Los Cabos is the municipality that includes the cities of Cabo San Lucas and San Jose del Cabo, and located in the state of Baja California Sur.

Los Cabos, Mexico is accessible by air from most major cities in the United States and Mexico by Aeromexico, Aero California, Alaska Airlines, America West, Continental, Mexicana Airlines, United Airlines, and various charter flights flying into the Los Cabos International Airport. From Los Angeles and San Diego, the flying time is approximately 2 hours. Cabo San Lucas is accessible by sea via Carnival Cruises from Los Angeles and other major cruise lines. By land, Cabo is accessible via Highway 1, which runs the entire length of the Baja California peninsula from the US border. There is a Greyhound Bus service from Los Angeles to Tijuana via San Diego and then by Autotransportes Aguila or Tres Estrellas de Oro from Tijuana to La Paz,  then on to Cabo San Lucas.  From Tijuana, the drive is long (22 hours by car and 30 plus hours by bus).

Getting to Cabo San Lucas requires only a short flight from most US international airports.

Los Cabos and Baja California Sur are located within the Mountain Time Zone. The time changes here whenever Daylight Savings Time changes.