There are 10 ways to get from Los Angeles to Mérida by plane, bus, train, 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 from Los Angeles International Airport
best- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Mérida International Airport (MID)plane LAX - MID
9h 21m$2,959–6,886Train to Tijuana International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
- Fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Mérida International Airport (MID)plane TIJ - MID
11h 35m$2,461–5,476Bus via Guadalajara
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Terminal Zapopanbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Milenio Zapopan to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Mérida Centro Históricobus
2d 18h$6,776–10,448Train, bus
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Antonio Stationtrain
- Take the bus from San Antonio to Monterreybus
- Take the bus from Monterrey to Cárdenasbus
- Take the bus from Cárdenas to Catazajábus
- Take the train from Estación Tren Maya Palenque to Estación Tren Maya Mérida Teyatrain
2d 19h$10,507–21,722Drive 4,214.8 km
- Drive from Los Angeles to Méridacar 4,214.8 km
2d$8,086–11,680Train to Ontario International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtraktrain
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Mérida International Airport (MID)plane ONT - MID
10h 22m$3,363–12,619Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Mérida International Airport (MID)plane BUR - MID
11h 49m$3,044–12,325Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Mérida International Airport (MID)plane SNA - MID
14h 10m$3,228–12,510Bus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Moreliabus
- Take the bus from Morelia to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Mérida Centro Históricobus
3d 2h$4,595–9,200Bus #2
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Mérida Centro Históricobus
3d 10h$5,628–7,632
Los Angeles to Mérida by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Los Angeles to Mérida is to train and fly which costs $2400 - $5500 and takes 11h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Los Angeles to Mérida is to fly which takes 9h 21m and costs $2900 - $7000.
No, there is no direct bus from Los Angeles to Mérida. However, there are services departing from Los Angeles Downtown and arriving at Mérida Centro Histórico via Terminal Milenio Zapopan and Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 18h.
The distance between Los Angeles and Mérida is 3201 km. The road distance is 4214.8 km.
The best way to get from Los Angeles to Mérida without a car is to bus via Guadalajara which takes 2 days 18h and costs $6500 - $11000.
It takes approximately 9h 21m to get from Los Angeles to Mérida, including transfers.
Los Angeles to Mérida bus services, operated by Tufesa Mexico, depart from Los Angeles Downtown station.
The best way to get from Los Angeles to Mérida is to fly which takes 9h 21m and costs $2900 - $7000. Alternatively, you can bus via Guadalajara, which costs $6500 - $11000 and takes 2 days 18h.
Los Angeles to Mérida bus services, operated by Tufesa Mexico, arrive at Terminal Zapopan station.
Mérida is 1h ahead of Los Angeles. It is currently 1:26 AM in Los Angeles and 2:26 AM in Mérida.
What companies run services between Los Angeles, CA, USA and Mérida, Mexico?
United Airlines, Aeroméxico, and two other airlines fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Mérida International Airport (MID) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Mérida Centro Histórico via Terminal Zapopan, Terminal Milenio Zapopan, and Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte in around 2d 18h.
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,700–4,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,700–4,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,700–4,100
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Mérida International Airport via Las Vegas, Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $3,900–14,000
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–3,100
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–3,100
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Leon/Guanajuato
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–3,100
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,700–11,000
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Mérida International Airport via Phoenix, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,000–12,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,700–6,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,700–6,500
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,300–13,000
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Mérida International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,200–3,700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,700–11,000
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,000–12,000
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Mérida International Airport via Austin, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $2,800–12,000
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Mérida International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,900–12,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Mérida International Airport via Phoenix, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Sunday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,900–12,000
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Mérida International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,000–12,000
- Website
- mexicana.gob.mx
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,500–11,000
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
- $7,500–16,000
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $190–420
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $650–1,400
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +52 559 771 1000
- Website
- Booking Tren Maya
Train from Estación Tren Maya Palenque to Estación Tren Maya Mérida Teya
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $550–2,700
- Website
- Booking Tren Maya
- Special Tourist (INAPAM)
- $550–700
- Local Tourist
- $700–850
- National Tourist
- $1,000–1,300
- International Tourist
- $1,400–1,700
- National Premier
- $1,600–2,000
- International Premier
- $2,200–2,700
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- [email protected]
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Terminal Zapopan
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3,300–4,800
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $3,300–4,800
- Titanium
- $3,700–3,900
- Phone
- +52 800 800 0386
- [email protected]
- Website
- ETN Turistar
Bus from Terminal Milenio Zapopan to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $1,300–1,800
- Website
- ETN Turistar
Bus from Morelia to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $650–1,100
- Website
- ETN Turistar
- Phone
- +52 477 710 0060
- Website
- primeraplus.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Milenio Zapopan to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,000
- Schedules at
- primeraplus.com.mx
- Book at
- primeraplus.com.mx
Bus from Morelia to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $700–1,100
- Schedules at
- primeraplus.com.mx
- Book at
- primeraplus.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 5141 4300
- [email protected]
- Website
- odm.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Milenio Zapopan to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1,300–1,900
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- [email protected]
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Mérida Centro Histórico
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2,300–3,700
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Mérida Centro Histórico
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2,300–3,700
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Mérida Centro Histórico
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2,300–3,700
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +1 800 923 1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- Omnibus Express (OMEX VIP)
Bus from San Antonio to Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $850–1,000
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express (OMEX VIP)
- Phone
- +1 479 750 3263
- Website
- transporteschayo.com
Bus from San Antonio to Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1,250–1,400
- Schedules at
- transporteschayo.com
- Book at
- transporteschayo.com
- Phone
- +52 937 132 0108
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tours Acosta
Bus from Monterrey to Cárdenas
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $800–900
- Schedules at
- Tours Acosta
- Phone
- +52 921 124 4435
- [email protected]
- Website
- Agencia de Viajes Chule
Bus from Cárdenas to Catazajá
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $380–550
- Schedules at
- Agencia de Viajes Chule
- Phone
- +52 664 299 0487
- [email protected]
- Website
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Los Angeles to Morelia
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,700–4,200
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
- Phone
- 800 622 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- Autovías
Bus from Morelia to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $550–1,300
- Website
- Autovías
- 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
- $3,300–3,900
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
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