There are 4 ways to get from Rio de Janeiro to Tijuana by plane
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Fly Santos Dumont Airport to Tijuana International Airport
best- Fly from Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) to Tijuana International Airport (TIJ)plane SDU - TIJ
17h 44m$7,448–24,715Fly 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
20h 56m$6,505–23,000Fly Santos Dumont Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Fly from Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane SDU - SAN
21h 52m$7,190–23,917Fly 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 41m$6,915–23,615
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 - $23000 and takes 20h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Rio de Janeiro to Tijuana is to fly which takes 17h 44m and costs $7000 - $25000.
The distance between Rio de Janeiro and Tijuana is 9971 km.
It takes approximately 17h 44m to get from Rio de Janeiro to Tijuana, including transfers.
Tijuana is 5h behind Rio de Janeiro. It is currently 7:48 AM in Rio de Janeiro and 2:48 AM in Tijuana.
There are 546+ 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
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Sao Paulo, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 3m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $7,000–29,000
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Sao Paulo, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $6,500–28,000
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Sao Paulo, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 2m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $10,000–29,000
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to San Diego International Airport via Sao Paulo, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- 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 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $10,000–28,000
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 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
- $7,000–25,000
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Panama City, Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $6,500–23,000
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Panama City, Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 19m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $6,500–24,000
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Panama City, San Jose Cabo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 6m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $6,500–24,000
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Houston, Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $7,000–24,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to San Diego International Airport via Sao Paulo, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $10,000–28,000
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 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
- $7,000–25,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to San Diego International Airport via Sao Paulo, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $6,500–24,000
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
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to San Diego International Airport via Brasilia, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $6,500–23,000
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to San Diego International Airport via Belo Horizonte Confins, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $6,500–23,000
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $6,000–22,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to San Diego International Airport via Sao Paulo, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $6,500–24,000
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 53m
- When
- Every day
- 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 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $6,500–23,000
- Website
- voegol.com.br
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Sao Paulo, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 9m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $6,500–24,000
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 53m
- When
- Every day
- 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 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $6,500–23,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to San Diego International Airport via Sao Paulo Viracopos, Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $11,000–28,000
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to San Diego International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $7,000–25,000
- Website
- voeazul.com.br
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to San Diego International Airport via Sao Paulo Viracopos, Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $11,000–28,000
- 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
- $10,000–31,000
- 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
- $7,000–25,000
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