Cabo Airport Transportation: 11 Transfer Options

Arriving at SJD: what to expect

Checked on October 10, 2026 against the sources listed at the end of this section: government and airport pages where they exist, and each company’s own site for its prices. Rules and prices change, so confirm before you fly.

At Los Cabos International Airport (SJD), Terminal 2 handles international flights only and Terminal 1 handles all domestic flights and some international ones, according to GAP, the airport operator. On an international arrival at Terminal 2 the walk out, as Cabo Transfers describes it, goes: immigration, baggage claim, customs, a hall of sales desks, and then outside, where pre-booked drivers wait.

Four ways to leave the airport, and where Uber fits

Prices come from each company’s own rate page or booking engine, read on October 10, 2026; engine quotes are for November 10, 2026. Private transfers show the range of the cheapest one-way fare at nine of the 11 companies we list: lowest at DanysCabo and Airport Cabo Limo, before the 5–6% they add at online checkout, and highest at Transcabo, for a 10-seat van. Shared-shuttle seats are sold by two companies, Cabo Transfers and Transcabo; Transcabo’s site also advertises seats “from $16”, but its booking engine quoted 20 to 26. To compare companies one by one, see all 11 transportation companies.

Immigration and customs

There is no paper tourist card to fill in on the plane: Mexico’s immigration institute (INM) no longer issues the paper FMM to air arrivals and stamps your passport instead. Tourists over 18 travelling without minors, on an ordinary electronic passport valid for more than 180 days from the United States, Canada or another country on INM’s list, can use the automated gates at SJD (in Terminal 2, according to Mexico’s foreign ministry). The gate prints a ticket with a QR code: INM says you must scan it to download your digital FMM and keep it for your departure.

Mexico’s national customs rule, as its customs agency (ANAM) publishes it, is that air passengers fill in a declaration, hand it to customs staff and press the “fiscal traffic light”, an automated selection that decides whether your bags are inspected. ANAM lists the airport terminals that use a newer model with “nothing to declare” and “self-declaration” lanes; Los Cabos is not on that list, which was last updated in September 2024.

Each passenger may bring goods worth up to 500 USD beyond personal baggage duty-free, with a receipt to show the value. Alcohol does not count toward that allowance: travelers over 18 may bring up to three liters of alcoholic beverages and six liters of wine as personal baggage.

The hall of desks after customs

After customs, the two transfer companies quoted here describe a hall of sales desks before the exit. GAP lists fifteen “tourist services” desks across the arrivals areas of the two terminals, among them resort brands such as Villas del Palmar, Pueblo Bonito and Vidanta. Cabo Transfers calls the stretch the “Time Share Sales Area” and tells its customers that representatives there may claim to work for the airport or for their transportation company; All Ways Cabo tells its customers the same.

Both tell customers to keep walking without stopping; Cabo Transfers adds that you should not show your voucher to anyone inside the terminal. Both meet their customers outside, at a numbered tent or canopy, so check which one your confirmation names. If you do sign a timeshare contract, Mexico’s consumer agency (Profeco) says you can cancel it within five business days.

Authorized airport taxis

GAP’s general FAQ for its airports says taxi fares are regulated and depend on the zone you are going to. Its ground-transportation page for Los Cabos lists one provider, Cabo Airport Marketing, in the Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 arrivals areas, open from 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM; it does not say what that desk sells.

We found no fare table on GAP’s Los Cabos pages or on the transport ministry’s site, so we do not print a taxi price: confirm the fare to your zone before you pay. The U.S. Consulate General in Tijuana advises using clearly identifiable taxis, with numbering and visible license plates, when leaving the airport.

Uber at SJD: what the authorities say

The U.S. Consulate General in Tijuana states that rideshare apps such as Uber can drop passengers off at the San José del Cabo airport but are not allowed to pick them up there (security alert of June 2, 2026). Mexico’s transport ministry (SICT) said on March 11, 2026 that Uber is not authorized to provide services inside the perimeter of Mexico City’s airport “and other airports”, and recommended the authorized airport taxis; the statement does not name Los Cabos.

Uber’s own page for SJD still describes airport pickups, so Uber’s website and the authorities’ statements do not match. For the ride out of the airport, plan on one of the other four options. For the trip back, the U.S. Consulate says rideshare apps can drop passengers off at SJD; SICT said in October 2025 that app-based services to and from airports hold no federal authorization.

New routes to SJD for winter 2026–27

Routes announced for this season, with the first flight date where the airline gives one:

• Toronto (YYZ) — Porter Airlines, nonstop from November 16, 2026, up to three flights a week.
• Edmonton (YEG) — Porter Airlines, new route from November 16, 2026, up to four flights a week.
• Montreal (YUL) — Air Transat, direct from December 10, 2026, on Thursdays, through April 2027.
• Regina (YQR) — WestJet, nonstop from December 14, 2026, one flight a week.
• Ottawa (YOW) — Porter Airlines, new route from December 18, 2026, up to two flights a week.
• Cancún (CUN) — Volaris lists a new nonstop route; the Quintana Roo state government says it starts in December 2026 with three flights a week. Volaris’s new-routes page gives no start date.