There are 7 ways to get from Melbourne to Tijuana by plane, train, or bus
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 San Diego International Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane MEL - SAN
22h 58m$8,345–28,340Fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane MEL - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
23h 36m$11,630–16,425Fly to Imperial County Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Imperial County Airport (IPL)plane MEL - IPL
- Take the bus from Mexicali to Tijuanabus
22h 55m$13,775–48,110Fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane MEL - BUR
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
28h$11,110–35,355Fly to John Wayne Airport Orange County, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane MEL - SNA
- Take the train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
28h 52m$11,866–37,861Fly to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport (CLD)plane MEL - CLD
- Take the train from Carlsbad Village Station to San Diego - Santa Fe Depottrain
27h 3m$9,380–30,410Fly to Palm Springs International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)plane MEL - PSP
- Take the bus from Palm Springs Airport Amtrak Bus Stop to Fullerton Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
30h 7m
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Tijuana is to fly and train which costs $11000 - $17000 and takes 23h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Tijuana is to fly and bus which takes 22h 55m and costs $13000 - $49000.
The distance between Melbourne and Tijuana is 12844 km.
It takes approximately 22h 58m to get from Melbourne to Tijuana, including transfers.
Tijuana is 18h behind Melbourne. It is currently 8:22 AM in Melbourne and 2:22 PM in Tijuana.
There are 570+ hotels available in Tijuana.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Tijuana, Mexico?
United Airlines, Delta, and four other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) 4 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $7,500–27,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 1m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $7,500–27,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $5,500–20,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $5,500–20,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $9,000–32,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $10,000–35,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $8,500–29,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $7,500–27,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $8,000–28,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $12,000–42,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $8,000–27,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $15,000–49,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 44m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $16,000–55,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $13,000–43,000
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $8,000–27,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $7,500–45,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 44m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $16,000–55,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Nadi, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 34m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $11,000–65,000
- Website
- iflysouthern.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Imperial County Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $13,000–65,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Imperial County Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $18,000–110,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Imperial County Airport via San Francisco, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $14,000–48,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $7,500–36,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $5,500–20,000
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Diego International Airport via Nadi, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 47m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $10,000–65,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $7,500–45,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Nadi, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 34m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $11,000–65,000
- Website
- advancedaircharters.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Imperial County Airport via Los Angeles International Airport, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 4m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $14,000–49,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Imperial County Airport via San Francisco, Mcclellan–Palomar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 54m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $14,000–48,000
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $8,000–28,000
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,000
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,000
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1,000–1,600
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1,000–1,600
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 760-966-6500
- [email protected]
- Website
- North County Transit District
Train from Carlsbad Village Station to San Diego - Santa Fe Depot
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- North County Transit District
- Schedules at
- North County Transit District Schedules
- Adult
- $0
- Phone
- +52 664 104 7400
- [email protected]
- Website
- abc.com.mx
Bus from Mexicali to Tijuana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $350–650
- Schedules at
- abc.com.mx
- Book at
- abc.com.mx
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Palm Springs Airport Amtrak Bus Stop to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Amtrak
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