There are 8 ways to get from Ajijic to Santa Cruz by bus, plane, train, car, subway, bus (Amtrak), or bus (Greyhound, Flixbus)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
best- Take the bus from Ajijic to Crossing Guadalajara Airportbus
- Fly from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GDL) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane GDL - SJC
- Take the bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Frontbus
8h 42m$270–630Bus, fly to Oakland International Airport, BART
cheapest- Take the bus from Ajijic to Crossing Guadalajara Airportbus
- Fly from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GDL) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane GDL - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
- Take the bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Frontbus
9h 38m$184–428Bus, train
- Take the bus from Ajijic to Crossing Guadalajara Airportbus
- Take the bus from Aeropuerto de Guadalajara - Parada de Macrobús to Parque Metropolitanobus
- Take the bus from Guadalajara to Santa Anabus
- Take the train from Santa Ana to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Josetrain
- Take the bus from Diridon Station to Ocean & Waterbus 17
2d 1h$236–526Drive 1,865.2 mi
- Drive from Ajijic to Santa Cruzcar 1,865.2 mi
33h 35m$341–492Bus, fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
- Take the bus from Ajijic to Crossing Guadalajara Airportbus
- Fly from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GDL) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane GDL - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Take the bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Frontbus
9h 38m$419–1,642Bus, fly to Sacramento International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Ajijic to Crossing Guadalajara Airportbus
- Fly from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GDL) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane GDL - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to San Josetrain
- Take the bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Frontbus
12h 59m$246–1,015Bus
- Take the bus from Ajijic to Central Vieja de Guadalajarabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Zapopan to San Josebus
- Take the bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Frontbus 17
2d 1h$256–379Bus via Los Angeles
- Take the bus from Ajijic to Álamo Industrialbus
- Take the bus from Guadalajara to Los Angelesbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Jose Diridon Stationbus
- Take the bus from Diridon Station to Ocean & Waterbus 17
2d 9h$217–314
Ajijic to Santa Cruz by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ajijic to Santa Cruz is to bus via Los Angeles which costs $210 - $320 and takes 2 days 9h.
The fastest way to get from Ajijic to Santa Cruz is to bus and fly which takes 8h 42m and costs $270 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Ajijic to Santa Cruz. However, there are services departing from Ajijic and arriving at Soquel Ave & Front via Central Vieja de Guadalajara, Terminal Zapopan, King & Virginia, Santa Clara & 1st and Diridon Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 1h.
The distance between Ajijic and Santa Cruz is 1688 miles. The road distance is 1876.1 miles.
The best way to get from Ajijic to Santa Cruz without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 1h and costs $230 - $550.
It takes approximately 8h 42m to get from Ajijic to Santa Cruz, including transfers.
Ajijic to Santa Cruz bus services, operated by Chapala Plus, depart from Ajijic station.
Ajijic to Santa Cruz bus services, operated by Chapala Plus, arrive at Central Vieja de Guadalajara station.
Santa Cruz is 1h behind Ajijic. It is currently 11:02 PM in Ajijic and 10:02 PM in Santa Cruz.
Yes, the driving distance between Ajijic to Santa Cruz is 1876 miles. It takes approximately 33h 35m to drive from Ajijic to Santa Cruz.
What companies run services between Ajijic, Mexico and Santa Cruz, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Ajijic to Soquel Ave & Front via Central Vieja de Guadalajara, Central de Autobuses Zapopan, Terminal Zapopan, King & Virginia, Santa Clara & 1st, San Jose Diridon, and Diridon Station in around 2d 1h.
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–420
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–420
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–350
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–360
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–390
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–420
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–420
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–350
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–360
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–330
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–320
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–320
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–320
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–320
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Santa Ana to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–23
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–280
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Sacramento to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- Cal Train
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Coliseum to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- BART
- Phone
- +52 33 3619 4777
- [email protected]
- Website
- Chapala Plus
Bus from Ajijic to Crossing Guadalajara Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Chapala Plus
Bus from Ajijic to Crossing Guadalajara Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Chapala Plus
Bus from Ajijic to Crossing Guadalajara Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Chapala Plus
Bus from Ajijic to Crossing Guadalajara Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Chapala Plus
Bus from Ajijic to Crossing Guadalajara Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Chapala Plus
Bus from Ajijic to Central Vieja de Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- Chapala Plus
Bus from Ajijic to Álamo Industrial
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- Chapala Plus
- Phone
- +1 (831) 425-8600
- Website
- Santa Cruz Metro
Bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Front
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- Santa Cruz Metro
Bus from Diridon Station to Ocean & Water
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- Santa Cruz Metro
Bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Front
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- Santa Cruz Metro
Bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Front
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- Santa Cruz Metro
Bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Front
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- Santa Cruz Metro
Bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Front
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- Santa Cruz Metro
Bus from Diridon Station to Ocean & Water
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- Santa Cruz Metro
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Front
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Front
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Front
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Front
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Front
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +52 33 3942 5700
- Website
- Siteur
Bus from Aeropuerto de Guadalajara - Parada de Macrobús to Parque Metropolitano
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Schedules at
- Siteur
- Phone
- +52 664 299 0487
- [email protected]
- Website
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Guadalajara to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–210
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- [email protected]
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Zapopan to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–350
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $240–350
- Titanium
- $270–290
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- [email protected]
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Guadalajara to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 47m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $160–200
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Jose Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Jose Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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