Alaska Airlines announces new route from San Jose, CA to the Riviera Nayarit

Alaska Airlines announced its new San Jose-Puerto Vallarta/Riviera Nayarit route that will begin operating in March 2020, improving connectivity between the San Francisco Bay area in California and the Banderas Bay region.

The estimated duration of the flight from the Norman Y. Mineta International Airport in San Jose to the Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz airport—serving Puerto Vallarta and the Riviera Nayarit—is four hours; the return flight takes three hours.

According to Marc Murphy, managing director of the Bahía de Banderas Hotel and Motel Association (AHMBB) and the Riviera Nayarit Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB), options like this direct flight have helped the Riviera Nayarit has become one of the most sought-after destinations for North American travelers.

Equipment      Flight               Departure       Arrival             Frequency

AS270              320D               SJC-O8:00       PVR-12:35       MTWTFSS

AS271              320D               PVR-13:40       SJC-16:30        MTWTFSS

Note: Times are based on local time zone.

The flight is already available for booking on the Alaska Airlines website. For reservations please visit www.alaskaair.com.

+ Alaska Airlines began its service to Mexico in 1988 and moves an average of one million passengers per month between the West Coast and Mexico. Alaska Airlines and its sister company Horizon air together serve seven beach destinations in Mexico: Ixtapa / Zihuatanejo, La Paz, Loreto, Los Cabos, Manzanillo, Mazatlan y Puerto Vallarta / Riviera Nayarit, as well as Guadalajara and Mexico City.

+ In 2019, readers of Condé Nast Traveler named Alaska Airlines “Best Airline in the US” for the second consecutive year.

The Riviera Nayarit reasserts its status as a first-class tourist development, an example of the growing and successful tourism industry in Mexico. The destination works vigorously to attain its goal of attracting more and better tourism to Mexico’s Pacific Treasure with the support of the Government of the State of Nayarit via the Tourism Promotion Trust (Fiprotur).