There are 10 ways to get from Philadelphia to Ixtapa by plane, bus (Greyhound), train, bus, car, or bus (Flixbus)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Philadelphia International Airport
best- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport (ZIH)plane PHL - ZIH
11h 32m$3,670–16,070Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport (ZIH)plane JFK - ZIH
15h 12m$3,479–23,954Bus via Houston
- Take the bus from Philadelphia to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Houston Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Houston Bus Station to Nuevo Laredo Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Nuevo Laredo to Zihuatanejobus
3d$7,589–16,151Train, bus via San Marcos
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to San Marcos Amtraktrain
- Take the bus from San Marcos to Moreliabus
- Take the bus from Morelia to Zihuatanejobus
3d 12h$12,135–26,057Drive 4,324.9 km
- Drive from Philadelphia to Ixtapacar 4,324.9 km
47h 49m$8,734–12,615Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport (ZIH)plane BWI - ZIH
12h 19m$3,836–15,962Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport (ZIH)plane EWR - ZIH
12h 15m$3,932–7,728Train to Laguardia Airport, fly
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport (ZIH)plane LGA - ZIH
14h 19m$3,872–25,912Bus
- Take the bus from Philadelphia 30th St Station to Allentown Transportation Centerbus
- Take the bus from Allentown to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago to Moreliabus
- Take the bus from Morelia to Zihuatanejobus
3d 1h$8,186–10,534Train, bus
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Rockville Amtrak to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago to Moreliabus
- Take the bus from Morelia to Zihuatanejobus
3d 2h$9,367–14,953
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport (ZIH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Ixtapa is to train and fly which costs $3900 - $8000 and takes 12h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Ixtapa is to fly which takes 11h 32m and costs $3600 - $17000.
No, there is no direct bus from Philadelphia to Ixtapa. However, there are services departing from Philadelphia and arriving at Zihuatanejo via Atlanta Bus Station, Houston Bus Station and Nuevo Laredo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 0h.
The distance between Philadelphia and Ixtapa is 3559 km. The road distance is 4324.9 km.
The best way to get from Philadelphia to Ixtapa without a car is to bus via Houston which takes 3 days 0h and costs $7500 - $17000.
It takes approximately 11h 32m to get from Philadelphia to Ixtapa, including transfers.
Philadelphia to Ixtapa bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Philadelphia station.
The best way to get from Philadelphia to Ixtapa is to fly which takes 11h 32m and costs $3600 - $17000. Alternatively, you can bus via Houston, which costs $7500 - $17000 and takes 3 days 0h.
Philadelphia to Ixtapa bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Atlanta Bus Station.
Ixtapa is 1h behind Philadelphia. It is currently 10:38 AM in Philadelphia and 9:38 AM in Ixtapa.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Ixtapa, Mexico?
United Airlines, American Airlines, and Aeroméxico fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport (ZIH) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Philadelphia to Zihuatanejo via Atlanta Bus Station, Houston Bus Station, and Nuevo Laredo in around 3d.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,800–17,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $5,000–21,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,500–15,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $4,700–19,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,100–14,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $4,200–17,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 36m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,200–14,000
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,800–16,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,700–16,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $4,000–17,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,400–15,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 31m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,700–16,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,000–13,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 4m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,300–14,000
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 54m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,900–17,000
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,600–16,000
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,600–16,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,900–13,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,000–13,000
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Atlanta, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $3,500–15,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,600–16,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,900–13,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,000–13,000
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Atlanta, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $3,500–15,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $3,500–15,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $3,200–14,000
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,900–17,000
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $4,200–18,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $4,100–9,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to San Marcos Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5,000–12,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $410–950
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $310–750
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $360–850
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Rockville Amtrak to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3,000–7,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $250–4,200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $250–4,200
- Business Class
- $1,100–4,900
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $190–3,900
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $190–3,900
- Business Class
- $1,000–4,600
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $220–4,100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $220–4,100
- Business Class
- $1,000–4,700
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $330–4,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $330–4,500
- Business Class
- $1,200–5,500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $430–11,000
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $430–8,500
- First Class
- $2,500–11,000
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $370–11,000
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $370–8,500
- First Class
- $2,300–11,000
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $550–12,000
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $550–8,500
- First Class
- $2,700–12,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Philadelphia to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2,300–4,400
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Houston Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2,300–4,300
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Houston Bus Station to Nuevo Laredo Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,000
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- futura.com.mx
Bus from Nuevo Laredo to Zihuatanejo
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,900–5,500
- Schedules at
- futura.com.mx
- Book at
- futura.com.mx
Bus from Morelia to Zihuatanejo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $800–1,400
- Schedules at
- futura.com.mx
- Book at
- futura.com.mx
- Phone
- +1 800 923 1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from San Marcos to Morelia
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2,300–3,200
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- 800 310 3103
- atencionaclientes@parhikuni.com.mx
- Website
- parhikuni.com
Bus from Morelia to Zihuatanejo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $650–850
- Schedules at
- parhikuni.com
- Phone
- +1 800-233-8604
- Website
- martzbus.com
Bus from Philadelphia 30th St Station to Allentown Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $500–750
- Website
- https://martzbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Allentown to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,800–3,100
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +52 81 2152 6736
- info@conexionestornado.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Chicago to Morelia
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4,700
- Website
- https://tornadobus.com/en/home/
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