There are 9 ways to get from Philadelphia to Ixtapa by plane, bus (Flixbus), train, bus, car, subway, or bus (Greyhound, 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 35m$3,714–15,563Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly
cheapest- 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 41m$3,201–16,960Bus via Memphis
- Take the bus from Philadelphia to New York City Chinatownbus
- Take the bus from New York to Jacksonbus Nyc
- Take the bus from El Mezcal Grocery - Jackson, TN to Tornado Bus Co - West Memphisbus
- Take the bus from Tornado Bus Co - West Memphis to Tornado Bus Co - Laredo, TXbus
- Take the bus from Laredo, TX to Saltillobus
- Take the bus from Saltillo to Zihuatanejobus
2d 19h$8,335–16,240Train, 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$7,669–24,727Drive 4,324.9 km
- Drive from Philadelphia to Ixtapacar 4,324.9 km
47h 49m$8,818–12,736Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly
- 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 23m$7,482–34,057Train, subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport (ZIH)plane IAD - ZIH
13h 54m$3,622–25,601Bus
- 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 Matamoros(Hotel Los Lirios)bus
- Take the bus from Matamoros to Moreliabus
- Take the bus from Morelia to Zihuatanejobus
2d 19h$6,530–13,374Train, 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$7,845–22,684
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 $3200 - $17000 and takes 12h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Ixtapa is to fly which takes 11h 35m and costs $3700 - $16000.
No, there is no direct bus from Philadelphia to Ixtapa. However, there are services departing from Philadelphia and arriving at Zihuatanejo via New York, El Mezcal Grocery - Jackson, TN, Tornado Bus Co - West Memphis, Laredo, TX and Saltillo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 19h.
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 Memphis which takes 2 days 19h and costs $8000 - $17000.
It takes approximately 11h 35m to get from Philadelphia to Ixtapa, including transfers.
Philadelphia to Ixtapa bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Philadelphia station.
The best way to get from Philadelphia to Ixtapa is to fly which takes 11h 35m and costs $3700 - $16000. Alternatively, you can bus via Memphis, which costs $8000 - $17000 and takes 2 days 19h.
Philadelphia to Ixtapa bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at New York City Chinatown station.
Ixtapa is 1h behind Philadelphia. It is currently 11:38 AM in Philadelphia and 10:38 AM in Ixtapa.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Ixtapa, Mexico?
American Airlines, United Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport (ZIH) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Philadelphia to Zihuatanejo via New York City Chinatown, New York, Jackson, El Mezcal Grocery - Jackson, TN, Tornado Bus Co - West Memphis, Tornado Bus Co - Laredo, TX, Laredo, TX, and Saltillo in around 2d 19h.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,900–17,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,200–14,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 38m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $3,300–14,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,400–15,000
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,700–16,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,000–13,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,100–14,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,700–16,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,000–13,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,100–14,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $4,100–17,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- 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 Washington Dulles International Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,200–14,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 36m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $3,600–15,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $3,600–15,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $3,300–14,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $3,400–15,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 24m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $3,700–16,000
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,600–19,000
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,600–16,000
- Website
- mexicana.gob.mx
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,600–16,000
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
- $2,100–7,500
- 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
- $2,500–13,000
- 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
- $180–1,200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $320–550
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $180–1,200
- Business - advance purchase
- $240–1,700
- Business Class
- $420–3,200
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $320–4,900
- 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
- $320–4,200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Rockville Amtrak to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,800–4,700
- 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 Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $190–4,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $190–4,000
- Business Class
- $1,000–4,700
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
- $1,100–4,800
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
- $1,300–5,500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
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
- $2,400–11,000
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
- $2,800–12,000
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $44–150
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $44–46
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- $100–150
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Philadelphia to New York City Chinatown
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $280–700
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Houston Bus Station to Matamoros(Hotel Los Lirios)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $850–1,700
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $850–1,700
- Phone
- +1 646-630-7186
- help@wandacoach.com
- Website
- wandacoach.com
Bus from New York to Jackson
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $2,200–3,000
- Website
- https://www.wandacoach.com
- Book at
- https://www.gotobus.com/wanda-travel/
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from El Mezcal Grocery - Jackson, TN to Tornado Bus Co - West Memphis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $700–2,400
Bus from Tornado Bus Co - West Memphis to Tornado Bus Co - Laredo, TX
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2,400–4,900
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $2,400–4,900
- Phone
- +1 479 750 3263
- Website
- transporteschayo.com
Bus from Laredo, TX to Saltillo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,050–1,150
- Schedules at
- transporteschayo.com
- Book at
- transporteschayo.com
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- futura.com.mx
Bus from Saltillo to Zihuatanejo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,700–4,100
- 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
- $2,400–3,200
- 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
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Philadelphia to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,100
- 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
- $1,400–4,500
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +52 55 5141 4300
- contacto@odm.com.mx
- Website
- odm.com.mx
Bus from Matamoros to Morelia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2,000–2,800
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
- Phone
- 800 622 22 22
- buzondeatencion@gho.mx
- Website
- autovias.com.mx
Bus from Morelia to Zihuatanejo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $800–1,300
- Website
- https://www.autovias.com.mx/english/
- 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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