There are 7 ways to get from Phoenix to Chapala by plane, bus, or car
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Fly Phoenix to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GDL)PHX - GDL
- Take the bus from Crossing Guadalajara Airport to Chapala
7h 54m$2,760–8,580Bus via Phoenix, Bus Station (E Buckeye Rd)
cheapest- Take the bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Guadalajara
- Take the bus from Central Vieja de Guadalajara to ChapalaGuadalajara
33h 11m$1,594–1,900Bus
- Take the bus from Phoenix to ZapopanSacramento
- Take the bus from Central Vieja de Guadalajara to ChapalaGuadalajara
29h 55m$2,415–3,502Drive 1,962.8 km
- Drive from Phoenix to Chapala1,962.8 km
21h 19m$4,136–5,974Fly Phoenix to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport, bus
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (PVR)PHX - PVR
- Take the bus from Sayulita to Terminal Zapopan
- Take the bus from Central Vieja de Guadalajara to Chapala
11h 43m$4,548–23,100Bus to General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport, fly to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Take the bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Calexico Bus Station
- Fly from General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport (MXL) to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GDL)MXL - GDL
11h 26m$2,200–4,249Bus via Nogales
- Take the bus from Phoenix to Nogales
- Take the bus from Nogales to Terminal Milenio Zapopan
- Take the bus from Central Vieja de Guadalajara to Chapala
34h 30m$2,520–4,310
Phoenix to Chapala by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Phoenix to Chapala is to bus via Phoenix, Bus Station (E Buckeye Rd) which costs $1500 - $1900 and takes 33h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Phoenix to Chapala is to fly and bus which takes 7h 54m and costs $2700 - $9000.
No, there is no direct bus from Phoenix to Chapala. However, there are services departing from Phoenix and arriving at Chapala via Central de Autobuses Zapopan and Central Vieja de Guadalajara. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 55m.
The distance between Phoenix and Chapala is 1724 km. The road distance is 1962.8 km.
The best way to get from Phoenix to Chapala without a car is to bus which takes 29h 55m and costs $2400 - $3500.
It takes approximately 7h 54m to get from Phoenix to Chapala, including transfers.
Phoenix to Chapala bus services, operated by Tufesa Mexico, depart from Phoenix station.
Phoenix to Chapala bus services, operated by Tufesa Mexico, arrive at Zapopan station.
Chapala is 1h ahead of Phoenix. It is currently 5:46 PM in Phoenix and 6:46 PM in Chapala.
Yes, the driving distance between Phoenix to Chapala is 1963 km. It takes approximately 21h 19m to drive from Phoenix to Chapala.
What companies run services between Phoenix, AZ, USA and Chapala, Jalisco, Mexico?
You can take a bus from Phoenix to Chapala via Zapopan, Central de Autobuses Zapopan, and Central Vieja de Guadalajara in around 29h 55m.
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Phoenix to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,700–8,500
Flights from Phoenix to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Culiacan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,700–8,500
Flights from Phoenix to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,900–11,000
Flights from General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–3,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Phoenix to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–7,000
Flights from Phoenix to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–7,500
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Phoenix to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–7,500
Flights from Phoenix to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–9,000
Flights from Phoenix to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–9,000
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,800
- Phone
- +52 33 3619 4777
- serviciosaclientes@chapalaplus.com.mx
- Website
- chapalaplus.com
Bus from Crossing Guadalajara Airport to Chapala
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://chapalaplus.com/en
Bus from Central Vieja de Guadalajara to Chapala
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- https://chapalaplus.com/en
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Phoenix to Zapopan
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $2,300–3,400
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $2,300–3,400
- Titanium
- $2,650–2,690
Bus from Phoenix to Nogales
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $360–1,175
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $360–600
- Titanium
- $410–600
- Plus International
- $1,083
- Platinum International
- $1,175
- Phone
- +52 333 111 8780
- callcenter@vallartaplus.com
- Website
- vallartaplus.com
Bus from Sayulita to Terminal Zapopan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $367–889
- Schedules at
- vallartaplus.com
- INAPAM/Insen/Child
- $367
- General
- $735
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Calexico Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $550–850
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Calexico Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $600–1,000
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +52 664 299 0487
- servicios@acnautobuses.com
- Website
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,500–1,900
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
- Phone
- 55 5141 4300
- Website
- tap.com.mx
Bus from Nogales to Terminal Milenio Zapopan
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2,100–3,000
- Schedules at
- tap.com.mx
- Book at
- tap.com.mx
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