Land at SJD, grab your bags, skip the timeshare pitch, and find your driver waiting 10 steps outside with cold water and music. Here's the whole thing, in order.
Arrival day sets the tone for the whole trip. The good news: your part is almost embarrassingly easy. Land, walk through the airport, and step outside. If you arrange a transfer with us before your trip, a driver is waiting for you with a sign, a bottle of cold water, and music playing. That's it. Here's exactly how it goes, step by step, so you know what to expect the moment your plane touches down, plus what the transfer costs and how to book it.
Every flight into Cabo San Lucas lands at Los Cabos International Airport (SJD), located between San José del Cabo and Cabo San Lucas. It's a modern, tourist-friendly airport with three terminals. You'll deplane straight into the terminal, no shuttle bus, no tarmac walk in most cases.
Follow the signs to baggage claim. Bags typically arrive within 15–30 minutes of landing. While you wait, this is a good moment to put your phone into airplane mode or connect to airport Wi-Fi and let whoever's at home know you landed safely.
You'll pass a currency exchange booth in the baggage claim / arrivals area. You can exchange dollars for pesos here if you want.
Honest advice: it's not required. U.S. dollars are accepted almost everywhere in Cabo. Most restaurants, excursions, and shops take credit and debit cards. If you want pesos for taquería runs, tips, or small purchases, the airport exchange is convenient but not the best rate, ATMs in town are usually better. A couple hundred pesos is plenty to start.
After baggage claim, you'll walk to customs. You'll hand over your customs declaration form, they may ask you to press a button (green light means walk through, red light means a quick bag check, totally routine and takes about 60 seconds), and you're done.
Simple. No exit interview, no questions about where you're staying. Keep your passport handy but they usually don't ask for it here (Immigration handled that on the way in).
This is the part every first-timer wishes someone had warned them about.
Immediately after customs, you'll walk into a long hallway lined with dozens of people in matching polo shirts, all smiling, all calling out to you. They will offer:
Every single one of them is a timeshare or tour salesperson. Their entire job is to get you to stop walking. If you stop, they'll try to book you for a 90-minute (usually 4-hour) presentation in exchange for whatever they offered.
What to do: don't make eye contact, don't stop, don't accept anything, don't sign anything. A friendly "no gracias" and keep walking. It's a short hallway. You'll be through it in less than a minute.
If you booked a transfer with us, your ride is already arranged and waiting outside. You don't need theirs.
The moment you clear the terminal doors, look for a sign with your name. Your Terrasol driver is standing there, because you arranged the ride with us in advance (more on booking it below).
Here's what to expect:
You do nothing but walk up, say hi, and hand over your bags. The trip from the airport to Terrasol takes about 35–45 minutes depending on traffic. You'll drive through the Tourist Corridor along the Sea of Cortez with ocean views the entire way.
We arrange this for you in advance. It's a paid service, separate from your nightly rate:
You pay the driver directly, in cash or by credit card, just let us know your preference. Want to arrive to a stocked fridge? The driver can stop for groceries on the way in, the route passes Fresko, Costco, and Walmart.
To book it, send Monica your arrival details (flight, date, time) ahead of your trip: WhatsApp +52 624 241 7383. Your driver will be ready and waiting when you land.
Your driver will pull up to the gated entrance of Terrasol Beach Resort, security will wave you through, and you'll be dropped off directly at your condo.
Inside, you'll find:
Monica is who you'll be in touch with from the moment you land until you check out. She's warm, she knows Cabo inside out, and she speaks both English and Spanish.
Message her on WhatsApp or call for anything you need:
Monica · +52 624 241 7383
WhatsApp or call · English & Spanish
Land. Bags. Optional money exchange. Customs. Skip the timeshare pitch. Walk 10 steps outside. Cold water, music, driver, done. You'll be at the resort with your feet up in under an hour.
Lorraine Spargo owns and runs Terrasol Elite, a collection of eight beachfront condos inside Terrasol Beach Resort in Cabo San Lucas. Based in Cabo, she manages the properties directly and writes these guides from first-hand local knowledge of the beaches, the booking, and everyday life on the Pacific side.
Every stay includes a 5-gallon water jug in the condo and Monica on WhatsApp the whole time. Private airport transfer is optional ($100 one way / $200 round trip, paid to the driver), and we'll arrange it for you, welcome water, music, and direct condo drop-off included. Just send us your arrival details.
View All 8 Condos →Book direct at terrasolelite.com or call 1-877-220-2226. Every stay includes a stocked water jug and Monica on WhatsApp throughout your trip, and we'll gladly arrange your airport transfer ($100 one way / $200 round trip).