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. Someone from the resort is already 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.
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.
Your transportation is already handled. 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.
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.
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.
Pre-arranged airport transfer, welcome water, music, direct condo drop-off, 5-gallon water jug, and Monica on WhatsApp the whole time. Book any of our 8 condos and it's all handled for you.
View All 8 Condos →Book direct at terrasolelite.com or call 1-877-220-2226. Every stay includes airport pickup, welcome water, and Monica on WhatsApp throughout your trip.