There are 4 ways to get from Rio de Janeiro to Tijuana by plane 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 Santos Dumont Airport to Tijuana International Airport
best- Fly from Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) to Tijuana International Airport (TIJ)plane SDU - TIJ
17h 34m$7,488–25,302Fly Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to San Diego International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane GIG - SAN
19h 56m$6,495–23,990Fly Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Tijuana International Airport
- Fly from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG) to Tijuana International Airport (TIJ)plane GIG - TIJ
20h 33m$6,915–24,615Fly Santos Dumont Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
- Fly from Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane SDU - LAX
- Take the bus from LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop to San Diegobus
22h 11m$11,416–19,750
Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) to Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Rio de Janeiro to Tijuana is to fly which costs $6500 - $25000 and takes 20h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Rio de Janeiro to Tijuana is to fly which takes 17h 34m and costs $7500 - $26000.
The distance between Rio de Janeiro and Tijuana is 9971 km.
It takes approximately 17h 34m to get from Rio de Janeiro to Tijuana, including transfers.
Tijuana is 4h behind Rio de Janeiro. It is currently 10:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro and 6:00 AM in Tijuana.
There are 544+ hotels available in Tijuana.
What companies run services between Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Tijuana, Mexico?
LATAM Chile, Aeroméxico, and Azul fly from Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) to Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) twice daily.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Sao Paulo, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $10,000–28,000
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Sao Paulo, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 17m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $9,500–27,000
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 37m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $6,500–24,000
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to San Diego International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $7,000–26,000
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $9,500–17,000
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Panama City, Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $6,500–24,000
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $6,000–23,000
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Brasilia, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $5,000–18,000
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Belo Horizonte Confins, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 59m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $5,000–19,000
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Sao Paulo, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $7,000–28,000
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Sao Paulo, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 31m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $6,500–27,000
- Website
- voegol.com.br
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $6,500–23,000
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 9m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $6,500–23,000
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Brasilia, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 39m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $7,500–20,000
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Brasilia, Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 47m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $7,500–21,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 37m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $6,500–24,000
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to San Diego International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $7,000–26,000
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $9,500–17,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $6,500–23,000
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 9m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $6,500–23,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $6,500–23,000
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Sao Paulo, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $5,000–19,000
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Bogota, Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $10,000–30,000
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Panama City, Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $6,500–24,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to San Diego International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $7,000–26,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $7,000–26,000
- 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
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