus
    2d 21h
    $11,171–22,441

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport to Sacramento Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Sacramento to Moreliabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Morelia to Zihuatanejobus bus
    3d 8h
    $4,483–9,357

  4. Drive 4,624.1 km

    1. Drive from Seattle Airport (SEA) to Ixtapacar car 4,624.1 km
    2d 3h
    $8,935–12,905

  5. Fly to T1 Aicm, fly to Queretaro Airport, fly to Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo Airport

    1. Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX)plane plane SEA - MEX
    2. Fly from T1 Aicm to Queretaro Airportplane plane
    3. Fly from Queretaro Airport to Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo Airportplane plane
    10h 9m
    $19,635–816,018

  6. Fly to Guadalajara Airport, fly to Queretaro Airport, fly to Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo Airport

    1. Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GDL)plane plane SEA - GDL
    2. Fly from Guadalajara Airport to Queretaro Airportplane plane
    3. Fly from Queretaro Airport to Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo Airportplane plane
    10h 8m
    $21,181–809,297

  7. Fly to Toluca Airport, fly to Queretaro Airport, fly to Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo Airport

    1. Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport (TLC)plane plane SEA - TLC
    2. Fly from Toluca Airport to Queretaro Airportplane plane
    3. Fly from Queretaro Airport to Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo Airportplane plane
    11h 59m
    $18,794–810,480

  8. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Tacoma to Van Nuystrain train
    2. Take the bus from San Fernando to Terminal Tlaquepaquebus bus
    3. Take the bus from Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 2 to Zihuatanejobus bus
    3d 14h
    $11,479–23,484

  9. Train, bus via Navojoa

    1. Take the train from Seattle to Los Angelestrain train
    2. Take the train from Los Angeles to Tucson Amtrak Stationtrain train
    3. Take the bus from Tucson to Navojoabus bus
    4. Take the bus from Navojoa to Zihuatanejobus bus
    3d 16h
    $14,173–27,633

  10. Train, bus #2

    1. Take the train from Tacoma to Los Angelestrain train
    2. Take the bus from Los Angeles to Guadalajarabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 2 to Zihuatanejobus bus
    3d 23h
    $10,879–20,884

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport (ZIH) flights

Calendar14Weekly Planes
Duration10h 59mAverage Duration
Ticket$3,183Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 3,836 km
  • Duration: 8h 47m

What companies run services between Seattle Airport (SEA), USA and Ixtapa, Mexico?

Aeroméxico, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and four other airlines fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport (ZIH) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport to Zihuatanejo via Sacramento and Morelia in around 3d 8h.

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