There are 12 ways to get from California to León by tram, plane, bus, train, car, or shuttle
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Tram to Tijuana International Airport, fly to Del Bajío International Airport
best- Take the tram from Civic Center Station to San Ysidro Stationtram
- Fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Del Bajío International Airport (BJX)plane TIJ - BJX
8h 15m$1,294–4,166Bus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Terminal Tlaquepaquebus San José
- Take the bus from Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 2 to Leónbus
38h 12m$4,002–5,687Train, bus via San Antonio
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Antonio Stationtrain
- Take the bus from San Antonio Station to Nuevo Laredobus
- Take the bus from Nuevo Laredo to San Luis Potosíbus
- Take the bus from San Luis Potosí to Leónbus
43h 56m$11,155–20,443Drive 2,558.3 km
- Drive from Los Angeles to Leóncar 2,558.3 km
29h 11m$4,951–7,152Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Del Bajío International Airport
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Del Bajío International Airport (BJX)plane LAX - BJX
7h 33m$2,857–8,788Fly Tijuana International Airport to Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport (AGU)plane TIJ - AGU
- Take a shuttle bus from Aguascalientes to León
8h 59m$2,462–8,416Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport (AGU)plane LAX - AGU
- Take a shuttle bus from Aguascalientes to León
8h 11m$4,125–11,738Fly Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Del Bajío International Airport
- Fly from Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) to Del Bajío International Airport (BJX)plane FAT - BJX
8h 35m$2,744–9,087Fly Oakland International Airport to Del Bajío International Airport
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Del Bajío International Airport (BJX)plane OAK - BJX
7h 49m$4,505–11,177Fly Tijuana International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport, bus
- Fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GDL)plane TIJ - GDL
- Take the bus from Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 2 to Leónbus
11h 27m$2,197–4,726Train, bus
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain Pacific Surfliner
- Take the bus from Tijuana to Leónbus
43h 13m$3,855–7,237Bus via Los Angeles
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Guadalajarabus
- Take the bus from Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 1 to Leónbus
2d 3h$3,378–4,182
Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Del Bajío International Airport (BJX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from California to León is to tram and fly which costs $1200 - $4200 and takes 8h 15m.
The fastest way to get from California to León is to fly which takes 7h 33m and costs $2800 - $9000.
No, there is no direct bus from California to León. However, there are services departing from Los Angeles Downtown and arriving at León via Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 12m.
The distance between California and León is 2059 km. The road distance is 2558.3 km.
The best way to get from California to León without a car is to bus which takes 38h 12m and costs $4000 - $6000.
It takes approximately 8h 15m to get from California to León, including transfers.
California to León bus services, operated by Tufesa Mexico, depart from Los Angeles Downtown station.
The best way to get from California to León is to bus which takes 38h 12m and costs $4000 - $6000. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $2800 - $9000 and takes 7h 33m.
California to León bus services, operated by Tufesa Mexico, arrive at Terminal Tlaquepaque station.
León is 1h ahead of California. It is currently 8:23 PM in California and 9:23 PM in León.
What companies run services between California, USA and León, Mexico?
You can take a bus from Los Angeles Downtown to León via Terminal Tlaquepaque and Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 2 in around 38h 12m. Alternatively, Volaris, Aeroméxico, and Viva Aerobus fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Del Bajío International Airport (BJX) twice daily.
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Del Bajío International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,200
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Del Bajío International Airport via San Jose Cabo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,200
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Del Bajío International Airport via Puerto Vallarta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Del Bajío International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,600–9,500
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–5,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,400–9,000
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Del Bajío International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,700–9,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Del Bajío International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,400–8,500
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–3,400
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Hermosillo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–3,400
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Culiacan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–3,400
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–3,400
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Del Bajío International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,900
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Del Bajío International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Del Bajío International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,900–11,000
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–6,500
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,300
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Del Bajío International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,000–9,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Del Bajío International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,200–9,500
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,900–13,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,200–13,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,500–15,000
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Del Bajío International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,500–10,000
- Website
- mexicana.gob.mx
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Del Bajío International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–8,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,600–15,000
- Phone
- +1 619-557-4555
- Website
- sdmts.com
Tram from Civic Center Station to San Ysidro Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $40–260
- Website
- https://www.sdmts.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.sdmts.com/getting-around/departures-and-schedules
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to San Antonio Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $7,500–16,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $650–1,400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- [email protected]
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Terminal Tlaquepaque
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3,400–4,800
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $3,400–4,800
- Titanium
- $3,700–3,900
- Phone
- +52 800 800 0386
- [email protected]
- Website
- etn.com.mx
Bus from Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 2 to León
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $600–900
- Website
- https://etn.com.mx/english/
Bus from Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 2 to León
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $600–900
- Website
- https://etn.com.mx/english/
- Phone
- +1 479 750 3263
- Website
- transporteschayo.com
Bus from San Antonio Station to Nuevo Laredo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $900–1,000
- Schedules at
- transporteschayo.com
- Book at
- transporteschayo.com
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- [email protected]
- Website
- futura.com.mx
Bus from Nuevo Laredo to San Luis Potosí
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2,000–2,900
- Schedules at
- futura.com.mx
- Book at
- futura.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 477 710 0060
- Website
- primeraplus.com.mx
Bus from San Luis Potosí to León
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $450–650
- Schedules at
- primeraplus.com.mx
- Book at
- primeraplus.com.mx
Bus from Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 1 to León
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $550–750
- Schedules at
- primeraplus.com.mx
- Book at
- primeraplus.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 449 291 3048
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Shuttle from Aguascalientes to León
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $500–2,400
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Shuttle from Aguascalientes to León
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $500–2,400
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- [email protected]
- Website
- autobuseselite.com.mx
Bus from Tijuana to León
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3,100–5,500
- Schedules at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Book at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- [email protected]
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Los Angeles to Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $2,800–3,400
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
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