Cheap tickets and airfares are available on low-cost airlines flying to Guadalajara from Mexican destinations such as Mexico City, Mexicali, Monterrey, Tijuana, Cancún.
Guadalajara International Airport (officially Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport) is the third busiest in Mexico and a very convenient hub for connection flights. Several low-cost airlines fly from Guadalajara in Jalisco to numerous Mexican destinations to put price competition on the traditional full-service carriers. Around 40% of travelers arrive on international flights.
Guadalajara-based low-cost airline Alma de Mexico has non-stop flights from Guadalajara to Ciudad Juarez, Ciudad Obregon, Chihuahua, Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, La Paz, Los Mochis, Mazatlán, Monterrey, Oaxaca, Puebla, Puerto Vallarta, Querétaro, Tampico, Torreón, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, and Veracruz. Alma de Mexico flies direct but with stops to Cancún (CUN), Merida, Reynosa, Tijuana (TIJ), and Villahermosa.
Budget airline Volaris flies non-stop from Guadalajara to Cancún, Ciudad Juarez, Hermosillo, Mexicali, Monterrey, Toluca, and Tijuana. Volaris allows some guaranteed connecting flights through its base at Toluca Airport (TLC) near Mexico City.
Budget airline Interjet flies non-stop from Guadalajara to Toluca, Monterrey, and San Jose del Cabo. Interjet is a point-to-point airline so no connections are guaranteed even through its base at Toluca Airport (TLC).
Click Mexicana, the budget airline belonging to Mexicana, flies daily non-stop to Mexico City Airport (MEX) and Veracruz with the latter flight continuing to Cancún (CUN).
Well-established low-cost airline Aviacsa flies non-stop from Guadalajara to Hermosillo, Mexicali, Mexico City, Monterrey, and Tijuana. Aviacsa allows for guaranteed connections to numerous other destinations.
Tijuana-based low-cost airline Avolar flies non-stop from Guadalajara to Cuernavaca, Culiacán, La Paz, León-Bajio (no return flights), Oaxaca, Querétaro, and Tijuana (mostly non-stop).
Budget carrier Aero California flies from Guadalajara to Chihuahua, Ciudad Obregón, Culiacán, Durango, Hermosillo, La Paz, Los Mochis, Mazatlán, Merida, Mexico City, Puebla, Tijuana, Torreón, and Veracruz. Always double check the timetable – Aero California flights are not always non-stop or direct on all days or in both directions.
Mexican low-cost airlines are increasing their networks with flights from many airports including Acapulco, Cancun, Toluca Airport (near Mexico City), Tijuana, Cuernavaca, and Puebla. Guadalajara also has many non-stop international flights, mostly to the US.