There are 11 ways to get from Philadelphia to Baja California by plane, bus (Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, 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 Philadelphia International Airport to San Diego International Airport
best- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane PHL - SAN
8h 57m$2,861–5,074Bus
- Take the bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to El Monte Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from El Monte to Cbxbus
2d 17h$9,712–15,067Train via Washington (Amtrak)
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Rockville Amtrak to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Fullerton Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
2d 21h$31,176–60,717Drive 4,299 km
- Drive from Philadelphia to Tijuanacar 4,299 km
44h 26m$9,112–13,161Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane BWI - SAN
9h 37m$7,059–23,763Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane EWR - SAN
9h 45m$7,420–16,647Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane JFK - SAN
10h 42m$4,461–29,885Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane PHL - LAX
- Take the bus from LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop to San Diegobus
12h 10m$5,606–9,319Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Imperial County Airport
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Imperial County Airport (IPL)plane PHL - IPL
9h 34m$7,129–30,183Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Fullerton Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to San Diegotrain
3d 3h$33,875–53,549Bus, train
- Take the bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Yuma Amtraktrain
- Take the bus from 3rd Street @ Gila Street to William Brook Ave @ B Streetbus
- Take the bus from San Luis Río Colorado to Tijuanabus
3d 15h$28,408–45,581
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Baja California is to fly which costs $2800 - $5500 and takes 8h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Baja California is to fly which takes 8h 57m and costs $2800 - $5500.
No, there is no direct bus from Philadelphia station to Baja California. However, there are services departing from Philadelphia Bus Station and arriving at Cbx via St Louis Bus Station, El Monte Station Upper Level and El Monte. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 17h.
No, there is no direct train from Philadelphia station to Baja California station. However, there are services departing from 30th Street Station and arriving at San Ysidro Station via Union Station, Red Line Center Platform, Rockville Amtrak, Chicago Union Station, Fullerton Amtrak Station and Old Town Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 21h.
The distance between Philadelphia and Baja California is 3862 km. The road distance is 4299 km.
The best way to get from Philadelphia to Baja California without a car is to bus and train which takes 3 days 15h and costs $28000 - $46000.
It takes approximately 8h 57m to get from Philadelphia to Baja California, including transfers.
Philadelphia to Baja California bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Philadelphia Bus Station.
Philadelphia to Baja California train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from 30th Street Station.
The best way to get from Philadelphia to Baja California is to fly which takes 8h 57m and costs $2800 - $5500. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $9500 - $16000 and takes 2 days 17h, you could also train via Washington, which costs $31000 - $65000 and takes 2 days 21h.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Baja California, Mexico?
American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and United Airlines fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Tijuana via St Louis Bus Station, El Monte Bus Stop, El Monte Station Upper Level, Garvey Ave and Mountain View Rd E, El Monte, and Cbx in around 2d 17h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Diego International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $4,200–17,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $4,200–18,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $4,200–18,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,700–16,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Diego International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,700–16,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $3,700–16,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,800–16,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $3,700–16,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,700–16,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $3,200–13,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $3,200–13,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,300–14,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $3,200–13,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,200–17,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,200–18,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $8,000–14,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,300–14,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,700–11,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,200–13,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,200–14,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,200–13,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,200–18,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,300–14,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,300–14,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,700–11,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,800–12,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,200–13,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $8,000–14,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,700–18,000
- Website
- iflysouthern.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Imperial County Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $7,500–32,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Imperial County Airport via Chicago Midway, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 58m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $7,000–30,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Imperial County Airport via St. Louis, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 28m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $7,000–30,000
- Website
- advancedaircharters.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Imperial County Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $7,000–30,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Imperial County Airport via Chicago Midway, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $7,000–30,000
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,700–11,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,200
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Rockville Amtrak to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7,500–12,000
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22,000–35,000
- 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 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1,000–1,700
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $800–1,300
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $900–1,500
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $10,000–17,000
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22,000–35,000
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1,000–1,700
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Yuma Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $25,000–40,000
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $550–12,000
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $550–9,000
- First Class
- $2,900–12,000
Train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $450–12,000
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $450–8,500
- First Class
- $2,600–12,000
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $390–12,000
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $390–8,500
- First Class
- $2,500–12,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3,000–4,500
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to El Monte Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6,000–9,500
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 866 691 9732
- [email protected]
- Website
- Limousine Express
Bus from El Monte to Cbx
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $600–900
- Website
- Limousine Express
- One Way
- $600–900
- Phone
- (858) 430-8440
- [email protected]
- Website
- gorelaxsan.com
Bus from LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- gorelaxsan.com
- Phone
- (323)-776-5467
- [email protected]
- Website
- LAX LINQ
Bus from LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,000
- Website
- LAX LINQ
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $2,700–4,100
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 928-783-2235
- Website
- Yuma County Area Transit
Bus from 3rd Street @ Gila Street to William Brook Ave @ B Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–38
- Website
- Yuma County Area Transit
- Youth 5-18 w/ Student ID, Seniors 65+, Disabled
- $19
- Adults 19-64
- $38
- Phone
- +52 55 5141 4300
- [email protected]
- Website
- 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
- 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 55 4440 3187
- [email protected]
- Website
- 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
- +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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Booking & Getting There
Philadelphia to Baja California bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at St Louis Bus Station.
Baja California is 3h behind Philadelphia. It is currently 4:15 AM in Philadelphia and 1:15 AM in Baja California.
Philadelphia to Baja California train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Washington Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Philadelphia to Baja California is 4299 km. It takes approximately 44h 26m to drive from Philadelphia to Baja California.
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