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| AIRPORTS |
 Air
Travel Information |
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| Manzanillo
International Airport (ZLO) - Colima Airport
(CLQ) |
| The state has
two airports. The Playa del Oro International Airport with
domestic and international flights is located in the municipality
of Manzanillo. The Miguel de la Madrid Airport is near the
capital city, Colima, in the municipality of Cuauhtémoc. |
| ROADS |
Ground
Travel Information |
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Driving to the Mexican Pacific can be an ideal
and adventurous way to get to know the heart of Latin culture,
with scenic landscapes, tasty local food and interesting experiences
around every corner.
Whether you are driving down the coast from
the United States or Canada, or renting a car to explore,
the roads are safe and easily marked. Federally-built highways
which run across the entire country as well as private toll
highways are modern, fast and reliable.
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CLIMATE
The coast of Colima is at a latitude of 19°N,
comparable to Jamaica and Hawaii. The state's average yearly
temperature is 79.52ºF (26.4ºC). Temperatures are
comfortably warm during most of the year becoming hot and
humid in the months of July and August. During the rainy season,
from June to October, when it usually rains 2 days a week
as late afternoon or evening showers, an average of 39.6 inches
(1,007 millimeters) of rain falls on the state.
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| TRAVEL BY AIR |
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AIRLINES
OFFERING FLIGHTS to MANZANILLO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT: |
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Alaska Airlines offers nonstop/daily
service from LAX to Manzanillo International Airport October
through April.
1-800-252-7522 |
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America West offers nonstop service from Phoenix
to Manzanillo December through April on Wednesday and Saturday.
1-800-235-9292 |
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Aerocalifornia offers nonstop service from
LAX to Manzanillo throughout the year on Monday, Wednesday
and Saturday.
1-800-237-6225 |
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Mexicana Airlines has 3-5 daily connecting
flights from cities in the Midwest, East and Southwest via
Mexico City. Mexicana Airlines also operates AeroMar and
AeroCaribe.
1-800-237-6639 |
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AeroLiteral, operated by AeroMexico provides
daily service from Guadalajara to the Manzanillo Airport. |
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Three Nonstop Continental Express Houston-Manzanillo
flights a week on Wed/Sat/Sun depart from Intercontinental
Airport at 11:50 arrive Manzanillo at 14:25. Returning from
Manzanillo at 15:00 arrive Houston at 17:35. Flights will increase
to daily nonstop service between Jan 19 - March 28. |
| GROUND TRAVEL |
HIGHWAYS: |
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Colima has a total of 1,225 miles (1,971.5
kilometers) of highways that link the state's ten municipalities,
eight of which have four-lane highways. Spectacular panoramic
toll highways span gorges approaching Colima city from Guadalajara.
Dubbed "Red Carretera", or Highway Network, the
state's highways connect with the NAFTA route, beginning
in Manzanillo, passing through the cities of Tecomán
and Colima and continuing on to Jalisco state where it joins
the Guadalajara-Mexico highway to the U.S. and Canada. |
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CAR RENTALS: |
Local car rental
offices:
Arrendadora de Autos " Ku-Ce" (314) 336-6373
Balvino Davalos No. 100, El Centro
Auto Rentas de Mexico (314) 333-2580 Crucero las Brisas S/N
Odin Renta Auto (314) 333-1112, (314) 334-0897 BLVD. Miguel de la Madrid
No. 412
Renta De Autos Budget (314) 333-1445 Blvd. Miguel de la Madrid km. 10
Sub-Agencia de National Car (314) 334-2000 Avenida Vista hermosa y Avenida
de los Riscos, Peninsula de Santiago; (314) 333-0611 Aeropuerto Internacional
National Car Rental (314) 333-0611, (314) 333-1140 blvd. Miguel de la
Madrid V. km. 7 |
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