The Coast | Puerto Vallarta & Riviera Nayarit Buyer's Guide

One bay, so many different coasts.

From the cobblestones of Sayulita to the gates of Punta de Mita,from a marina condo in Nuevo Vallarta to old-town Puerto Vallarta,every mile of this coast has its own personality. Here is who each one suits.

Every community along the bay shares one bay and one coastal highway, and each sits within an easy drive of Puerto Vallarta's international airport, so you can land once and explore the whole coast. What changes from town to town is the character, the pace and the kind of property on offer, not the distance.

Choose your coast

Pick a personality,then a property

Ask which fits you

01 Puerto Vallarta Banderas Bay · Jalisco The energetic heart of the coast: old town charm, marina living and nonstop flights from dozens of US cities. 02 Nuevo Vallarta Riviera Nayarit Resort corridor of golf, marinas and beachfront condos,about 20 minutes north of PVR. 03 Bucerías Riviera Nayarit A laid-back beach town with an arts scene and genuinely Mexican character,about 20 to 30 minutes from the airport. 04 Sayulita Riviera Nayarit The bohemian cobblestoned surf town, about 40 minutes up Federal Highway 200. 05 Punta de Mita Riviera Nayarit The ultra-luxury gated peninsula of Four Seasons and St. Regis and Jack Nicklaus golf,about 40 to 50 minutes north. 06 San Pancho Riviera Nayarit A quiet surf-and-arts village,about 45 minutes to an hour up the coast,for slower rhythms.

Puerto Vallarta bay at golden hour, calm water and jungle hills

PVR

Fly in nonstop

Puerto Vallarta's airport flies nonstop to dozens of US cities, and Canadian carriers WestJet and Air Canada fly direct too.

Hwy 200

One road north

Federal Highway 200 hugs the bay northward,delivering every Riviera Nayarit community from one airport.

expats

Already here

American and Canadian residents already call the region home, some year-round and some part-time, so you arrive to a coast that is used to welcoming newcomers.

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