Cheap flights from Dublin to Puerto Vallarta

The weeks either side of the low season are where fares soften first, and September is the cheapest month for Dublin to Puerto Vallarta, falling in the Pacific rainy season when the town is quieter and demand dips. Winter flips the picture: December and January pull sun-seekers to Banderas Bay, and the Christmas and New Year weeks push fares up with them. Midweek departures usually price below weekend ones, and an early-week start out of Dublin keeps a North American connection comfortable. Fares are published for September through January, then March and June, so you can weigh the low season against the winter peak before committing.

The mix leans full-service: Aer Lingus, Iberia, Air France, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Turkish Airlines, American Airlines, United Airlines and Delta Air Lines all sell connecting itineraries whose long legs typically include checked baggage, meals and a reserved seat. The budget side of the list is WestJet and Iberia Express, whose leaner fare families treat bags, meals and seat selection as paid extras. Nobody flies Dublin to Puerto Vallarta nonstop, so what really separates them is the stopover — Canada or the United States with the North American carriers, a European transfer with the rest. Weigh what each fare tier includes before you let the headline price decide.

Getting in is easy by long-haul standards: Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International sits at the northern end of the Hotel Zone, so the transfer into the old town or south along the coast is a short taxi ride rather than an expedition. Prepaid taxis are sold at official counters as you leave baggage claim, local buses run along the road outside if you travel light, and rental cars and ride apps cover the rest. You will have spent most of a day getting there from Dublin, so decide how you are paying for the ride before you land, and buy taxi tickets at the desks rather than from anyone touting inside the terminal.

Currency

MXN ($)

Power sockets

Type A, B · 127 V

Language

Yucatec Maya, Nahuatl, Spanish

Emergency number

911

Driving side

right

Calling code

+52

Internet domain

.mx

Population of Puerto Vallarta

224 k (2020)

Time zone

UTC-06 (America/Mexico_City)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Dublin has a single airport and you land at Ordaz, so the choice that matters is the connection city and the length of the layover.
• On fares with WestJet or Iberia Express, price in checked baggage and seat selection before comparing them with full-service tickets.
• Check entry rules for Mexico and for your transit country, because a connection in the United States or Canada adds its own paperwork.
• If the two legs are on separate tickets, leave a generous gap between flights in case the first one runs late.
• Hold your September fare against the winter months on the price calendar, since the season you pick moves the price more than the airline does.