There are 10 ways to get from Albuquerque to Zacatecas by plane, bus (Greyhound), car, shuttle, or bus
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Fly Albuquerque International Airport to Zacatecas International Airport
best- Fly from Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ) to Zacatecas International Airport (ZCL)plane ABQ - ZCL
8h 51m$3,670–17,227Bus via Ciudad Juárez
cheapest- Take the bus from ABQ Alvarado Transportation Center to El Paso Bus Stationbus Denver
- Take the bus from Ciudad Juárez to Zacatecasbus
23h 29m$2,360–5,408Bus
- Take the bus from ABQ Alvarado Transportation Center to El Paso Bus Stationbus Denver
- Take the bus from El Paso to Zacatecasbus
22h 5m$2,530–4,408Drive 1,627.5 km
- Drive from Albuquerque to Zacatecascar 1,627.5 km
17h 58m$3,172–4,582Shuttle to Santa Fe Municipal Airport, fly to Zacatecas International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Albuquerque International Sunport to Santa Fe, NM - Municipal Airport
- Fly from Santa Fe Municipal Airport (SAF) to Zacatecas International Airport (ZCL)plane SAF - ZCL
9h 19m$4,976–18,667Fly Albuquerque International Airport to Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport, bus
- Fly from Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ) to Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport (AGU)plane ABQ - AGU
- Take the bus from Aguascalientes to Zacatecasbus
10h 56m$3,140–13,887Fly Albuquerque International Airport to San Luis Potosí Airport, bus
- Fly from Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ) to San Luis Potosí Airport (SLP)plane ABQ - SLP
- Take the bus from San Luis Potosí to Zacatecasbus
11h 27m$3,640–14,367Shuttle to Santa Fe Municipal Airport, fly to Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Albuquerque International Sunport to Santa Fe, NM - Municipal Airport
- Fly from Santa Fe Municipal Airport (SAF) to Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport (AGU)plane SAF - AGU
- Take the bus from Aguascalientes to Zacatecasbus
11h 22m$4,446–14,327Bus via Broadway @ Trumbull - Albuquerque
- Take the bus from Broadway @ Trumbull - Albuquerque to El Pasobus Salt Lake
- Take the bus from El Paso to Zacatecasbus
22h 9m$3,122–4,405Bus via Fresnillo
- Take the bus from Albuquerque, NM to El Paso, TXbus
- Take the bus from Ciudad Juárez to Fresnillobus
- Take the bus from Fresnillo to Zacatecasbus
25h 57m$2,621–5,344
Albuquerque to Zacatecas by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Albuquerque to Zacatecas is to drive which costs $3100 - $4600 and takes 17h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Albuquerque to Zacatecas is to fly which takes 8h 51m and costs $3600 - $18000.
No, there is no direct bus from Albuquerque to Zacatecas. However, there are services departing from ABQ Alvarado Transportation Center and arriving at Zacatecas via El Paso. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 5m.
The distance between Albuquerque and Zacatecas is 1436 km. The road distance is 1627.5 km.
The best way to get from Albuquerque to Zacatecas without a car is to bus which takes 22h 5m and costs $2500 - $4500.
It takes approximately 8h 51m to get from Albuquerque to Zacatecas, including transfers.
Albuquerque to Zacatecas bus services, operated by Omnibus Express, depart from ABQ Alvarado Transportation Center station.
The best way to get from Albuquerque to Zacatecas is to fly which takes 8h 51m and costs $3600 - $18000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $2500 - $4500 and takes 22h 5m.
Albuquerque to Zacatecas bus services, operated by Omnibus Express, arrive at El Paso Bus Station.
Zacatecas is 1h ahead of Albuquerque. It is currently 3:58 AM in Albuquerque and 4:58 AM in Zacatecas.
What companies run services between Albuquerque, NM, USA and Zacatecas, Mexico?
American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and Volaris fly from Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ) to Zacatecas International Airport (ZCL) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from ABQ Alvarado Transportation Center to Zacatecas via El Paso Bus Station and El Paso in around 22h 5m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Zacatecas International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,500–17,000
Flights from Santa Fe Municipal Airport to Zacatecas International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,500–17,000
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,600–13,000
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to San Luis Potosí Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,700–13,000
Flights from Santa Fe Municipal Airport to Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,600–12,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Zacatecas International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $8,000–31,000
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $4,800–20,000
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to San Luis Potosí Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,800–13,000
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to San Luis Potosí Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,900–19,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,700–13,000
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to San Luis Potosí Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,800–13,000
Flights from Santa Fe Municipal Airport to Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,700–13,000
Flights from Santa Fe Municipal Airport to Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport via Denver, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 46m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,300–15,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to San Luis Potosí Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,500–19,000
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to San Luis Potosí Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,500–19,000
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from ABQ Alvarado Transportation Center to El Paso Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,100–1,500
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Broadway @ Trumbull - Albuquerque to El Paso
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1,100–1,400
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from ABQ Alvarado Transportation Center to El Paso Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $500–850
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 800 923 1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from El Paso to Zacatecas
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2,000–3,000
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +1-575-613-3256
- taosrides@gmail.com
- Website
- taosrides.com
Shuttle from Albuquerque International Sunport to Santa Fe, NM - Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $1,300–1,500
- Website
- https://taosrides.com
- Schedules at
- https://taosrides.com/rates-schedules
- Phone
- +52 55 2643 9028
- Website
- apoloplatinum.com.mx
Bus from Aguascalientes to Zacatecas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $320–600
- Schedules at
- apoloplatinum.com.mx
- Ejecutivo
- $420–470
- Confort
- $500–600
- Primera Clase
- $320–470
- Phone
- +52 55 5141 4300
- contacto@odm.com.mx
- Website
- odm.com.mx
Bus from San Luis Potosí to Zacatecas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $490–800
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
Bus from Ciudad Juárez to Zacatecas
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2,500–3,400
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
Bus from Ciudad Juárez to Zacatecas
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2,500–3,800
- Schedules at
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
- Book at
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
Bus from Ciudad Juárez to Fresnillo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2,400–3,600
- Schedules at
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
- Book at
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
Bus from Fresnillo to Zacatecas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $210–320
- Schedules at
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
- Book at
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- contacto@geb.mx
- Website
- estrellablanca.com.mx
Bus from Ciudad Juárez to Zacatecas
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,700–3,600
- Schedules at
- estrellablanca.com.mx
- Book at
- estrellablanca.com.mx
Bus from Ciudad Juárez to Fresnillo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,600–3,400
- Schedules at
- estrellablanca.com.mx
- Book at
- estrellablanca.com.mx
Bus from Fresnillo to Zacatecas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $85–370
- Schedules at
- estrellablanca.com.mx
- Book at
- estrellablanca.com.mx
- Phone
- 800 507 5500
- contacto@estrellablanca.com.mx
- Website
- estrelladelnorte.mx
Bus from Ciudad Juárez to Zacatecas
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,700–2,300
- Schedules at
- estrelladelnorte.mx
- Phone
- +1 866 691 9732
- eplasales@eplalimo.com
- Website
- eplalimo.com
Bus from Albuquerque, NM to El Paso, TX
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $800–1,200
- Schedules at
- eplalimo.com
- One Way
- $800–1,200
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- futura.com.mx
Bus from Fresnillo to Zacatecas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–240
- Schedules at
- futura.com.mx
- Book at
- futura.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- autobuseselite.com.mx
Bus from Fresnillo to Zacatecas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $280–420
- Schedules at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Book at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
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