There are 9 ways to get from California to Zacatecas by plane, bus, train, car, or tram
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Zacatecas International Airport
best- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Zacatecas International Airport (ZCL)plane LAX - ZCL
5h 53m$4,730–11,867Fly Tijuana International Airport to Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport (AGU)plane TIJ - AGU
- Take the bus from Aguascalientes to Zacatecasbus
9h 21m$2,287–6,126Bus via Ciudad Juárez
- Take the bus from 612 Wall St - Los Angeles to El Pasobus Huntington Park
- Take the bus from El Paso to Zacatecasbus
32h 30m$4,237–5,766Train, bus
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Antonio Stationtrain Texas Eagle / ...
- Take the bus from San Antonio to Zacatecasbus
44h$9,169–17,735Drive 2,317.9 km
- Drive from Los Angeles to Zacatecascar 2,317.9 km
26h 19m$4,478–6,468Tram to Tijuana International Airport, fly to Zacatecas International Airport
- Take the tram from Civic Center Station to San Ysidro Stationtram
- Fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Zacatecas International Airport (ZCL)plane TIJ - ZCL
6h 42m$3,367–8,546Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport, bus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport (AGU)plane LAX - AGU
- Take the bus from Aguascalientes to Zacatecasbus
8h 33m$3,950–9,947Bus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Terminal Tlaquepaquebus San José
- Take the bus from Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 6 to Zacatecasbus
39h 27m$4,302–6,087Bus #2
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Mazatlánbus
- Take the bus from Mazatlán to Zacatecasbus
41h 16m$2,628–3,732
California to Zacatecas by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from California to Zacatecas is to bus which costs $2600 - $3800 and takes 41h 16m.
The fastest way to get from California to Zacatecas is to fly which takes 5h 53m and costs $4700 - $12000.
No, there is no direct bus from California to Zacatecas. However, there are services departing from 612 Wall St - Los Angeles and arriving at Zacatecas via El Paso. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 30m.
The distance between California and Zacatecas is 2011 km. The road distance is 2317.9 km.
The best way to get from California to Zacatecas without a car is to bus via Ciudad Juárez which takes 32h 30m and costs $4200 - $6000.
It takes approximately 5h 53m to get from California to Zacatecas, including transfers.
California to Zacatecas bus services, operated by Omnibus Express, depart from 612 Wall St - Los Angeles station.
The best way to get from California to Zacatecas is to fly which takes 5h 53m and costs $4700 - $12000. Alternatively, you can bus via Ciudad Juárez, which costs $4200 - $6000 and takes 32h 30m.
California to Zacatecas bus services, operated by Omnibus Express, arrive at El Paso station.
Zacatecas is 1h ahead of California. It is currently 3:43 PM in California and 4:43 PM in Zacatecas.
What companies run services between California, USA and Zacatecas, Mexico?
Volaris, Frontier Airlines, and Aeroméxico fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Zacatecas International Airport (ZCL) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from 612 Wall St - Los Angeles to Zacatecas via El Paso in around 32h 30m.
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Zacatecas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,100–11,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Zacatecas International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $4,100–11,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Zacatecas International Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $4,100–11,000
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Zacatecas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,800–7,500
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,800–5,000
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
- $3,400–11,000
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Zacatecas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,100–11,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Zacatecas International Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $4,100–11,000
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
- $3,400–11,000
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Zacatecas International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,600–15,000
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,900–12,000
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
- $3,000–13,000
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–6,500
- 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
- $3,400–14,000
- 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
- $3,400–14,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to San Antonio Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $7,000–16,000
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 619-557-4555
- Website
- MTS
Tram from Civic Center Station to San Ysidro Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $40–260
- Website
- MTS
- Schedules at
- MTS Schedules
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- Omnibus Express
Bus from 612 Wall St - Los Angeles to El Paso
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2,100–2,700
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
- Phone
- +1 800 923 1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- Omnibus Express (OMEX VIP)
Bus from El Paso to Zacatecas
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2,100–3,100
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express (OMEX VIP)
Bus from San Antonio to Zacatecas
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–2,300
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express (OMEX VIP)
- Phone
- +1 479 750 3263
- Website
- transporteschayo.com
Bus from San Antonio to Zacatecas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2,000–2,500
- Schedules at
- transporteschayo.com
- Book at
- transporteschayo.com
- Phone
- +52 55 2643 9028
- Website
- apoloplatinum.com.mx
Bus from Aguascalientes to Zacatecas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $320–600
- Schedules at
- platinumline.mx
- Book at
- platinumline.mx
- Ejecutivo
- $420–470
- Confort
- $500–600
- Primera Clase
- $320–470
Bus from Aguascalientes to Zacatecas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $320–600
- Schedules at
- platinumline.mx
- Book at
- platinumline.mx
- Ejecutivo
- $420–470
- Confort
- $500–600
- Primera Clase
- $320–470
- 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 55 5141 4300
- [email protected]
- Website
- odm.com.mx
Bus from Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 6 to Zacatecas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $900–1,300
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 664 299 0487
- [email protected]
- Website
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Los Angeles to Mazatlán
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,400–1,900
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
- Phone
- +52 800 800 0386
- [email protected]
- Website
- ETN Turistar
Bus from Mazatlán to Zacatecas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1,200–1,800
- Website
- ETN Turistar
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Yes, the driving distance between California to Zacatecas is 2318 km. It takes approximately 26h 19m to drive from California to Zacatecas.
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