Direct Flights from San Francisco to Ixtapa
Ixtapa · Mexico
Nonstop service from SFO to ZIH on Alaska. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
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.
How long to go to Ixtapa for, from San Francisco
4h 15m in the air, 1,876 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
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.
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Top things to do in Ixtapa
- 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 San Francisco to Ixtapa?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from San Francisco (SFO) to Ixtapa (ZIH) on Alaska.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from San Francisco to Ixtapa?
- Alaska flies nonstop between San Francisco (SFO) and Ixtapa (ZIH).
- How far is Ixtapa from San Francisco?
- Ixtapa is about 1,876 miles from San Francisco by air.
- Is there a direct flight from San Francisco to Mexico?
- Yes — Ixtapa (ZIH) has nonstop service from San Francisco on Alaska, 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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