C$ 325+ Cheap flights to Mazatlán

Mazatlán climate

There is no bad time to take cheap flights to Mazatlan. The city experiences tropical weather year-round. Temperatures range from 18 to 35 degrees Celsius (65-95 degrees Fahrenheit).

Getting around Mazatlán

When your cheap flight to Mazatlan arrives, use any of several car rental options, like Advantage, Budget and Hertz. To get around the city, hop aboard a pulmonia, the open, golf cart-like taxis that run all over the city. They don’t have meters, but the fares are normally reasonable. You can also find plenty of traditional, metered taxis.    

What is good to know if travelling to Mazatlán?

• Banda music is a fusion of German polka music and traditional Mexican music. It was established in the 1930s by German immigrants. Most banda music groups have ten or more musicians. Restaurants in Mazatlan and throughout the province of Sinaloa often host banda music bands at night.
• Another German passion, good beer, is produced at the Pacifico brewery. There are tours Monday through Friday at 9am and 4pm during which participants can sample the famous beer.
• There is good fishing year-round in the waters surrounding Mazatlan. For swordfish and striped marlin take cheap flights to Mazatlan January through April, for blue marlin, May to December, for black marlin, July to December, for sailfish March to December and for dorado, March to December. Tuna is available year round.
• Time your souvenir shopping to avoid Wednesdays and Thursdays. These days are when cruise ships are in port and stores are very busy. Items to pick up include Mayan masks, animal models, ceramic patio and garden ornaments, lamps, wall hangings and sandals.
• Mazatlán’s three beach islands are a short boat ride away. They are Isla de Chivos (Goat Island), Isla de Pájaros (Bird Island), and the Isla de Venados (Deer Island) nature preserve.
• At the Aquarium and Botanical Gardens (Acuario Mazatlan), there are dozens of marine-life tanks with sharks, seahorses, lobsters, and more than 250 exotic species from around the world.
• The Sea Shell City Museum in the heart of the Zona Dorada is home to an amazing collection of seashells. Not only is there an enormous fountain made of sea shells, there are rare shells such as Bullmouth Helmet, Caribbean Milk Moon, Trumped Triton, and Venus.