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Direct Flights from Chicago to Ixtapa

Ixtapa · Mexico

Nonstop service from ORD to ZIH on United. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.

Airlines
United
Nonstop flights
Distance
1,865 mi
Flight time
~4h 15mgate to gate
Elevation
26 ft654 ft lower than your departure
Days operated
Schedule varies
Great-circle flight path from Chicago (ORD) to Ixtapa (ZIH), 1,865 miles nonstop.ORDZIH

How rare is this nonstop?

Only 7 cities have a nonstop to Ixtapa, so this is a route worth knowing about — most travelers connect to get there.

See every city with a nonstop to Ixtapa

How long to go to Ixtapa for, from Chicago

4h 15m in the air, 1,865 miles. A two-night trip loses most of two days to travel; three or four nights is where this one starts to make sense.

About Ixtapa

View of the mainland from an isolated beach on Isla Ixtapa, Zihuatanejo, Mexico
Photo by AlejandroLinaresGarcia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Ixtapa is a resort town on the Pacific Coast of Mexico in the state of Guerrero. Rolling mountains and sparkling beaches. Ixtapa was planned and built in the early 1970s on a former coconut plantation and mangrove estuary near the city of Zihuatanejo, which is 5 km away.

Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).

Top things to do in Ixtapa

  1. Xihuacan is a Mesoamerican archeological site located on the Costa Grande of the Mexican state of Guerrero, near the small town of La Soledad de Maciel, and the larger towns of Zihuatanejo and Petatlán.

Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).

Planning a trip to Ixtapa

How long to stay
A long weekend is plenty of time to see Ixtapa, including Xihuacan.

Frequently asked questions

Is there a direct flight from Chicago to Ixtapa?
Yes — you can fly nonstop from Chicago (ORD) to Ixtapa (ZIH) on United.
Which airlines fly nonstop from Chicago to Ixtapa?
United flies nonstop between Chicago (ORD) and Ixtapa (ZIH).
How far is Ixtapa from Chicago?
Ixtapa is about 1,865 miles from Chicago by air.
Is there a direct flight from Chicago to Mexico?
Yes — Ixtapa (ZIH) has nonstop service from Chicago on United, making it a nonstop gateway to Mexico.
What is there to do in Ixtapa?
Popular things to do include Xihuacan, and more.

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