There are 8 ways to get from Cancún to Irvine by plane, bus, train, taxi, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to John Wayne Airport Orange County
best- Fly from Cancún International Airport (CUN) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane CUN - SNA
8h 30m$202–807Fly to Tijuana International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Cancún International Airport (CUN) to Tijuana International Airport (TIJ)plane CUN - TIJ
- Take the train from San Diego to Irvinetrain
11h 47m$147–445Bus via Tepic
- Take the bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Cancún to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tepicbus
- Take the bus from Tepic to Santa Anabus
2d 19h$292–610Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Estación Tren Maya Cancún Aeropuerto to Estación Tren Maya Palenquetrain
- Take the bus from Palenque to Villahermosabus
- Take the taxi from Villahermosa to Cárdenastaxi
- Take the bus from Cárdenas to Monterreybus
- Take the bus from Monterrey to San Marcosbus
- Take the train from San Marcos Amtrak to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Tustintrain
3d 8h$921–2,973Drive 2,801 mi
- Drive from Cancún to Irvinecar 2,801 mi
2d 3h$512–739Fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Fly from Cancún International Airport (CUN) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane CUN - LAX
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Tustintrain
9h 58m$187–332Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Cancún to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tijuanabus
- Take the bus from Tijuana Central, B.C. to Santa Anabus
3d 4h$352–780Bus, train
- Take the bus from Cancún Ruta 5 to Tuxtla Gutiérrezbus
- Take the bus from Tuxtla Gutiérrez to Los Angelesbus
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Tustintrain
3d 21h$293–442
Cancún to Irvine by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cancún to Irvine is to fly and train which costs $140 - $450 and takes 11h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Cancún to Irvine is to fly which takes 8h 30m and costs $200 - $850.
No, there is no direct bus from Cancún to Irvine. However, there are services departing from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Cancún and arriving at Campus-University Center via Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte, Tepic and The Depot At Santa Ana Dock 3. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 19h.
The distance between Cancún and Irvine is 2099 miles. The road distance is 2817.4 miles.
The best way to get from Cancún to Irvine without a car is to bus via Tepic which takes 2 days 19h and costs $290 - $650.
It takes approximately 8h 30m to get from Cancún to Irvine, including transfers.
Cancún to Irvine bus services, operated by ADO, depart from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Cancún station.
The best way to get from Cancún to Irvine is to fly which takes 8h 30m and costs $200 - $850. Alternatively, you can bus via Tepic, which costs $290 - $650 and takes 2 days 19h.
Cancún to Irvine bus services, operated by ADO, arrive at Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte station.
Irvine is 2h behind Cancún. It is currently 6:12 AM in Cancún and 4:12 AM in Irvine.
What companies run services between Cancún, Mexico and Irvine, CA, USA?
Southwest Airlines, American Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Cancún International Airport (CUN) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Cancún to Campus-University Center via Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte, Tepic, Santa Ana, and The Depot At Santa Ana Dock 3 in around 2d 19h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Cancún International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Cancún International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Cancún International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–490
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–490
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–480
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Cancún International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–950
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–480
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Cancún International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Cancún International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–480
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Leon/Guanajuato
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–300
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Tijuana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–340
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via San Luis Potosi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–340
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Aguascalientes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–340
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–310
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Tijuana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–350
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–350
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–480
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–490
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
- Phone
- +52 559 771 1000
- Website
- trenmaya.gob.mx
Train from Estación Tren Maya Cancún Aeropuerto to Estación Tren Maya Palenque
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–220
- Website
- https://reservas.ventaboletostrenmaya.com.mx/web/portal/inicio
- Special Tourist (INAPAM)
- $45–55
- Local Tourist
- $55–70
- National Tourist
- $85–110
- International Tourist
- $110–140
- National Premier
- $130–170
- International Premier
- $180–220
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Marcos Amtrak to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $470–1,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Diego to Irvine
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from L.A. Union Station to Tustin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
Train from L.A. Union Station to Tustin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
Train from L.A. Union Station to Tustin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- [email protected]
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Cancún to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–270
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Cancún to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–270
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- [email protected]
- Website
- autobuseselite.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tepic
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Schedules at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Book at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tijuana
- Ave. Duration
- 44h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $180–370
- Schedules at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Book at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 5141 4300
- [email protected]
- Website
- odm.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tepic
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–140
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tijuana
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $180–460
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 664 299 0487
- [email protected]
- Website
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Tepic to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–200
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
- Phone
- +52 55 5652 9331
- [email protected]
- Website
- wayak.mx
Bus from Palenque to Villahermosa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $284–1,600
- Website
- https://www.wayak.mx/
- Medium SUV 5 Passengers
- $290–400
- Sedan 3 Passengers
- $284
- Van 9 Passengers
- $370–500
- Sprinter 18 Passengers
- $1,200–1,600
- Sprinter 12 Passengers
- $1,041
- Phone
- +52 937 132 0108
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Cárdenas to Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $48–53
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +1 800 923 1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Monterrey to San Marcos
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–70
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Tijuana Central, B.C. to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $35–50
- Phone
- +52 984 130 1992
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Cancún Ruta 5 to Tuxtla Gutiérrez
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- [email protected]
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Tuxtla Gutiérrez to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 3d
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $240–370
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Estimated price
- $10–13
Sitio De Taxi Luis Gil Perez
- Phone
- +52 993 314 29 39
Taxis a Macuspana
- Phone
- +52 993 561 88 14
Taxi Tabasco
- Phone
- +52 993 395 39 40
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