San José del Cabo to Cabo San Lucas: Baja Road Log Leg 12 (2026)

Leg 12 of 1220 mi / 32 km30 to 45 minToll road: 93 MXNChecked October 2026
El Arco rock arch at Land's End in Cabo San Lucas
El Arco at Land's End, Cabo San Lucas. Photo: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The last stretch: the Tourist Corridor between San José del Cabo and Cabo San Lucas, four lanes past resorts, golf courses and some of the best snorkeling beaches on the cape. The road ends at km 0 by the marina in Cabo San Lucas. You made it.

Quick answer: San José del Cabo to Cabo San Lucas is about 20 miles (32 km), or 30 to 45 minutes on the free Corridor (Highway 1). The parallel Los Cabos toll road (1D) costs 93 pesos from San José del Cabo, or 118 pesos from the airport.

Route map

Map by Google. Google picks its own fastest line, which can differ from the road log. Open this route in Google Maps to navigate on your phone, and download it for offline use before you lose signal.

The mile log: San José del Cabo to Cabo San Lucas

The original Baja Road Log entries for the Corridor, updated for 2026. Miles count from the light at the San José Centro turnoff. Km posts count down to km 0 in Cabo San Lucas; where the booklet printed a post it is shown, the rest are estimated.

Mile Km post What's there
0.0 ~km 31 Highway 1 at the light by the turnoff to San José Centro, with a fuel station near the corner.
0.6 ~km 30 Light and turnoff into central San José del Cabo on Calle Valerio González. Hotel & Suites Las Palmas is ahead on the right.
1.1 ~km 29 Turnoff on Paseo Finisterra.
1.4 ~km 29 Turnoff on Paseo de los Cabos to the beachfront hotel zone, including Posada Real Los Cabos.
2.2 ~km 27 La Jolla de Los Cabos, now condos.
2.9 ~km 26 Ocean-view pullout on the left near Cabo Surf Hotel & Spa, looking over the Sea of Cortez. The beaches below, Playa Costa Azul and Playa Acapulquito, are surf beaches, not for swimming.
3.6 km 27.5 Entrance to One&Only Palmilla and its golf club. Use this exit to double back to the ocean-view pullout.
4.9 ~km 23 Fuel station with a mini-market.
5.6 km 22.5 Entrance to The Westin Los Cabos Resort Villas. El Dorado Golf & Beach Club is half a mile further on the right.
7.8 km 19.5 Cabo Real hotel zone, with Paradisus Los Cabos, Las Ventanas al Paraíso (a Rosewood resort) and Zoëtry Casa del Mar Los Cabos.
8.2 km 18.5 Dreams Los Cabos Suites Golf Resort & Spa.
9.7 ~km 15 Monument to the opening of the four-lane highway between San José del Cabo and Cabo San Lucas in 1993.
11.0 km 14 Public access (acceso público) to Bahía Chileno, good for snorkeling and diving.
12.0 km 12 Public access to Bahía Santa María: a sand road, then a short walk to a beach popular with swimmers and snorkelers.
13.7 km 11 Entrance to Cabo del Sol, with its golf course, Grand Fiesta Americana Los Cabos and Hacienda del Mar Los Cabos.
14.9 km 9 Access to Playa Barco Varado (Shipwreck Beach), popular with divers and snorkelers.
17.8 ~km 2 Cabo San Lucas Country Club on the right.
18.5 ~km 1 Cabo San Lucas, at the junction of Highway 1 with El Bordo (Reforma), which loops around town to Highway 19 and Todos Santos. Straight on for downtown and the marina, where the KM 0 monument marks the end of Highway 1. Turn left for the Old Road to San José del Cabo and Villa del Palmar, and for Playa Médano with Club Cascadas de Baja, Pueblo Bonito Rosé, Pueblo Bonito Blanco, ME Cabo and Hacienda Beach Club & Residences. Médano is the swimming beach closest to downtown.

Golf course details from the old booklet were dropped; this edition has no golf chapter.

2026 notes for this leg
  • Toll road or Corridor? The free Corridor (Highway 1) runs past the beaches and resorts with lights and turn lanes. The Los Cabos toll road (1D) runs inland: 93 pesos San José del Cabo to Cabo San Lucas, 118 pesos from the airport, 51 pesos airport to San José del Cabo (CAPUFE rates, April 2026).
  • Potholes were reported between the airport and San José del Cabo in October 2026.
  • Swimming: many Corridor beaches have strong surf. Chileno and Santa María are the usual snorkeling coves; Médano is the town swimming beach.
  • RV parks: the old booklet's Cabo San Lucas RV parks are gone or unlisted. Look near San José del Cabo or on Highway 19.

Fuel

No planning needed: Mexico's registry lists 29 stations in San José del Cabo and 27 in Cabo San Lucas, plus the station near km 5. Find stations on Google Maps: Cabo San Lucas.

Mission church on the main plaza of San Jose del Cabo
The mission church on the plaza in San José del Cabo. Photo: Thelmadatter, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Where to stop and stay

Places below showed as operating on Google Maps when we checked on October 22, 2026, under the names they use now. Phone numbers and websites are the ones on their current listings. Call ahead before you count on a room or a campsite.

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The Corridor

Cabo San Lucas

New since the last booklet

Reeds and still water of the San Jose del Cabo estuary
The San José del Cabo estuary. Photo: Thelmadatter, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

What changed from the old booklet

Mile Change
0.6 Plaza Las Palmas and its cinemas were not confirmed.
1.1 Howard Johnson Plaza Suites could not be found, and the old San José golf course was not confirmed.
1.4 "Best Western" dropped from Posada Real (Hal's edit, confirmed). Fiesta Inn, Tanimara and Palmita could not be found; the Presidente Inter-Continental is permanently closed.
1.9 Brisa del Mar RV Resort could not be found.
2.2 Renamed La Jolla de Los Cabos Condos.
2.9 Cabo Surf Royale is now Cabo Surf Hotel & Spa.
3.6 Hotel Palmilla is now One&Only Palmilla.
5.6 Westin Regina renamed; El Dorado course renamed.
7.8 Meliá Cabo Real became Paradisus Los Cabos in 2016. Casa del Mar is now Zoëtry Casa del Mar (Hal's edit, confirmed). The Cabo Real golf course is listed as permanently closed.
8.2 Meliá Los Cabos is now Dreams Los Cabos.
10.6 Hotel Cabo San Lucas could not be found.
12.7 Hotel Twin Dolphin is gone; only the private Twin Dolphin Club remains.
13.7 Fiesta Americana and Sheraton Hacienda del Mar renamed. The "under construction" course note dropped.
15.9 Calinda Beach Hotel is permanently closed, and Misiones del Cabo now appears only as condo rentals.
16.6 El Arco Trailer Park could not be found.
17.2 Cabo Cielo RV Park could not be found.
17.8 Vagabundos del Mar RV Park is permanently closed.
18.5 Meliá San Lucas is now ME Cabo. Pueblo Bonito and Hacienda Beach renamed. Club Cabo is listed as temporarily closed.
Boats in the Cabo San Lucas marina with hotels behind
The Cabo San Lucas marina, near kilometer zero. Photo: Clemens Vasters from Viersen, Germany, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Frequently asked questions

Should I take the toll road or the free road between San José del Cabo and Cabo San Lucas?

The free Corridor (Highway 1) is the scenic way, past the beaches and resorts. The Los Cabos toll road (1D) runs inland and is quicker at busy times, for 93 pesos from San José del Cabo or 118 pesos from the airport.

How much is the Los Cabos toll road?

For a car: 93 pesos San José del Cabo to Cabo San Lucas, 118 pesos from the airport to Cabo San Lucas and 51 pesos from the airport to San José del Cabo, under the CAPUFE rates in effect since April 13, 2026.

How far is San José del Cabo from Cabo San Lucas?

About 20 miles (32 km), or 30 to 45 minutes on the Corridor.

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Checked October 22, 2026 against CAPUFE's 2026 toll schedule, the CRE/CNE fuel station registry, OpenStreetMap routing and Google Maps listings. Businesses open, close and change hands; confirm before you go.

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