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Town · Baja California Sur, Mexico

Los Cabos

Retiring to Los Cabos, in Baja California Sur, Mexico, from the US, Canada, the UK, Ireland, Australia or New Zealand. Average temperatures run 20.2°C in the coolest quarter and 27°C in the warmest. Rent, electricity and groceries for a couple come to USD $773–$2,246 a month, from official sources.

Sources: CHELSA V2.1 bio10/bio11, 1981-2010 (~1 km), Karger et al., 2010 · Rent, electricity and groceries · official sources, 2026-10-01

Exchange rate: 1 USD = 18.80 MXN, Banco de México's reference rate · this page converts at 18.91 MXN Banco de México — tipo de cambio FIX (SF43718) y dólar canadiense (SF60632), Oct 31, 2026 · dollar figures: European Central Bank, euro foreign exchange reference rates, 2026-10-30

Compare Los Cabos side by side Cost, safety, healthcare and climate against any other town we cover See Los Cabos on the map Every town we cover, with Los Cabos highlighted

What is Los Cabos like for a retiree?

Los Cabos sits at the southern tip of Baja California Sur in a desert climate, where most of the year's little rain falls late in the summer, when Pacific storms track north.

What to weigh in Los Cabos

Los Cabos International (SJD) serves the municipio. For Los Cabos, the homicide rate, the road minutes to a hospital and a pharmacy, and the climate are measured in the cards on this page, each with its source and date.

Last updated October 2, 2026

At a glance 4 of 4 core
Rent, power & groceries USD $773–$2,246 Rent, electricity and groceries · official sources · monthly, for a couple · as of 2026-10-01 · utilities, transport and everyday spending are not included. The breakdown is below.
Climate 81° / 68°F Warmest- and coldest-quarter means · 27° / 20°C · CHELSA V2.1 bio10/bio11, 1981-2010 (~1 km), Karger et al.
Elevation 20 m / 70 ft Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (~30 m), ESA / Copernicus - nearest cell at the town coordinate · 2026-09-19
Setting Coastal ExpatAlmanac classification — from the town's coordinates, its measured elevation and its geographic situation, against a closed list of settings · 2026-08-16

Los Cabos in pictures

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Local data

Official, dated figures — sources shown. Not forecasts.

Cost of living

What official sources price for this town · monthly, for a couple · in US dollars at the stored exchange rate · as of 2026-10-01

USD $773–$2,246 / month

Rent, electricity and groceries · official sources, as of 2026-10-01 — not the whole cost of living.

Rent
USD $666–$2,140

MXN $12,600–$40,458 · converted at the rate of 2026-10-30 (European Central Bank, euro foreign exchange reference rates)

Rent, Asking rent (listings) · 10th–75th percentile, median shown · icasas.mx rental listings, harvested by ExpatAlmanac · 2026-10-01

Electricity
USD $36

MXN $674 · converted at the rate of 2026-10-30 (European Central Bank, euro foreign exchange reference rates)

Electricity (250 kWh/month, town figure) · CFE — tarifa doméstica 1A (CFE's tariff rule on SMN station 3005, summers 2022–2026; not confirmed on a CFE bill), recibo de 250 kWh/mes (IVA incluido) · 2026-10-07

Groceries
USD $71

MXN $1,336 · converted at the rate of 2026-10-30 (European Central Bank, euro foreign exchange reference rates)

Groceries (9-item basket, monthly, couple) · PROFECO — Quién es Quién en los Precios (precio de venta al público, mediana nacional) · 2026-10-07

Public healthcare cost: shown under Residency and healthcare on the Mexico page, with its age bands — beside the total, not in it, because only some countries publish a public-healthcare fee.

Rent — which figure, how it is measured, and the others we hold

Rent

Asking rent USD $1,216 ($666–$2,140) per month · 2-bed apartment
MXN $23,000 ($12,600–$40,458) per month · European Central Bank, euro foreign exchange reference rates, 2026-10-30 Listings harvested 2026-10-01 · N=27 two-bedroom apartments inside the town's footprint on icasas.mx passed the method (97 stated furnished, 9 stated a short let, 0 offered for sale were dropped) · 2 of them priced in US dollars and shown in pesos by the portal at its own rate · fewer than 30 listings, so the band is widened by a resampling estimate of its own noise icasas.mx rental listings, harvested by ExpatAlmanac · figure for 2026
Which figure, and the others we hold Asking rent — what landlords are listing for 2-bed apartment Asking rent (listings) · 10th–75th percentile, median shown
Asking rent — what landlords are listing for 2-bed house USD $1,084 ($740–$1,751) per month · 2-bed house MXN $20,500 ($14,000–$33,102) per month · European Central Bank, euro foreign exchange reference rates, 2026-10-30 Asking rent (listings) · 10th–75th percentile, median shown Listings harvested 2026-10-01 · N=18 two-bedroom houses inside the town's footprint on icasas.mx passed the method (27 stated furnished, 3 stated a short let, 0 offered for sale were dropped) · 4 of them priced in US dollars and shown in pesos by the portal at its own rate · fewer than 30 listings, so the band is widened by a resampling estimate of its own noise icasas.mx rental listings, harvested by ExpatAlmanac · figure for 2026
Rent paid No figure held for this town
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Source: ExpatAlmanac, "Los Cabos — rent", https://expatalmanac.com/mexico/baja-california-sur/los-cabos, figures as of 2026; original data: icasas.mx rental listings, harvested by ExpatAlmanac.

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Asking rent for an unfurnished two-bedroom apartment on a long-term lease, from listings inside the town's area.

How rent is measured

Asking rent for an unfurnished two-bedroom apartment on a long-term lease, from listings inside the town's area. Asking rents for a two-bedroom apartment from property listing sites, measured the same way in every country: unfurnished only; leases of 12 months or more, with holiday, seasonal and month-to-month lets left out; rent without utilities, as listed; and only listings inside the town's own area — the same area every other local figure uses — so a listing with no address or map point is left out. The figure is the 10th–75th percentile range of the listings kept, with their median beside it, from at least 30 listings; with 10 to 29 the range is widened by an estimate of its own sampling noise and the count is shown; with fewer than 10 the town carries no figure. Where a site has no furnished or lease-length field, a listing is dropped only when its own text says it is furnished, a short let or for sale. Each figure names its site, its listing count and its local currency, converted when the page is shown. Refreshed every 6 months, and marked out of date after that. Three caveats: asking rents run above agreed rents, the area is the town's area rather than its center, and the sample is one site.

Asking rent for an unfurnished two-bedroom house on a long-term lease, from listings inside the town's area. Asking rents for a two-bedroom house from property listing sites, measured the same way in every country: unfurnished only; leases of 12 months or more, with holiday, seasonal and month-to-month lets left out; rent without utilities, as listed; and only listings inside the town's own area — the same area every other local figure uses — so a listing with no address or map point is left out. The figure is the 10th–75th percentile range of the listings kept, with their median beside it, from at least 30 listings; with 10 to 29 the range is widened by an estimate of its own sampling noise and the count is shown; with fewer than 10 the town carries no figure. Where a site has no furnished or lease-length field, a listing is dropped only when its own text says it is furnished, a short let or for sale. Each figure names its site, its listing count and its local currency, converted when the page is shown. Refreshed every 6 months, and marked out of date after that. Three caveats: asking rents run above agreed rents, the area is the town's area rather than its center, and the sample is one site.

Utilities other than electricity, transport, everyday spending and eating out are not included: no official source prices them for each town.

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Figures for two adults; verify current prices locally. Not a forecast.

Homicide

Deaths by assault, from death certificates · the same definition in every country

5.5 per 100,000 a year Los Cabos municipality figure
How we know this 95% interval 4.5–6.7 · 2020–2024. Measured for the whole Los Cabos municipality, not Los Cabos alone. 9% of the 99 homicides that occurred here have no recorded residence, so they are not in this count. Higher than 3% of the 1,138 Mexican municipalities with 10 or more in 2020–2024, ranked by where the deaths occurred. Registered deaths of residents whose underlying cause is assault (ICD-10 X85–Y09 and Y87.1), pooled 2020–2024 · INEGI, Estadísticas de Defunciones Registradas (EDR), microdatos 2020–2024, by municipio of residence · population: CONAPO, Población a mitad de año por municipio (pry23), 2020–2024 · read 2026-09-24
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Source: ExpatAlmanac, "Los Cabos — homicide", https://expatalmanac.com/mexico/baja-california-sur/los-cabos, figures as of 2026; original data: INEGI, Estadísticas de Defunciones Registradas (EDR), microdatos 2020–2024, by municipio of residence; CONAPO, Población a mitad de año por municipio (pry23), 2020–2024.

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Getting to care

Road minutes from the town — pharmacies measured the same way in every country, hospitals against each country's own register

Nearest pharmacy
2.0 min by road

Nearest: Farmacia Principal (OpenStreetMap node/2080762694), 0.84 km by road.

OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), routed with OSRM · measured Sep 23, 2026

Nearest hospital
3.1 min by road

Nearest: HGSMF 26 CABO SAN LUCAS (CLUES:BSIMS000154), 1.83 km by road.

CLUES, Secretaría de Salud (DGIS), August 2026; public general hospitals only; routed over OpenStreetMap (ODbL) with OSRM · measured Sep 25, 2026 · as listed in this country's national register, so not compared across borders

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Source: ExpatAlmanac, "Getting to care", https://expatalmanac.com/mexico/baja-california-sur/los-cabos, figures as of 2026; original data: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), routed with OSRM; CLUES, Secretaría de Salud (DGIS), August 2026; public general hospitals only; routed over OpenStreetMap (ODbL) with OSRM.

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Measured over the built-up area

The figures in this card are computed over the built-up area, about 19 km², not at a single point in the center.

Elevation
0–189 m
Kind of place
City
People in this area (modeled)
188,842
Distance to the sea
reaches the coast
Air quality, typical (PM2.5)
8.5 µg/m³ WHO guideline 5
Slope, typical range
1.2–4.6°
Coldest quarter, average
20.2°C (68°F)
Warmest quarter, average
27°C (81°F)
Driest quarter, rainfall
1 mm
Wettest quarter, rainfall
254 mm
Least humid month
58%
Most humid month
65%
Sources (9)
GHS-SMOD E2020 R2023A (degree of urbanisation), European Commission JRC — population-weighted over the town footprint 2020 GHS-POP E2020 R2023A (~100 m), European Commission JRC — modelled, summed over the town footprint 2020 OpenStreetMap coastline (natural=coastline), ODbL 1.0 — geodesic distance from the town footprint 2026 SatPM2.5 V6.GL.03 (~1 km), ACAG / Washington University in St. Louis - 2024 annual mean, population-weighted 2024 Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (~30 m), ESA / Copernicus 2021 Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (~30 m), ESA / Copernicus — slope over a ~90 m baseline 2021 CHELSA V2.1 bio10/bio11, 1981-2010 (~1 km), Karger et al. 2010 CHELSA V2.1 bio16/bio17, 1981-2010 (~1 km), Karger et al. 2010 CHELSA V2.1 hurs, 1981-2010 monthly (~1 km), Karger et al. 2010
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Source: ExpatAlmanac, "Measured over the town", https://expatalmanac.com/mexico/baja-california-sur/los-cabos, figures as of 2010; original data: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (~30 m), ESA / Copernicus; Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (~30 m), ESA / Copernicus — slope over a ~90 m baseline; GHS-POP E2020 R2023A (~100 m), European Commission JRC — modelled, summed over the town footprint; GHS-SMOD E2020 R2023A (degree of urbanisation), European Commission JRC — population-weighted over the town footprint; OpenStreetMap coastline (natural=coastline), ODbL 1.0 — geodesic distance from the town footprint; SatPM2.5 V6.GL.03 (~1 km), ACAG / Washington University in St. Louis - 2024 annual mean, population-weighted; CHELSA V2.1 bio10/bio11, 1981-2010 (~1 km), Karger et al.; CHELSA V2.1 bio16/bio17, 1981-2010 (~1 km), Karger et al.; CHELSA V2.1 hurs, 1981-2010 monthly (~1 km), Karger et al.

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Mexico — residency and healthcare at a glance

  • Retirement residence route: Residencia temporal por solvencia económica, then residencia permanente (jubilado o pensionado) — temporary residence on financial means, then permanent residence as a retiree or pensioner Lineamientos Generales para la expedición de visas (SEGOB/SRE), DOF 25 Jul 2025 — copy published by the Consulate of Mexico in Houston · checked Sep 26, 2026
  • Public healthcare: USD $1,090 / year · ages 60–69 · other age bands on the Mexico page MXN $20,600 / year · European Central Bank, euro foreign exchange reference rates, 2026-10-30Yearly fee per person to join Mexico's IMSS public health insurance (Seguro de Salud para la Familia), ages 60–69.
    How this is measured

    IMSS Seguro de Salud para la Familia, annual fee per person paid in advance, age band 60–69, in force from 1 March 2026. The band is part of the figure.

    IMSS: Seguro de Salud para la Familia — annual fees from 1 March 2026 · checked Sep 26, 2026
  • Prices against the world average (World = 100): Food 101.6 · overall average 74.7 national, at 2021 prices · World Bank, International Comparison Program 2021 (CC BY 4.0)
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Source: ExpatAlmanac, "Residency and healthcare in Mexico", https://expatalmanac.com/mexico/baja-california-sur/los-cabos, figures as of 2021; original data: Lineamientos Generales para la expedición de visas (SEGOB/SRE), DOF 25 Jul 2025 — copy published by the Consulate of Mexico in Houston; IMSS: Seguro de Salud para la Familia — annual fees from 1 March 2026; World Bank, International Comparison Program 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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How far is Los Cabos from home?

Nearest airportthe one that serves Los Cabos

Cabo San Lucas International Airport (CSW), at Cabo San Lucas. Chosen as the quickest drive of the 3 airports within 250 km that have scheduled flights and a runway of at least 1,800 m (computed 2026-09-21). Also served by Los Cabos International Airport (SJD).

Getting to CSW: about 12 min by road, 8.6 km — a real road route, not a straight line. OurAirports (public domain) and OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), routed with OSRM, 2026

Depends on where you fly fromdrive + estimated flight · each country's capital and largest cities
From Australia · from ~16h 12m
  • Brisbane BNE ~16h 12m est. flight ~16h est. · 11,804 km / 7,334 mi straight line
  • Sydney SYD ~16h 42m est. flight ~16h 30m est. · 12,189 km / 7,574 mi straight line
  • Melbourne MEL ~17h 27m est. flight ~17h 15m est. · 12,837 km / 7,977 mi straight line
  • Adelaide ADL ~17h 57m est. flight ~17h 45m est. · 13,346 km / 8,293 mi straight line
  • Perth PER ~20h 42m est. flight ~20h 30m est. · 15,411 km / 9,576 mi straight line
From Austria · from ~14h 12m
  • Linz LNZ ~14h 12m est. flight ~14h est. · 10,347 km / 6,429 mi straight line
  • Vienna VIE ~14h 27m est. flight ~14h 15m est. · 10,489 km / 6,518 mi straight line
  • Graz GRZ ~14h 27m est. flight ~14h 15m est. · 10,509 km / 6,530 mi straight line
From Belgium · from ~13h 12m
  • Brussels BRU ~13h 12m est. flight ~13h est. · 9,609 km / 5,971 mi straight line
  • Charleroi CRL ~13h 12m est. flight ~13h est. · 9,634 km / 5,987 mi straight line
  • Liège LGG ~13h 27m est. flight ~13h 15m est. · 9,682 km / 6,016 mi straight line
From Bulgaria · from ~15h 27m
  • Sofia SOF ~15h 27m est. flight ~15h 15m est. · 11,292 km / 7,017 mi straight line
  • Plovdiv PDV ~15h 42m est. flight ~15h 30m est. · 11,423 km / 7,098 mi straight line
  • Varna VAR ~15h 42m est. flight ~15h 30m est. · 11,484 km / 7,136 mi straight line
From Canada · from ~4h 57m
  • Vancouver YVR ~4h 57m est. flight ~4h 45m est. · 3,141 km / 1,952 mi straight line
  • Calgary YYC ~4h 57m est. flight ~4h 45m est. · 3,152 km / 1,959 mi straight line
  • Toronto YYZ ~5h 27m est. flight ~5h 15m est. · 3,604 km / 2,239 mi straight line
  • Ottawa YOW ~5h 57m est. flight ~5h 45m est. · 3,967 km / 2,465 mi straight line
  • Montreal YUL ~6h 12m est. flight ~6h est. · 4,109 km / 2,553 mi straight line
From Croatia · from ~14h 27m
  • Rijeka RJK ~14h 27m est. flight ~14h 15m est. · 10,587 km / 6,578 mi straight line
  • Zagreb ZAG ~14h 42m est. flight ~14h 30m est. · 10,636 km / 6,609 mi straight line
  • Split SPU ~14h 42m est. flight ~14h 30m est. · 10,813 km / 6,719 mi straight line
From Cyprus · from ~16h 57m
  • Limassol PFO ~16h 57m est. flight ~16h 45m est. · 12,476 km / 7,752 mi straight line
  • Nicosia LCA ~16h 57m est. flight ~16h 45m est. · 12,524 km / 7,782 mi straight line
From Czechia · from ~13h 57m
  • Prague PRG ~13h 57m est. flight ~13h 45m est. · 10,217 km / 6,349 mi straight line
  • Brno BRQ ~14h 12m est. flight ~14h est. · 10,418 km / 6,474 mi straight line
  • Ostrava OSR ~14h 27m est. flight ~14h 15m est. · 10,452 km / 6,495 mi straight line
From Denmark · from ~13h 12m
  • Aarhus AAR ~13h 12m est. flight ~13h est. · 9,595 km / 5,962 mi straight line
  • Odense ODE ~13h 12m est. flight ~13h est. · 9,637 km / 5,988 mi straight line
  • Copenhagen CPH ~13h 27m est. flight ~13h 15m est. · 9,742 km / 6,053 mi straight line
From Estonia · from ~13h 42m
  • Tallinn TLL ~13h 42m est. flight ~13h 30m est. · 9,972 km / 6,196 mi straight line
  • Tartu TAY ~13h 57m est. flight ~13h 45m est. · 10,134 km / 6,297 mi straight line
From Finland · from ~13h 27m
  • Tampere TMP ~13h 27m est. flight ~13h 15m est. · 9,760 km / 6,065 mi straight line
  • Turku TKU ~13h 27m est. flight ~13h 15m est. · 9,785 km / 6,080 mi straight line
  • Helsinki HEL ~13h 42m est. flight ~13h 30m est. · 9,900 km / 6,152 mi straight line
From France · from ~13h 12m
  • Lille LIL ~13h 12m est. flight ~13h est. · 9,547 km / 5,932 mi straight line
  • Paris CDG ~13h 12m est. flight ~13h est. · 9,604 km / 5,968 mi straight line
  • Lyon LYS ~13h 42m est. flight ~13h 30m est. · 9,962 km / 6,190 mi straight line
From Germany · from ~13h 27m
  • Essen DUS ~13h 27m est. flight ~13h 15m est. · 9,718 km / 6,038 mi straight line
  • Berlin BER ~13h 42m est. flight ~13h 30m est. · 10,015 km / 6,223 mi straight line
  • Munich MUC ~13h 57m est. flight ~13h 45m est. · 10,201 km / 6,339 mi straight line
From Greece · from ~15h 42m
  • Thessaloniki SKG ~15h 42m est. flight ~15h 30m est. · 11,442 km / 7,110 mi straight line
  • Athens ATH ~15h 57m est. flight ~15h 45m est. · 11,708 km / 7,275 mi straight line
  • Heraklion HER ~16h 27m est. flight ~16h 15m est. · 11,994 km / 7,453 mi straight line
From Hungary · from ~14h 27m
  • Gyor LHPR ~14h 27m est. flight ~14h 15m est. · 10,593 km / 6,582 mi straight line
  • Budapest BUD ~14h 42m est. flight ~14h 30m est. · 10,688 km / 6,641 mi straight line
  • Debrecen DEB ~14h 42m est. flight ~14h 30m est. · 10,808 km / 6,716 mi straight line
From Ireland · from ~12h 12m
  • Galway SNN ~12h 12m est. flight ~12h est. · 8,702 km / 5,407 mi straight line
  • Cork ORK ~12h 12m est. flight ~12h est. · 8,766 km / 5,447 mi straight line
  • Dublin DUB ~12h 12m est. flight ~12h est. · 8,832 km / 5,488 mi straight line
From Italy · from ~13h 57m
  • Milan MXP ~13h 57m est. flight ~13h 45m est. · 10,200 km / 6,338 mi straight line
  • Rome FCO ~14h 42m est. flight ~14h 30m est. · 10,683 km / 6,638 mi straight line
  • Naples NAP ~14h 57m est. flight ~14h 45m est. · 10,879 km / 6,760 mi straight line
From Latvia · from ~13h 57m
  • Riga RIX ~13h 57m est. flight ~13h 45m est. · 10,147 km / 6,305 mi straight line
From Lithuania · from ~13h 57m
  • Klaipėda PLQ ~13h 57m est. flight ~13h 45m est. · 10,104 km / 6,278 mi straight line
  • Kaunas KUN ~14h 12m est. flight ~14h est. · 10,314 km / 6,409 mi straight line
  • Vilnius VNO ~14h 12m est. flight ~14h est. · 10,393 km / 6,458 mi straight line
From Luxembourg · from ~13h 27m
  • Luxembourg-Ville LUX ~13h 27m est. flight ~13h 15m est. · 9,790 km / 6,083 mi straight line
From Malta · from ~15h 27m
  • Valletta MLA ~15h 27m est. flight ~15h 15m est. · 11,250 km / 6,990 mi straight line
From Netherlands · from ~13h 12m
  • Amsterdam AMS ~13h 12m est. flight ~13h est. · 9,540 km / 5,928 mi straight line
  • Rotterdam RTM ~13h 12m est. flight ~13h est. · 9,543 km / 5,930 mi straight line
  • Eindhoven EIN ~13h 12m est. flight ~13h est. · 9,628 km / 5,982 mi straight line
From New Zealand · from ~14h 12m
  • Auckland AKL ~14h 12m est. flight ~14h est. · 10,312 km / 6,408 mi straight line
  • Wellington WLG ~14h 27m est. flight ~14h 15m est. · 10,527 km / 6,541 mi straight line
  • Christchurch CHC ~14h 42m est. flight ~14h 30m est. · 10,800 km / 6,711 mi straight line
From Norway · from ~12h 42m
  • Trondheim TRD ~12h 42m est. flight ~12h 30m est. · 9,127 km / 5,671 mi straight line
  • Stavanger SVG ~12h 42m est. flight ~12h 30m est. · 9,188 km / 5,709 mi straight line
  • Oslo OSL ~12h 57m est. flight ~12h 45m est. · 9,355 km / 5,813 mi straight line
From Poland · from ~14h 12m
  • Warsaw WAW ~14h 12m est. flight ~14h est. · 10,402 km / 6,464 mi straight line
  • Katowice KTW ~14h 27m est. flight ~14h 15m est. · 10,442 km / 6,489 mi straight line
  • Krakow KRK ~14h 27m est. flight ~14h 15m est. · 10,509 km / 6,530 mi straight line
From Portugal · from ~12h 27m
  • Funchal FNC ~12h 27m est. flight ~12h 15m est. · 8,933 km / 5,551 mi straight line
  • Porto OPO ~12h 42m est. flight ~12h 30m est. · 9,229 km / 5,735 mi straight line
  • Lisbon LIS ~12h 57m est. flight ~12h 45m est. · 9,307 km / 5,783 mi straight line
From Romania · from ~14h 57m
  • Timișoara TSR ~14h 57m est. flight ~14h 45m est. · 10,927 km / 6,790 mi straight line
  • Cluj-Napoca CLJ ~14h 57m est. flight ~14h 45m est. · 10,972 km / 6,818 mi straight line
  • Bucharest OTP ~15h 27m est. flight ~15h 15m est. · 11,281 km / 7,010 mi straight line
From Slovakia · from ~14h 27m
  • Bratislava BTS ~14h 27m est. flight ~14h 15m est. · 10,520 km / 6,537 mi straight line
  • Banská Bystrica SLD ~14h 27m est. flight ~14h 15m est. · 10,588 km / 6,579 mi straight line
  • Košice KSC ~14h 42m est. flight ~14h 30m est. · 10,695 km / 6,646 mi straight line
From Slovenia · from ~14h 27m
  • Ljubljana LJU ~14h 27m est. flight ~14h 15m est. · 10,507 km / 6,529 mi straight line
  • Maribor MBX ~14h 27m est. flight ~14h 15m est. · 10,560 km / 6,562 mi straight line
From South Africa · from ~19h 57m
  • Cape Town CPT ~19h 57m est. flight ~19h 45m est. · 14,892 km / 9,253 mi straight line
  • Johannesburg JNB ~21h 12m est. flight ~21h est. · 15,789 km / 9,811 mi straight line
  • Durban DUR ~21h 27m est. flight ~21h 15m est. · 16,081 km / 9,992 mi straight line
From Spain · from ~13h 12m
  • Madrid MAD ~13h 12m est. flight ~13h est. · 9,652 km / 5,997 mi straight line
  • Valencia VLC ~13h 42m est. flight ~13h 30m est. · 9,936 km / 6,174 mi straight line
  • Barcelona BCN ~13h 42m est. flight ~13h 30m est. · 10,021 km / 6,226 mi straight line
From Sweden · from ~13h 12m
  • Gothenburg GOT ~13h 12m est. flight ~13h est. · 9,581 km / 5,954 mi straight line
  • Stockholm ARN ~13h 27m est. flight ~13h 15m est. · 9,684 km / 6,017 mi straight line
  • Malmo MMX ~13h 27m est. flight ~13h 15m est. · 9,783 km / 6,079 mi straight line
From Switzerland · from ~13h 42m
  • Geneva GVA ~13h 42m est. flight ~13h 30m est. · 9,995 km / 6,211 mi straight line
  • Bern ZRH ~13h 57m est. flight ~13h 45m est. · 10,069 km / 6,257 mi straight line
From United Kingdom · from ~12h 12m
  • Glasgow GLA ~12h 12m est. flight ~12h est. · 8,824 km / 5,483 mi straight line
  • Manchester MAN ~12h 42m est. flight ~12h 30m est. · 9,074 km / 5,638 mi straight line
  • Leeds LBA ~12h 42m est. flight ~12h 30m est. · 9,083 km / 5,644 mi straight line
  • Birmingham BHX ~12h 42m est. flight ~12h 30m est. · 9,152 km / 5,687 mi straight line
  • London LHR ~12h 57m est. flight ~12h 45m est. · 9,281 km / 5,767 mi straight line
From United States of America · from ~2h 57m
  • Los Angeles LAX ~2h 57m est. flight ~2h 45m est. · 1,475 km / 917 mi straight line
  • Las Vegas LAS ~2h 57m est. flight ~2h 45m est. · 1,544 km / 960 mi straight line
  • Houston IAH ~2h 57m est. flight ~2h 45m est. · 1,648 km / 1,024 mi straight line
  • Denver DEN ~3h 27m est. flight ~3h 15m est. · 1,945 km / 1,208 mi straight line
  • San Francisco SFO ~3h 27m est. flight ~3h 15m est. · 2,017 km / 1,254 mi straight line
  • Chicago ORD ~4h 42m est. flight ~4h 30m est. · 2,941 km / 1,827 mi straight line
  • Miami MIA ~4h 42m est. flight ~4h 30m est. · 3,013 km / 1,872 mi straight line
  • Washington, D.C. IAD ~5h 27m est. flight ~5h 15m est. · 3,544 km / 2,202 mi straight line
  • Philadelphia PHL ~5h 42m est. flight ~5h 30m est. · 3,758 km / 2,335 mi straight line
  • New York City JFK ~5h 57m est. flight ~5h 45m est. · 3,903 km / 2,425 mi straight line

These are straight lines, not routes. Flight distances are measured airport to airport across the Earth's surface, from CSW to each destination's main airport. The drive to CSW is the exception: that one is a measured road route.

Estimated flying time is our own arithmetic, not a timetable: the straight-line distance flown at 780 km/h, plus 45 minutes for taxi, climb and descent, rounded to the nearest quarter hour. A real flight is longer than a straight line, and whether a nonstop exists at all changes by season and airline — check current schedules.

The 108 destinations above are a chosen list, not every city — the capital and the largest cities of each country we publish for, by population (up to ten for the United States, five for Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia, three elsewhere). Two cities served by the same airport appear once. A city that is not on the list is not unusually far; it is simply not on the list.

Airport coordinates from OurAirports (public domain dataset), retrieved 2026-08-14.

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Source: ExpatAlmanac, "How far is Los Cabos from home?", https://expatalmanac.com/mexico/baja-california-sur/los-cabos, figures as of 2026; original data: OurAirports (public domain dataset); OurAirports (public domain) and OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), routed with OSRM.

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