Traveling to Los Cabos is in the desires of many travelers, however, it is not exactly known for being cheap. Below is a breakdown of how much a trip to Los Cabos costs in 2021.
My trip to Los Cabos lasted 4 nights and 5 days, with a round-trip flight from Mexico City and cost 13,100 MXN per person (sharing expenses with someone else). To continue; the details.
How much does a hotel cost in Los Cabos?
In my case I stayed at the Royal Solaris Hotel for 4 nights located on the beachfront in San José del Cabo. It had a cost for 2 people of 20 thousand MXN. Considering that you divide expenses we would add 10 thousand MXN. More information here.
The most luxurious hotels will easily exceed 1000 USD per night or 20 thousand MXN. While in the case of hotels that are not all-inclusive there are very good ones starting at 1500 MXN per night per room. An example is the Tesoro Los Cabos hotel with double rooms from 75 USD or 1500 MXN. More details here.
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How much does a day tour in Los Cabos cost?
A day tour is ideal to get to know a little about Los Cabos. The price depends on what you want to do, but it will be between 1000 and 2500 MXN. In this case I took the all-day tour in Cabo San Lucas from San José del Cabo. This included hotel pickup and drop-off, a visit to two beaches, a transparent boat ride to El Arco, and free time in downtown Cabo San Lucas and the Marina.
How much does airport-hotel transportation cost?
You will most likely arrive by plane to Los Cabos and, as happens in such tourist destinations, transportation from the airport to the city is not exactly cheap. You have the option of:
- “Desert Route” bus based at the airport for 85 mXN each way (Monday to Sunday from 4:30am to 11:00pm)
- Taking an Uber for 150 MXN each way, being two people, would be the most convenient.
- Private transfers for 750 MXN purchasing directly at the airport each way.
- Shared transfers for 200 MXN per person buying directly at the airport each way.
How much does it cost to fly to Los Cabos?
Finally, we have to add the issue of the plane, which will depend on where you are traveling from. In the case of Mexico City, I paid 1,175 MXN with Aeroméxico for a round-trip flight, that is, less than 60 USD for a round-trip flight with 10 kg of hand luggage. With airlines like Volaris or Viva Aerobús the price was approximately 2 thousand MXN or 100 USD.
How much did my trip to Los Cabos cost?
In conclusion, my trip cost 13,100 MXN or 650 USD
- Hotel per person in all-inclusive format for 4 nights (sharing with someone else): 10 thousand MXN
- Uber hotel in San José del Cabo – airport: 150 MXN each way (25 minute trip to San José del Cabo)
- One day tour – 1750 MXN / Whale Revival Tour: 1617 MXN
- Plane: 1200 MXN
Total: 13 thousand 100 per person / 650 USD
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