There are 9 ways to get from Petaluma to Tijuana by bus, plane, subway, train, car, tram, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), or bus (Greyhound)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Sonoma County Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Petaluma to Sonoma Co Airport Terminalbus
- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane STS - SAN
4h 57m$3,025–5,517Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Petaluma Blvd S & F St to 1st St & Mission Stbus 172
- Take the bus from San Francisco Bus Station to San Ysidro Bus Terminalbus Greyhound US0831
18h 4m$1,590–3,147BART, bus
- Take the subway from El Cerrito Del Norte to Berryessa / North San Josesubway Orange-S
- Take the bus from San Jose - King Rd to San Ysidrobus San Jose
14h 47m$1,904–2,547Bus, train (Amtrak)
- Take the bus from Petaluma to Martinezbus
- Take the train from Martinez to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
20h 24m$3,628–7,951Drive 882.7 km
- Drive from Petaluma to Tijuanacar 882.7 km
9h 20m$1,716–2,479Bus to San Francisco International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Petaluma to San Francisco Airportbus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane SFO - SAN
5h 43m$1,625–5,417Train, bus to Oakland International Airport, fly, tram
- Take the train from SMART Petaluma Downtown to SMART San Rafaeltrain
- Take the bus from San Rafael to Oakland International Airportbus
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane OAK - SAN
- Take the tram from Civic Center Station to San Ysidro Stationtram
6h 34mTrain, line 580 bus, BART to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly, tram
- Take the train from SMART Petaluma Downtown to SMART San Rafaeltrain
- Take the bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B to El Cerrito del Norte BART Stationbus
- Take the subway from El Cerrito Del Norte to Milpitassubway
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane SJC - SAN
- Take the tram from Civic Center Station to San Ysidro Stationtram
7h 44mBus via Los Angeles
- Take the bus from Petaluma Blvd S & F St to 4th St & Folsom Stbus 172
- Take the bus from San Francisco to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Tijuana - Plaza El Mexicanobus
17h 49m$1,741–2,933
Petaluma to Tijuana by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Petaluma to Tijuana is to bus which costs $1500 - $3200 and takes 18h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Petaluma to Tijuana is to bus and fly which takes 4h 57m and costs $3000 - $5500.
No, there is no direct bus from Petaluma to Tijuana. However, there are services departing from Petaluma Blvd S & F St and arriving at Tijuana - Plaza El Mexicano via 4th St & Folsom St, San Francisco and Los Angeles Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 49m.
The distance between Petaluma and Tijuana is 903 km. The road distance is 882.7 km.
The best way to get from Petaluma to Tijuana without a car is to bus via Los Angeles which takes 17h 49m and costs $1700 - $3000.
It takes approximately 4h 57m to get from Petaluma to Tijuana, including transfers.
Petaluma to Tijuana bus services, operated by Golden Gate Transit, depart from Petaluma Blvd S & F St station.
Petaluma to Tijuana bus services, operated by Golden Gate Transit, arrive at 4th St & Folsom St station.
Yes, the driving distance between Petaluma to Tijuana is 883 km. It takes approximately 9h 20m to drive from Petaluma to Tijuana.
There are 554+ hotels available in Tijuana.
What companies run services between Petaluma, CA, USA and Tijuana, Mexico?
You can take a bus from Petaluma Blvd S & F St to Tijuana - Plaza El Mexicano via 4th St & Folsom St, 5th St & Brannan St, San Francisco, and Los Angeles Union Station in around 17h 49m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–4,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–5,500
Flights from Oakland International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–6,500
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–6,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–7,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,500–4,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,200
Flights from Oakland International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,400
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–5,500
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–6,000
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from El Cerrito Del Norte to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $150–200
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from El Cerrito Del Norte to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $140–190
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Martinez to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2,700–6,000
- 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
- Phone
- +1 707-794-3330
- Website
- sonomamarintrain.org
Train from SMART Petaluma Downtown to SMART San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
Train from SMART Petaluma Downtown to SMART San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Phone
- +1 619-557-4555
- Website
- sdmts.com
Tram from Civic Center Station to San Ysidro Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $40–260
- Website
- https://www.sdmts.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.sdmts.com/getting-around/departures-and-schedules
Tram from Civic Center Station to San Ysidro Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $40–260
- Website
- https://www.sdmts.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.sdmts.com/getting-around/departures-and-schedules
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from Petaluma to Sonoma Co Airport Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $420–950
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $420–950
Bus from Petaluma to San Francisco Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $420–950
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $420–950
Bus from San Rafael to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $420–950
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $420–950
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from San Jose - King Rd to San Ysidro
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1,600–2,100
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $1,600–2,100
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Petaluma to Martinez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $230–330
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- [email protected]
- Website
- goldengate.org
Bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B to El Cerrito del Norte BART Station
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $95–140
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $95–140
Bus from Petaluma Blvd S & F St to 4th St & Folsom St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $140–200
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $140–200
Bus from Petaluma Blvd S & F St to 1st St & Mission St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $140–200
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $140–200
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from San Francisco to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1,100–1,900
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1-800-231-2222
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com.mx
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Tijuana - Plaza El Mexicano
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $460–800
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com.mx
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from San Francisco Bus Station to San Ysidro Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,400–2,800
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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