Your return to Los Cabos Airport
From Cabo San Lucas the drive alone is 45 minutes. We plan backwards from your departure.
When will you be picked up?
Your return to Los Cabos Airport
Domestic flights
Pick-up 2 hours before departure, plus the drive from your hotel.
International flights
Pick-up 3 hours before departure, plus journey time. From Cabo San Lucas that means leaving about four hours before your flight.
The night before
IAN sends your exact pick-up time and the driver details. Move it from MyTrip if your plans change.
Journey times and when to leave
Add the airport buffer: 3 hours for international flights, 2 for domestic. Journey times are estimates without traffic, worked out from distance and speed limits.
| Transport zone | Journey time | Leave the hotel · Domestic flights | Leave the hotel · International flights |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose del Cabo | 20 min | 2 h 20 min before | 3 h 20 min before |
| Tourist Corridor | 30 min | 2 h 30 min before | 3 h 30 min before |
| Los Barriles | 39 min | 2 h 40 min before | 3 h 40 min before |
| Cabo San Lucas | 45 min | 2 h 45 min before | 3 h 45 min before |
| Todos Santos | 75 min | 3 h 15 min before | 4 h 15 min before |
| Diamante | 97 min | 3 h 35 min before | 4 h 35 min before |
| Pacifico | 103 min | 3 h 45 min before | 4 h 45 min before |
| Costa Palmas | 105 min | 3 h 45 min before | 4 h 45 min before |
| La Paz | 150 min | 4 h 30 min before | 5 h 30 min before |
Weekends and public holidays add about twenty minutes at most airports. On an early-morning flight the roads are empty, but the queue inside the terminal isn’t.
Departure tips at this airport
- Peak hoursSaturday from 11 to 16 h is the busiest window. We suggest earlier pick-ups then.
- SecurityQuick at most of our airports; the charter check-in queues are the slow part.
- After securityFood and shops are airside, past security; don’t linger before it.
- Nothing to payThe return is already paid. The driver may accept a tip; never a fare.
Change the time, the flight or the number of passengers from your booking. With Premium, free up to 12 hours before; with Economy, one change with 24 hours’ notice.
Written and kept up to date by our own team at Los Cabos International Airport · reviewed 30 September 2026
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