One & Only Palmilla Airport Transfer | From $95 USD

The drive from Los Cabos International Airport (SJD) to One&Only Palmilla covers roughly 27 km along Highway 1 (Carretera Transpeninsular) before the turn-off at Palmilla Point. The other resorts on the same Costa Palmilla rate are spread along the corridor, with standard-tier corridor hotels in between — Las Ventanas al Paraíso is 24 km out, Chileno Bay 30 km, Montage and Grand Velas 32 km, and Four Seasons Cabo Del Sol 38 km — so use the figure for your own property rather than a shared one. Palmilla sits near the San José del Cabo end of the corridor, so the drive is typically 20-25 minutes off-peak — the shortest band on the rate, shared with Las Ventanas al Paraíso. During peak afternoon arrivals (12:00-4:00 pm) in high season (Dec-Apr), add 10-15 minutes for corridor traffic. Our drivers track your flight in real time and plan the route around live traffic.

• Private vehicle — no shared stops, no waiting for other travelers.
• English-speaking driver in white-shirt embroidered uniform.
• Flight tracking — your driver adjusts the pickup time if you are delayed.
• Bottled water and child seats on request (note it in the booking).
• Tolls, taxes, and a meet-and-greet at Shaded Area #3 outside SJD arrivals.
• Direct drop-off at the One&Only Palmilla main entrance — the doormen know us.

Three vehicle categories cover every party size headed to the resort. All-inclusive pricing — what you see at checkout is what you pay.

Shared shuttles undercut a private transfer on a per-person basis if you are traveling solo or as a pair, but the ride itself takes roughly three times as long — 70-95 minutes once you factor in the fill wait and the 2-4 other hotels on the route, versus 20-25 minutes direct to One&Only Palmilla. Shared shuttles also do not carry child seats, so families traveling with young kids typically book private. The taxi sindicato's Zone 3 rate ($75-95) tops out right at our $95 flat price, but it is cash-only with no flight-delay coverage. See our full private-vs-shared-shuttle breakdown for the per-passenger math.

One&Only Palmilla has operated at Palmilla Point since 1956, making it the original luxury property in Los Cabos — the resort the rest of the corridor grew up around. Our driver pulls into the resort drop-off circle directly — no walking from a parking lot with bags. The One&Only Palmilla bellmen meet the vehicle, take the luggage, and the front desk handles your check-in from there.

One&Only Palmilla shares its name with the rate we quote for this part of the corridor, and the two get confused in search: "Costa Palmilla" is the name of our $95 transfer rate, and six properties carry it — One&Only Palmilla, Chileno Bay, Montage, Grand Velas, Las Ventanas al Paraíso, and Four Seasons Cabo Del Sol. The rate name is not a proxy for drive time: Four Seasons Cabo Del Sol is on the same $95 rate but sits 38 km out at the Cabo San Lucas end, a 28-35 minute drive, while this page covers the transfer specifically to One&Only Palmilla — the original 1956 property, 27 km and 20-25 minutes from SJD. If you are still deciding between corridor resorts, or your confirmation just says "Palmilla" without a full property name, our Costa Palmilla rate page lists the drive time for each of the six.

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