Your return to the airport

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?

Suggested pickup—

Your return to Los Cabos Airport

  1. Domestic flights

    Pickup 2 hours before departure, plus the drive from your hotel.

  2. International flights

    Pickup 3 hours before departure, plus drive time. From Cabo San Lucas that means leaving about four hours before your flight.

  3. The night before

    IAN sends your exact pickup time and the driver details. Move it from MyTrip if your plans change.

Drive times and what time to leave

Add the airport buffer: 3 hours for international flights, 2 for domestic. Drive times are estimates without traffic, calculated from distance and speed limits.

Transportation zoneDrive timeLeave the hotel · Domestic flightsLeave the hotel · International flights
San Jose del Cabo20 min2 h 20 min before3 h 20 min before
Tourist Corridor30 min2 h 30 min before3 h 30 min before
Los Barriles39 min2 h 40 min before3 h 40 min before
Cabo San Lucas45 min2 h 45 min before3 h 45 min before
Todos Santos75 min3 h 15 min before4 h 15 min before
Diamante97 min3 h 35 min before4 h 35 min before
Pacifico103 min3 h 45 min before4 h 45 min before
Costa Palmas105 min3 h 45 min before4 h 45 min before
La Paz150 min4 h 30 min before5 h 30 min before

Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays add about twenty minutes at most airports. If your flight is early in the morning, the roads are empty and the line inside is not.

Departure tips at this airport

  • Peak hoursSaturday from 11 to 16 h is the busiest window. We suggest earlier pickups then.
  • SecurityFast at most of our airports; the charter check-in lines are the slow part.
  • After securityFood and shops are past security; do not linger before it.
  • Nothing to payThe return is already paid. The driver may accept a tip; never a fare.
Need to change the pickup time?

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 September 30, 2026