There are 5 ways to get from Playa Azul to Manzanillo by bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Lázaro Cárdenas to Zihuatanejo
- Take the bus from Zihuatanejo to Manzanillo
11h 24m$1,512–2,276Drive 328.6 km
cheapest- Drive from Playa Azul to Manzanillo328.6 km
4h 31m$631–911Bus, fly
- Take the bus from Lázaro Cárdenas to Zihuatanejo
- Fly from Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport (ZIH) to Playa De Oro International Airport (ZLO)ZIH - ZLO
8h 54m$5,122–25,536Bus via Tlaquepaque
- Take the bus from Lázaro Cárdenas to Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 2Guadalajara
- Take the bus from Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 1 to Manzanillo
14h$1,490–2,382Bus via Nueva Italia
- Take the bus from Lázaro Cárdenas to Cuatro Caminos
- Take the bus from Cuatro Caminos to Colima
- Take the bus from Colima to Manzanillo
17h 41m$1,750–2,644
Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport (ZIH) to Playa De Oro International Airport (ZLO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Playa Azul to Manzanillo is to drive which costs $600 - $950 and takes 4h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Playa Azul to Manzanillo is to drive which takes 4h 31m and costs $600 - $950.
The distance between Playa Azul and Manzanillo is 555 km. The road distance is 328.6 km.
The best way to get from Playa Azul to Manzanillo without a car is to bus which takes 11h 24m and costs $1500 - $2300.
It takes approximately 11h 24m to get from Playa Azul to Manzanillo, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Playa Azul to Manzanillo is 329 km. It takes approximately 4h 31m to drive from Playa Azul to Manzanillo.
There are 205+ hotels available in Manzanillo.
What companies run services between Playa Azul, Michoacán, Mexico and Manzanillo, Mexico?
You can take a vehicle from Playa Azul to Parada en Av. Elias Zamora Verduzco via Lázaro Cárdenas, Zihuatanejo, Manzanillo, and Parada en Obras Maritimas 42 in around 11h 24m.
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport to Playa De Oro International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,000–24,000
- Phone
- 800 003 7635
- Website
- costaline.com.mx
Bus from Lázaro Cárdenas to Zihuatanejo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $160–270
- Website
- https://costaline.com.mx/english/
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- futura.com.mx
Bus from Lázaro Cárdenas to Zihuatanejo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $180–380
- Schedules at
- futura.com.mx
- Book at
- futura.com.mx
Bus from Zihuatanejo to Manzanillo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1,100–1,600
- Schedules at
- futura.com.mx
- Book at
- futura.com.mx
- Phone
- 800 622 22 22
- buzondeatencion@gho.mx
- Website
- autovias.com.mx
Bus from Lázaro Cárdenas to Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 2
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,100
- Website
- https://www.autovias.com.mx/english/
- Phone
- +52 477 710 0060
- Website
- primeraplus.com.mx
Bus from Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 1 to Manzanillo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $700–1,000
- Schedules at
- primeraplus.com.mx
- Book at
- primeraplus.com.mx
- Phone
- 800 310 3103
- atencionaclientes@parhikuni.com.mx
- Website
- parhikuni.com
Bus from Lázaro Cárdenas to Cuatro Caminos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $310–490
- Schedules at
- parhikuni.com
- Phone
- 800 622 22 22
- buzondeatencion@gho.mx
- Website
- autovias.com.mx
Bus from Lázaro Cárdenas to Cuatro Caminos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $310–410
- Website
- https://www.autovias.com.mx/english/
Bus from Cuatro Caminos to Colima
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,000–1,600
- Website
- https://www.autovias.com.mx/english/
Bus from Colima to Manzanillo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $180–250
- Website
- https://www.autovias.com.mx/english/
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