There are 10 ways to get from Costa Mesa to Mexico City by plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), car, train, bus, or tram
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Fly John Wayne Airport Orange County to Benito Juárez International Airport
best- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX)plane SNA - MEX
9h 36m$2,169–9,069Train to Tijuana International Airport, fly to Felipe Ángeles International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Irvine to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
- Fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Felipe Ángeles International Airport (NLU)plane TIJ - NLU
12h 1m$1,768–5,374Bus via Mexicali
- Take the bus from Santa Ana Bus Stop to San Ysidro Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Tijuana to Mexicalibus
- Take the bus from Mexicali to Terminal Central Del Sur - Taxqueñabus
45h 11m$3,864–7,234Drive 2,887.1 km
- Drive from Costa Mesa to Mexico Citycar 2,887.1 km
33h 1m$5,588–8,071Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Take the train from Santa Ana to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX)plane LAX - MEX
8h 49m$2,944–7,144Train to Tijuana International Airport, fly to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Take the train from Irvine to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
- Fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX)plane TIJ - MEX
10h 30m$2,218–5,574Line 688 bus, train, tram to Tijuana International Airport, fly to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport
- Take the bus from Oc Fair-Yellow Gate to Irvine Station-Dock 5bus
- Take the train from Irvine to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
- Take the tram from Old Town Station to San Ysidro Stationtram
- Fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport (TLC)plane TIJ - TLC
12h 19m$2,648–6,554Bus
- Take the bus from Santa Ana to Cross Border Express, San Diegobus
- Take the bus from Tijuana International Airport to Tecatebus
- Take the bus from Tecate to México Politécnicobus
45h 14m$2,179–3,229Bus via México D.F., Central De Autobuses Del Norte
- Take the bus from Anaheim-Cerritos to Cross Border Express, San Diegobus
- Take the bus from Tijuana International Airport to Mexicalibus
- Take the bus from Mexicali to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
2d$4,054–8,884Bus #2
- Take the bus from Disneyland Employee's Entrance to Figueroa / Picobus 460
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
2d 12h$3,390–4,101
John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Mesa to Mexico City is to train and fly which costs $1700 - $5500 and takes 12h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Mesa to Mexico City is to train and fly which takes 8h 49m and costs $2900 - $7500.
No, there is no direct bus from Costa Mesa to Mexico City. However, there are services departing from Oc Fair-Yellow Gate and arriving at Terminal Central Del Sur - Taxqueña via Santa Ana Bus Stop, Tijuana and Mexicali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 45h 11m.
The distance between Costa Mesa and Mexico City is 2458 km. The road distance is 2887.1 km.
The best way to get from Costa Mesa to Mexico City without a car is to bus via Mexicali which takes 45h 11m and costs $3800 - $7500.
It takes approximately 9h 36m to get from Costa Mesa to Mexico City, including transfers.
Costa Mesa to Mexico City bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Santa Ana Bus Stop station.
The best way to get from Costa Mesa to Mexico City is to fly which takes 9h 36m and costs $2100 - $9500. Alternatively, you can bus via Mexicali, which costs $3800 - $7500 and takes 45h 11m.
Costa Mesa to Mexico City bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at San Ysidro Bus Terminal station.
Mexico City is 1h ahead of Costa Mesa. It is currently 2:28 AM in Costa Mesa and 3:28 AM in Mexico City.
What companies run services between Costa Mesa, CA, USA and Mexico City, Mexico?
Delta, Aeroméxico, and four other airlines fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Oc Fair-Yellow Gate to Terminal Central Del Sur - Taxqueña via The Depot At Santa Ana Dock 9, Santa Ana Bus Stop, San Ysidro Bus Terminal, Tijuana, and Mexicali in around 45h 11m.
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Benito Juárez International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,900–12,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,600–6,500
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,800–4,300
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport via Culiacan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,800–4,300
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Felipe Ángeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,000
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–4,900
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport via Puerto Vallarta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–4,900
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–4,900
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,600–6,000
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–3,900
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Felipe Ángeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Felipe Ángeles International Airport via Culiacan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Felipe Ángeles International Airport via Leon/Guanajuato
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–5,500
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport via San Jose Cabo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,100–5,500
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport via Puerto Vallarta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–5,500
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–8,000
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–7,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Benito Juárez International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,200–9,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–8,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Benito Juárez International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,100–9,000
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Benito Juárez International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,700–11,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–8,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Benito Juárez International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,600–11,000
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Benito Juárez International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,800–12,000
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Benito Juárez International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,900–12,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,600–6,500
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,800–10,000
- Website
- mexicana.gob.mx
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Felipe Ángeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–7,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Santa Ana to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $180–390
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Irvine to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $430–900
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Irvine to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $430–900
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Irvine to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $430–900
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 619-557-4555
- Website
- sdmts.com
Tram from Old Town Station to San Ysidro Station
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–200
- Website
- https://www.sdmts.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.sdmts.com/getting-around/departures-and-schedules
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Santa Ana Bus Stop to San Ysidro Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $280–480
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Santa Ana Bus Stop to San Ysidro Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $270–550
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +52 664 104 7400
- [email protected]
- Website
- abc.com.mx
Bus from Tijuana to Mexicali
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $360–650
- Schedules at
- abc.com.mx
- Book at
- abc.com.mx
Bus from Tijuana International Airport to Tecate
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–240
- Schedules at
- abc.com.mx
- Book at
- abc.com.mx
Bus from Tijuana International Airport to Mexicali
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $350–650
- Schedules at
- abc.com.mx
- Book at
- abc.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- [email protected]
- Website
- autobuseselite.com.mx
Bus from Mexicali to Terminal Central Del Sur - Taxqueña
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3,200–6,000
- Schedules at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Book at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Phone
- +1 714-560-6282
- Website
- octa.net
Bus from Oc Fair-Yellow Gate to Irvine Station-Dock 5
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35
- Schedules at
- octa.net
- [email protected]
- Website
- crossborderxpress.com
Bus from Santa Ana to Cross Border Express, San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $460–650
- Schedules at
- crossborderxpress.com
Bus from Anaheim-Cerritos to Cross Border Express, San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $470–700
- Schedules at
- crossborderxpress.com
- Phone
- +52 664 299 0487
- [email protected]
- Website
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Tecate to México Politécnico
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,600–2,300
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
- Phone
- +52 55 5141 4300
- [email protected]
- Website
- odm.com.mx
Bus from Mexicali to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3,200–7,500
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
- Phone
- +1-323-466-3876
- [email protected]
- Website
- metro.net
Bus from Disneyland Employee's Entrance to Figueroa / Pico
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $28–34
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- [email protected]
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Los Angeles to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 8h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $3,300–4,000
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
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