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Getting Here and Around

Aeropuerto General Manuel Márquez de León (LAP) is 11 km (7 miles) northwest of La Paz. Alaska Air partner Horizon Air flies daily from Los Angeles. Aereo Calafia connects La Paz with Los Cabos. Several airlines connect La Paz with Mexico City and various domestic airports in Mexico. Flying into the Aeropuerto Internacional de Los Cabos, two hours away near San José del Cabo, offers a far better selection of fares and itineraries. Ecobaja Tours operates shuttles five times daily between Los Cabos Airport and La Paz for $33 one-way. In La Paz, taxis are readily available and inexpensive. Taxis between La Paz airport and towns are inexpensive (about $15) and convenient. A ride within town costs under $5; a trip to Pichilingue costs around $15. In La Paz the main Terminal de Autobus is on the malecón at Independencia. Bus companies offer service to Todos Santos (one hour), Los Cabos (two hours).

Baja Ferries connects La Paz with Topolobampo, the port at Los Mochis, on the mainland, with daily high-speed ferries. The trip takes seven hours and costs $72 per person. Baja Ferries also connects La Paz and Mazatlán; it's a 16-hour trip and costs $88 per person. You can buy tickets for ferries at La Paz Pichilingue terminal. The ferries carry passengers with and without vehicles. If you're taking a car to the mainland, you must obtain a vehicle permit before boarding. Ferry officials will ask to see your Mexican auto-insurance papers and tourist card, which are obtained when crossing the U.S. border into Baja.

Essentials

Airlines

Aereo Calafia (612/123–2643. www.aereocalafia.com.mx.)

Horizon Air (800/252–7522. www.alaskaair.com.)

Aeropuerto Manuel Márquez de León (612/124-6307. www.aeropuertosgap.com.mx.)

Bus Contacts

Autotransportes Aguila (Av. Álvaro Obregón #125, between Independencia and 5 de Mayo, Malecón, La Paz, Baja California Sur, 23060. 800/824–8452. www.autotransportesaguila.net.)

Ecobaja Tours (5 de Mayo, Malecón, La Paz, Baja California Sur, 23000. 612/123–0000. www.ecobajatours.com.)

Currency Exchange

Banamex (Esquerro 110, Zona Comercial, La Paz, Baja California Sur, 23006. 612/122–1011. www.banamex.com.mx.)

Emergencies

Dial 065, 060, or 066.

Highway Patrol (612/122–0369.)

Police (066.)

Ferry Lines

Baja Ferries (La Paz Pichilingue Terminal, La Paz, Baja California Sur, 23208. 612/123–0508 or 612/125–6324. www.bajaferries.com.)

Hospitals

Centro de Especialidades Médicas (Calle Delfines 110, La Paz, Baja California Sur, 23090. 612/124–0400.)

Internet

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