Arriving by Air
Most foreigners visiting Acapulco for more than a day arrive by commercial airline. The resort city is served by a half-dozen or so carriers, with Mexicana Airlines offering the most frequent service. Many travelers also arrive during the "high season" of tourism by chartered airliner as part of a package vacation involving air transport, ground transport and hotel accommodation. The airport is approx. 15 miles SE of the center of Acapulco and arriving passengers have a choice of making the trip to their hotel in private taxi or in a collectivo that takes on a number of passengers each destined for a different hotel.
Arriving by Cruise Ship
Mexico has now become the most popular cruise ship passenger destination in the world, and many cruise ships call on the port of Acapulco, and an increasingly large number of tourists arrive/depart in this manner. Most stay for less than a day, however. The cruise ship terminal is located across the roadway from historic Fort San Diego, just a short walk from the city’s central Zocalo - Plaza Alvarez.
Arriving by Bus
Yet other travelers arrive on one of the excellent busses connecting Acapulco with Mexico City’s Terminal Sur (adjacent to the city’s Taxqueña Metro station). And others arrive in personal vehicles from Mexico City or elsewhere in the country. There are two first-class bus terminals in Acapulco - one operated by Estrella de Oro and the other by Estrella Blanca. The stations are centrally located and it’s easy to find a taxi (or city but) to take you to most hotels.
No Passenger Rail Service
Mexico no longer has regularly scheduled passenger rail service, and, even if the service was still available, Acapulco was never served by this form of transport. There are plans on the drawing board to establish high-speed electric train service connecting Acapulco with Mexico City; if that materializes it’s at least a decade away from realization.
Arriving by Car
The Autopista del Sol super highway/toll road connects Acapulco to Mexico City and the center of the country. The highway is one of Mexico’s best, and also it’s most expensive. Arriving from points either further north, or south, along the Pacific Coast - MX Hwy. 200 is the route people take; it follows the coastline.
