There are 11 ways to get from Matamoros to Baja California by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport to General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport
best- Fly from Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport (BRO) to General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport (MXL)plane BRO - MXL
10h 3m$3,784–12,834Bus to Monterrey International Airport, fly to Tijuana International Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Matamoros to Monterreybus
- Fly from Monterrey International Airport (MTY) to Tijuana International Airport (TIJ)plane MTY - TIJ
- Take the bus from Tijuana International Airport to Tecatebus
10h 32m$1,651–5,248Bus
- Take the bus from Matamoros to Chihuahuabus
- Take the bus from Chihuahua to Tijuanabus
38h 42m$5,390–10,208Bus, train
- Take the bus from Brownsville to San Antoniobus
- Take the train from San Antonio Station to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
39h 53m$9,587–19,362Drive 2,487.5 km
- Drive from Matamoros to Tijuanacar 2,487.5 km
24h 16m$4,437–6,409Fly Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Fly from Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport (BRO) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane BRO - SAN
8h 50m$2,730–11,408Bus to Rio Grande Valley International Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport
- Take the bus from Brownsville to Harlingen Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Rio Grande Valley International Airport (HRL) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane HRL - SAN
9h 19m$3,205–12,250Fly Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport to Tijuana International Airport, bus
- Fly from Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport (BRO) to Tijuana International Airport (TIJ)plane BRO - TIJ
- Take the bus from Tijuana International Airport to Tecatebus
12h 10m$2,814–10,274Bus to Monterrey International Airport, fly to General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport
- Take the bus from Matamoros to Monterreybus
- Fly from Monterrey International Airport (MTY) to General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport (MXL)plane MTY - MXL
9h 14m$2,021–5,608Bus via Ciudad Juárez
- Take the bus from Matamoros to Ciudad Juárezbus
- Take the bus from Ciudad Juárez to Tijuanabus
44h 17m$5,906–9,008Bus, train via Yuma
- Take the bus from La Plaza at Brownsville to San Marcosbus
- Take the train from San Marcos Amtrak to Yuma Amtraktrain
- Take the bus from 3rd Street @ Gila Street to William Brook Ave @ B Streetbus 95
- Take the bus from San Luis Río Colorado to Tijuanabus
46h 45m$8,287–17,369
Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport (BRO) to General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport (MXL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Matamoros to Baja California is to bus and fly which costs $1600 - $5500 and takes 10h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Matamoros to Baja California is to fly which takes 8h 50m and costs $2700 - $12000.
No, there is no direct bus from Matamoros to Baja California. However, there are services departing from Matamoros and arriving at Tijuana via Chihuahua. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 42m.
The distance between Matamoros and Baja California is 1909 km. The road distance is 2487.5 km.
The best way to get from Matamoros to Baja California without a car is to bus which takes 38h 42m and costs $5000 - $11000.
It takes approximately 10h 3m to get from Matamoros to Baja California, including transfers.
Matamoros to Baja California bus services, operated by Omnibus de Mexico, depart from Matamoros station.
The best way to get from Matamoros to Baja California is to fly which takes 10h 3m and costs $3700 - $13000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $5000 - $11000 and takes 38h 42m.
Matamoros to Baja California bus services, operated by Omnibus de Mexico, arrive at Chihuahua station.
Baja California is 2h behind Matamoros. It is currently 6:02 AM in Matamoros and 4:02 AM in Baja California.
What companies run services between Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico and Baja California, Mexico?
Aerus, Viva Aerobus, and three other airlines fly from Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport (BRO) to General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport (MXL) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Matamoros to Tijuana via Chihuahua and Tijuana in around 38h 42m.
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport to General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport via Monterrey International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,100–12,000
Flights from Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport to General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Monterrey International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $4,500–14,000
Flights from Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport to General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport via Houston, San Jose Cabo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,300–14,000
Flights from Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Chihuahua
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,400–11,000
Flights from Monterrey International Airport to General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,500
Flights from Monterrey International Airport to General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,500
Flights from Monterrey International Airport to General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport via Puerto Vallarta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,500
Flights from Monterrey International Airport to General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport via Leon/Guanajuato
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,500
Flights from Monterrey International Airport to Tijuana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Monterrey International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Culiacan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Rio Grande Valley International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,400–11,000
Flights from Rio Grande Valley International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $2,600–11,000
Flights from Rio Grande Valley International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,600–11,000
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport to General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport via Monterrey International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,100–12,000
Flights from Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport to General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport via Houston, Monterrey International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,100–15,000
Flights from Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport to General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Monterrey International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $4,600–16,000
Flights from Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Monterrey International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,700–10,000
Flights from Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Houston, Monterrey International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,600–13,000
Flights from Monterrey International Airport to General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,600
Flights from Monterrey International Airport to Tijuana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,600–11,000
Flights from Rio Grande Valley International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,600–11,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,600–11,000
Flights from Rio Grande Valley International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,600–11,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Rio Grande Valley International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $4,200–16,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Antonio Station to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $7,500–16,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $650–1,400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Marcos Amtrak to Yuma Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $6,500–14,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +52 55 5141 4300
- [email protected]
- Website
- odm.com.mx
Bus from Matamoros to Chihuahua
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2,100–3,400
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
Bus from Matamoros to Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $850–1,200
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
Bus from Matamoros to Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $850–1,200
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
Bus from Matamoros to Ciudad Juárez
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2,700–4,400
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
Bus from San Luis Río Colorado to Tijuana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $700–1,000
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- [email protected]
- Website
- futura.com.mx
Bus from Matamoros to Chihuahua
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,400
- Schedules at
- futura.com.mx
- Book at
- futura.com.mx
Bus from Chihuahua to Tijuana
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3,500–5,500
- Schedules at
- futura.com.mx
- Book at
- futura.com.mx
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Brownsville to San Antonio
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,200–1,500
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Brownsville to Harlingen Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $650–850
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +52 664 104 7400
- [email protected]
- Website
- 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 Tecate
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–240
- Schedules at
- abc.com.mx
- Book at
- abc.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 5141 4300
- Website
- noreste.com.mx
Bus from Matamoros to Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $550–800
- Schedules at
- noreste.com.mx
- Book at
- noreste.com.mx
Bus from Matamoros to Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $550–800
- Schedules at
- noreste.com.mx
- Book at
- noreste.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- [email protected]
- Website
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
Bus from Ciudad Juárez to Tijuana
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2,900–4,300
- Schedules at
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
- Book at
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
Bus from San Luis Río Colorado to Tijuana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $600–950
- Schedules at
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
- Book at
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from La Plaza at Brownsville to San Marcos
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,100–1,900
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 928-783-2235
- Website
- ycipta.org
Bus from 3rd Street @ Gila Street to William Brook Ave @ B Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- https://www.ycipta.org/
- Youth 5-18 w/ Student ID, Seniors 65+, Disabled
- $18
- Adults 19-64
- $35
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- [email protected]
- Website
- autobuseselite.com.mx
Bus from San Luis Río Colorado to Tijuana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $500–800
- Schedules at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Book at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- [email protected]
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from San Luis Río Colorado to Tijuana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $320–550
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $320–550
- Titanium
- $350–550
- Phone
- +52 664 299 0487
- [email protected]
- Website
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from San Luis Río Colorado to Tijuana
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,100
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
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