Getting Here

We are at N 17º 47′ 733″ , W 101º 44′ 671″…. (click to see it)

Flights
The airport in Zihuatanejo is a small international airport that has direct flights to and from many locations inside and outside the US.

From California
Alaska Airlines frequently offers direct flights from San Francisco and Los Angeles to Ixtapa/Zihua airport. These flights are much quicker than many of the other options from California, which have stopovers in Mexico City or Houston. Flight 208 from SFO and Flight 204 from LAX operate several days/each week. Click here to search for these flights at Expedia.com. Last time we checked, Alaska charged $75 each way for surfboards of any size.

From Texas
Several airlines offer direct flights to Ixtapa/Zihua. Last time we checked, Continental charged $100 to $150 each way for surfboards, and has oversized baggage embargoes during much of the high season, so be sure to check with them about that if you’re flying Continental. Click here to search for these flights at Expedia.com.

From Elsewhere
We can’t be sure what the ins-and-outs of getting here from everywhere are… but you can head over to Expedia and easily input your travel dates and where you’re coming from to get an idea of what you’ll be looking at in terms of travel time. We’d also like to expand this page with more information about getting here, so share with us how you got here and maybe we’ll post it.

From the airport in Zihuatanejo/Ixtapa

The airport is about 30 miles (48 kilometers) from the Posada. Exit airport-follow SALIDA signs. Look for signs to Zihuatanejo and Ixtapa (route number 200). The road is a very nice 4-lane highway, going north. Once you hit the town of Zihuatanejo, keep following the same road (number 200). In fact, take this road all the way until the entrance-road to Troncones.

There are some landmarks along the way. Look for these so you know you are on the right track.

Inside Zihuatanejo, you’ll see a statue of Mr. Lazaro Cardenas immediately followed by a traffic circle on your left. Also look for a sign with an arrow pointing straight-ahead saying LAZARO CARDENAS. (City named after Mr. Cardenas, which lies beyond Troncones) Follow this sign. After a few minutes you’ll exit the town of Zihuatanejo. You’ll go underneath an overpass and on your right look for a PEMEX gas station. This would be a good time to check your gas gauge, as this station is the last gas station before reaching the Posada.

Continue north – the road goes up into the mountains. Soon you’ll see a sign saying IXTAPA, which is a continuation of the 4-lane highway, veering to the left. INSTEAD of veering left, go right and follow the signs to L. Cardenas. It is still route 200, you will still be going north, but the highway turns into 2 lanes.

You now will pass a series of villages. Below is a sequence of these villages, together with landmarks and the distance from the airport you just came from.

The road to Troncones is a two lane paved road and is about 3 km.

At the end of the road, you’ll pass through the village of Troncones. You will then see the Pacific Ocean in front of you where the road ends in a T. Take a right. Pass over a bridge, and keep going for about 2 miles. You’ll pass several Bed And Breakfast places, houses, etc. When you see a sign for the Inn at Manzanillo Bay, continue for about 100 feet and you’ll see Posada de Los Raqueros on the left. You can recognize it by our long sand-colored wall.

*A little way past La Salitrara you can either take the bypass around Pantla and Buena Vista. It saves you about 5 minutes on the entire trip, or you can elect to go through the towns themselves.

If you’re traveling beyond the beach, we recently found an interesting site about vacationing in Mexico: www.mexicovacationtravels.com