La Paz

Getting Here and Around

Aeropuerto General Manuel Márquez de León (LAP) serves La Paz. It's 11 km (7 mi) northwest of town. Horizon Air flies daily from Los Angeles. Aereo Calafia connects La Paz with Los Cabos. Several airlines connect La Paz with Mexico City and various domestic airports in Mexico. In La Paz, taxis are readily available and inexpensive. Taxis between La Paz airport and towns are inexpensive (about $5) and convenient. A ride within town costs under $5; a trip to Pichilingue costs around $10. In La Paz the main Terminal de Autobus is on the malecón at Independencia. Bus companies offer service to Todos Santos (two hours), Los Cabos (three hours), Loreto (five hours), and Guerrero Negro (the buses stop at the highway entrance to town). The Guerrero Negro trip takes anywhere from six to nine hours, and buses stop in Santa Rosalía and San Ignacio.

Baja Ferries connects La Paz with Topolobampo, the port at Los Mochis, on the mainland, with daily high-speed ferries. The trip takes five hours and costs about $75 per person. Baja Ferries also connects La Paz and Mazatlán; it's an 18-hour trip and costs about $85 per person. You can buy tickets for ferries at La Paz Pichilingue terminal. The ferries carry passengers with and without vehicles. If you're taking a car to the mainland, you must obtain a vehicle permit before boarding. Ferry officials will ask to see your Mexican auto-insurance papers and tourist card, which are obtained when crossing the U.S. border into Baja.