There are 9 ways to get from Los Angeles to Toluca by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport
best- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport (TLC)plane LAX - TLC
8h 17m$2,181–8,899Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Moreliabus
- Take the bus from Morelia to Tolucabus Direct
2d 4h$2,175–5,300Bus via Guadalajara
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Terminal Zapopanbus San José
- Take the bus from Zapopan to Tolucabus
41h 30m$4,476–6,348Train, bus
- 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 Terminal de Autobuses de Querétaro Acceso 2bus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Autobuses de Querétaro Acceso 1 to Toluca PRIbus
45h 33m$10,357–19,793Drive 2,884.3 km
- Drive from Los Angeles to Tolucacar 2,884.3 km
32h 4m$5,616–8,111Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport, train
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX)plane LAX - MEX
- Take the train from Estación Observatorio to Estación Toluca Centrotrain
7h 48m$2,717–6,864Train to Ontario International Airport, fly to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtraktrain
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport (TLC)plane ONT - TLC
9h 14m$3,257–10,592Train to Tijuana International Airport, fly to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
- Fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport (TLC)plane TIJ - TLC
10h 14m$2,972–7,267Bus #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 Tolucabus
2d 12h$3,438–4,232
Los Angeles to Toluca by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Los Angeles to Toluca is to bus which costs $3400 - $4300 and takes 2 days 12h.
The fastest way to get from Los Angeles to Toluca is to fly and train which takes 7h 48m and costs $2700 - $7000.
No, there is no direct bus from Los Angeles to Toluca. However, there are services departing from Los Angeles Downtown and arriving at Toluca via Zapopan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 30m.
The distance between Los Angeles and Toluca is 2507 km. The road distance is 2884.3 km.
The best way to get from Los Angeles to Toluca without a car is to bus via Guadalajara which takes 41h 30m and costs $4400 - $6500.
It takes approximately 8h 17m to get from Los Angeles to Toluca, including transfers.
Los Angeles to Toluca bus services, operated by Tufesa Mexico, depart from Los Angeles Downtown station.
The best way to get from Los Angeles to Toluca is to fly which takes 8h 17m and costs $2100 - $9000. Alternatively, you can bus via Guadalajara, which costs $4400 - $6500 and takes 41h 30m.
Los Angeles to Toluca bus services, operated by Tufesa Mexico, arrive at Terminal Zapopan station.
Toluca is 1h ahead of Los Angeles. It is currently 1:20 AM in Los Angeles and 2:20 AM in Toluca.
What companies run services between Los Angeles, CA, USA and Toluca, Mexico?
Volaris, Viva Aerobus, and two other airlines fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport (TLC) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Toluca via Terminal Zapopan and Zapopan in around 41h 30m.
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,600–11,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport via Puerto Vallarta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–8,500
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 Ontario International Airport to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,900–10,000
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,200–4,200
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport via Puerto Vallarta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,200–4,200
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,200–4,200
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
- $6,500–15,000
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $170–380
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $550–1,300
- Website
- Amtrak
- 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
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More Questions & Answers
Yes, the driving distance between Los Angeles to Toluca is 2884 km. It takes approximately 32h 4m to drive from Los Angeles to Toluca.
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