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Cabo San Lucas is easy to get to! Each year more flights are added (mostly from the United States),
providing a greater variety of departure and return times. A list of airlines flying to Los Cabos is included below. When planning a trip to Cabo, don't forget the option of a package vacation that includes airfare and a hotel.
These package deals can be very competitively priced, and are a great way to set up a vacation. NOTE!
These package vacations offer a wide array of hotel options, and include some hotels that may or may not fit your idea of the
perfect hotel and/or location. Find out which hotels are available for the package you want, check out the hotel
via this or any other Cabo web site, then commit, after you feel good about the particulars. Some of the package deals
provide lodging in San Jose del Cabo. Not a problem, unless you were planning to party every night in downtown Cabo, and don't want to traverse
that 20 mile corridor after a hard night of drinking and dancing!
AIR SERVICE TO CABO SAN LUCAS
AIRPORT INFORMATION
Cabo San Lucas is served by Los Cabos International Airport (Telephone 011-52-114-2-0341) which also serves San Jose Del Cabo. The airport is approximately 28 miles north east of Cabo San Lucas, and it's a straight shot down Baja Highway One, usually about a half hour drive. The road from the airport to Cabo San Lucas is now 4 lanes, 2 lanes in each direction. There aren't nearly as many cows on this road as there used to be!Major construction is currently under way at Los Cabos International Airport, but the system still functions very well. When its all finished, the new terminal at the south end will house the Alaska Air terminal, as well an an increasing number of charter flights. Also included in the new airport plan is a real honest-to-goodness taxi-way. For all of these years the airport has been using the active runway as a taxi-way. However, with the increasing number of flights, someone thought it would be a good idea to have the jets taxi somewhere off of the main runway. Good idea!
CLICK HERE for DETAILED information on Los Cabos International Airport stats!
THE ARRIVAL PROCESS
Getting from your plane to your transportation is a pretty easy excursion IF you stay on track. After getting off of the flight, everyone gets in line to clear customs. If you haven't filled out the tourist card that the airlines gave you at check-in yet, you can fill it out while waiting in line. Once at the customs counter, the nice man in the hat with the badge will review your proof of citizenship, review your tourist card for your signature, and then stamp your tourist card. He'll keep a copy, then give a copy back to you. KEEP THIS COPY somewhere where you will find it when you get ready to fly home. If you loose this tourist card, you might still be able to fly home, but it could cost you time and money to get your paperwork re-organized.
The walk from the customs agent to the baggage area can be the walk from Hell, or an easy scoot. Your choice. If you stop to talk with the nice young men selling timeshares or giving away discounts on sunset cruises, be prepared to be the last one out of the terminal. Carlos has a suggestion here: stay focused on your next move, which is obtaining your luggage. Eye contact of any sort with these friendly folks can cost you dearly. Don't feel sorry for these guys. There's a nice elderly couple from Iowa right behind you who will talk to them. Besides, you can talk to them later on in town, after you check in to your hotel. Keep moving!
Next step is to collect your luggage from the conveyor belt. This usually doesn't take too long, unless more than one flight has arrived at the same time.
Once you have your luggage, it's off to the immigration line. Here, you press a button much like the buttons you push back at home to get a 'walk' sign at the crosswalk. Only these buttons have a slight difference. You either get a green 'Passe' light which gives you the right to pass 'go' (without collecting $200), or you get the red 'Alto' light, which means the nice people with the badges get to ruffle through all your bags looking for fruit and guns. Assuming you have neither, your out of the maze and officially on vacation.
GROUND TRANSPORTATION
The rental cars, taxis, and ground transportation are just through the glass doors after you pick up your luggage. To get from Los Cabos Airport to Cabo San Lucas in a private taxi cab or van, the cost is $60 (total 4 people). $5 extra per person over 4 people. Another option is the Airport Shuttle Vans, which run $10 per person. Be prepared for a few stops on the way to your hotel. If you want to cruise the coast in style, private limos will take you to Cabo for $100 (price includes one beer per person!). The limos will hold 6 people.
If you are planning your vacation in advance, you can contact ASTUR BAJA SERVICES for your ground transportation needs from the airport to Cabo San Lucas.
For more information on renting a vehicle while in town drop by our CAR RENTAL section!
P.S. Don't forget to change your watch, you're on Cabo time. Better yet, take it off and bury it in your suitcase. You really shouldn't need it for the next few days!
For more Cabo transportation options visit the web site of CABO SHUTTLE.COM.
GENERAL AVIATION
Private pilots interested in flying into Los Cabos International Airport and other Baja destinations can check out BAJA BUSH PILOTS web site for more information on flying south of the border!
Looking for a helicopter to do Cabo in style? Give the folks at CABO HELICOPTER a buzz. (pun intended!) They can be reached at 011-52 (114) 8-7777.
LOS CABOS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
AEROPUERTO INTERNACIONAL LOS CABOS
AIRPORT IDENTIFIER: SJD
LOCATION: 6 miles north of San Jose Del Cabo
HOURS OF OPERATION: 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
SURFACE: Paved
ELEVATION: 358 Feet
RUNWAYS: 16 / 34
LENGTH: 7,225 Feet ~ 2200 Meters
TAXIWAY A: Mid-field
TAXIWAY B: North end (16)
TOWER: 118.9
UNICOM: 129.9
VOR: 114.0 ~ South end of field
WINDSOCK: South end of field
DME: 87 X
FUEL: 100LL, JET A
AIRPORT OF ENTRY: Yes
TERRAIN: Mountains west of field
ADDRESS: Los Cabos International Airport, San Jose del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico, 23400.
COMMENTS: A new general aviation center just south of the main terminal is now fully operational. Car rentals and transportation, as well as food and refreshments, are also available 100 yeards to the north.
The Los Cabos general aviation facility offers private customs and immigration facilities, meeting facilites, restrooms, a lounge and a bar (remember, no drinking within 8 feet of the yoke). This new facility takes Cabo to the next level for private aircraft. For information, contact the GA office at 011-52 (624) 146-5205. Unicom is monitored at 129.9 and 100-LL and Jet A is available. Plan on overnight ramp fees of $25 to $45 per night, depending on the size of your bird.
CABO SAN LUCAS AIRPORT is another option for private pilots. It is located a few miles north of Cabo San Lucas, is fully paved with a 5,000 foot runway (10 / 28), and is occupied and guarded 24 hours a day. No services.
AIRLINE INFORMATION
AERO CALAFIA
Telephone 011-52 (114) 3-4302.
Airport 011-52 (114) 2-0942.
Fax 011-52 (114) 3-4255.
E-Mail: aerocalafia@cabonet.net.mx.
Plaza las Glorias - Local 4-A, Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico, 23410.
Custom charter flights out of Los Cabos to all parts of southern Baja, plus charter trips to Copper Canyon on mainland Mexico.
These folks use 13 passenger turboprop twin engine Cessnas, the only way to see Baja from the air! Custom snorkel excursions to Cabo Pulmo, surf trips to Scorpion Bay, and Whale Watching Trips Bahia Magdelena.
Master Card, Visa and American Express accepted.AERO CALIFORNIA
Telephone (800) 237-6225.
Telephone 011-52 (114) 3-3700.
Web site: None.
Flights from Los Angeles, Phoenix, and connecting cities.
Master Card, Visa and American Express accepted.
Can somebody please tell Carlos Fiesta why they stopped serving tequila on thier flights to Cabo?
Probably the worst airline service to Cabo, unless you get a good fare.AEROMEXICO
Telephone (800) 237-6639.
Airport 011-52 (114) 2-0397.
Web site: www.aeromexico.com.
Flights from Los Angeles and connecting cities.
Friendly stewardess will give you extra nuts.ALASKA AIRLINES
Telephone (800) 426-0333.
Airport 011-52 (114) 2-0959.
Web site: www.alaskaair.com.
Flights from Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose, San Diego, Seattle and connecting cities.
The best airline to Cabo. Not the cheapest.AMERICA WEST
Telephone (800) 235-9292.
Airport 011-52 (114) 2-2880.
Web site: www.americawest.com.
Flights from Phoenix and connecting cities.
Check out their web site for specials.AMERCIAN AIRLINES
Telephone (800) 433-7300.
Airport 011-52 (114) 2-2492.
Fax 011-52 (114) 2-2704.
Web site: www.aa.com.
Use your frequent flyer miles for a free trip to Cabo!CONTINENTAL AIRLINES
Telephone (800) 784-4444.
Airport 011-52 (114) 2-3880.
Fax 011-52 (114) 2-3890.
Web site: www.flycontinental.com.
Flights from Houston and connecting cities.MEXICANA AIRLINES
Telephone (800) 531-7921.
011-52 (114) 3-5352.
Web site: www.mexicana.com.
Flights from Los Angeles, Denver, San Francisco, and connecting cities.
Carlos Fiesta's trip to Cabo in 1983 was on Mexicana!SUNTRIPS
Telephone (800) SUN-TRIPS.
Web site: www.suntrips.com.
Charter flights to Cabo San Lucas.
By the time you read this they will probably be out of business.