Connecting at Los Cabos airport

Connection time calculator, immigration and security, and how to move between terminals at SJD.

How connections work at SJD

At Los Cabos airport, passengers connecting between two international flights can usually stay in the transit area without going through immigration. If you connect from an international to a domestic flight, you enter the country here: you go through immigration and collect and re-check your bags.

The airport has 2 terminals or concourses (Terminal 1 (domestic flights), Terminal 2 (direct international flights)). They are not connected after security: changing means going through security again.

Connecting passengers go through a transfer security screening.

Connection time calculator

Is your layover at SJD long enough? Pick your connection and get an estimate with the times of this airport.

Terminals / concourses: Terminal 1 (domestic flights), Terminal 2 (direct international flights)

Getting between them: Walking landside between terminals (about 400 m, 5 minutes); there is no shuttle bus

Terminal 1 handles all domestic flights within Mexico, including international trips that connect at another Mexican airport, and Terminal 2 all direct international flights. You cannot move between them airside: you go outside, collect your bags and go through security again.

Official transfer times:

  • Terminal 1 → Terminal 2: up to 5 min walking
  • The terminals close about 40 minutes after the last arrival (usually around 21:00) and open about 3 hours before the first departure (around 4:30): you cannot spend the night inside.

Estimate based on typical times at this airport, not your airline's official minimum connection time. Immigration and security lines change with the time of day and season. On a single ticket, the airline must rebook you if you miss the connection; on separate tickets, it does not.

Sources: cestee.com.

Times are estimates: always check with your airline.

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