There are 8 ways to get from Riverside to Bacalar by train, plane, bus, car, shuttle, or bus (Flixbus)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Chetumal International Airport
best- Take the train from Riverside - Downtown to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Chetumal International Airport (CTM)plane LAX - CTM
14h 7m$2,903–10,840Bus
- Take the bus from San Bernardino to Tijuana Central, B.C.bus
- Take the bus from Tijuana to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Chetumalbus
3d 1h$5,965–12,965Drive 4,150.7 km
- Drive from Riverside to Bacalarcar 4,150.7 km
47h 43m$8,742–12,627Shuttle to Tijuana International Airport, fly to Chetumal International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Riverside, CA - 3956 University Ave to Cross Border Express Bus Station
- Fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Chetumal International Airport (CTM)plane TIJ - CTM
12h 26m$4,011–10,179Fly Ontario International Airport to Chetumal International Airport
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Chetumal International Airport (CTM)plane ONT - CTM
13h 21m$4,812–13,382Fly Ontario International Airport to Belize City Goldson Intl Apt, bus
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Belize City Goldson Intl Apt (BZE)plane ONT - BZE
- Take the bus from Belize City to Chetumalbus
14h 25m$4,397–21,677Bus via Puebla
- Take the bus from Riverside to San Ysidro Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Tijuana Centro to ACN Pueblabus
- Take the bus from Puebla to Chetumalbus
3d 2h$3,902–6,523Bus via Puebla #2
- Take the bus from Riverside to San Ysidro Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Tijuana Los Pinos to Puebla Terminal CAPUbus
- Take the bus from Puebla to Chetumalbus
3d 6h$3,932–6,973
Riverside to Bacalar by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Riverside to Bacalar is to bus via Puebla which costs $3900 - $6500 and takes 3 days 2h.
The fastest way to get from Riverside to Bacalar is to shuttle and fly which takes 12h 26m and costs $4000 - $11000.
No, there is no direct bus from Riverside to Bacalar. However, there are services departing from Vine Street Mobility Hub and arriving at Bacalar via San Bernardino Transit Center, San Bernardino, Tijuana, Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte and Chetumal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 1h.
The distance between Riverside and Bacalar is 3600 km. The road distance is 4150.7 km.
The best way to get from Riverside to Bacalar without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 1h and costs $5500 - $13000.
It takes approximately 14h 7m to get from Riverside to Bacalar, including transfers.
Riverside to Bacalar bus services, operated by Limousine Express, depart from San Bernardino station.
The best way to get from Riverside to Bacalar is to bus which takes 3 days 1h and costs $5500 - $13000. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $4800 - $14000 and takes 13h 21m.
Riverside to Bacalar bus services, operated by Limousine Express, arrive at Tijuana Central, B.C. station.
Bacalar is 2h ahead of Riverside. It is currently 8:57 AM in Riverside and 10:57 AM in Bacalar.
What companies run services between Riverside, Riverside County, CA, USA and Bacalar, Estado de Quintana Roo, Mexico?
You can take a bus from Vine Street Mobility Hub to Bacalar via San Bernardino Transit Center, G Street @ Oak, San Bernardino, Tijuana, Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte, and Chetumal in around 3d 1h. Alternatively, Frontier Airlines, Volaris, and four other airlines fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Chetumal International Airport (CTM) 3 times a day.
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Chetumal International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,300–11,000
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Chetumal International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,900–13,000
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Chetumal International Airport via Las Vegas, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 39m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $4,700–14,000
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Chetumal International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,500–18,000
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Chetumal International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,200–13,000
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Chetumal International Airport via Leon/Guanajuato, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 49m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $4,500–13,000
- Website
- mexicana.gob.mx
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Chetumal International Airport via Guadalajara, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 58m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $3,600–18,000
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Chetumal International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,900–13,000
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Chetumal International Airport via Guadalajara, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $4,500–13,000
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Chetumal International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,300–10,000
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Chetumal International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,900–13,000
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Chetumal International Airport via Leon/Guanajuato, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 1m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $4,500–13,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Belize City Goldson Intl Apt via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,700–16,000
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Belize City Goldson Intl Apt via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $4,200–17,000
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Belize City Goldson Intl Apt via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $4,500–18,000
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Belize City Goldson Intl Apt via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $4,200–17,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Belize City Goldson Intl Apt via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $5,000–20,000
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Belize City Goldson Intl Apt via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 54m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,800–16,000
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from Riverside - Downtown to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $180–260
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
- Phone
- +1 866 691 9732
- [email protected]
- Website
- Limousine Express
Bus from San Bernardino to Tijuana Central, B.C.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $650–950
- Website
- Limousine Express
- One Way
- $650–950
- Phone
- +52 55 5141 4300
- [email protected]
- Website
- odm.com.mx
Bus from Tijuana to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3,200–8,000
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- [email protected]
- Website
- autobuseselite.com.mx
Bus from Tijuana to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 44h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3,300–6,500
- Schedules at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Book at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- [email protected]
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Chetumal
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2,000–3,700
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Puebla to Chetumal
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1,800–3,300
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Puebla to Chetumal
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1,800–3,300
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Border Xpress
Shuttle from Riverside, CA - 3956 University Ave to Cross Border Express Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $500–750
- Website
- Cross Border Xpress
- [email protected]
- Website
- MayanOz
Bus from Belize City to Chetumal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $550–3,900
- Website
- MayanOz
- Airport
- $3,300–3,900
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Riverside to San Ysidro Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $350–550
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Riverside to San Ysidro Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $350–550
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +52 664 299 0487
- [email protected]
- Website
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Tijuana Centro to ACN Puebla
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,700–2,400
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
- Phone
- +52 713 120 0700
- [email protected]
- Website
- autotravel.mx
Bus from Tijuana Los Pinos to Puebla Terminal CAPU
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,700–2,800
- Schedules at
- autotravel.mx
- Book at
- autotravel.mx
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