There are 8 ways to get from Riviera Maya to San Diego by shuttle, plane, bus, car, taxi, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Shuttle to Cancún International Airport, fly to Tijuana International Airport
best- Take a shuttle bus from Puerto Aventuras to Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2
- Fly from Cancún International Airport (CUN) to Tijuana International Airport (TIJ)plane CUN - TIJ
9h 13m$153–463Bus
- Take the bus from Playa del Carmen Alterna to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tijuanabus
3d 2h$315–756Drive 2,704.1 mi
- Drive from Riviera Maya to San Diegocar 2,704.1 mi
2d 2h$494–713Shuttle to Cancún International Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Puerto Aventuras to Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2
- Fly from Cancún International Airport (CUN) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane CUN - SAN
9h 19m$200–799Shuttle, taxi to Tulum International Airport, fly to Tijuana International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Puerto Aventuras to Tulum
- Take the taxi from Tulum to Tulum International Airport (TQO)taxi
- Fly from Tulum International Airport (TQO) to Tijuana International Airport (TIJ)plane TQO - TIJ
11h 51m$319–800Shuttle, taxi to Tulum International Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Puerto Aventuras to Tulum
- Take the taxi from Tulum to Tulum International Airport (TQO)taxi
- Fly from Tulum International Airport (TQO) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane TQO - SAN
11h 32m$396–1,286Bus, train
- Take the bus from Playa del Carmen Alterna to Terminal de Autobuses de Pasajeros de Orientebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Poniente - Observatorio to Tolucabus
- Take the bus from Toluca to San Marcosbus
- Take the train from San Marcos Amtrak to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Diegotrain
3d 15h$910–1,727Shuttle, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Puerto Aventuras to Tulum
- Take the bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Tuxtla Gutiérrezbus
- Take the bus from Tuxtla Gutiérrez to Los Angelesbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Downtown to San Diegobus
4d 1h$398–763
Riviera Maya to San Diego by shuttle, foot, bus, and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riviera Maya to San Diego is to shuttle and fly which costs $150 - $470 and takes 9h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Riviera Maya to San Diego is to shuttle and fly which takes 9h 13m and costs $150 - $470.
No, there is no direct bus from Riviera Maya to San Diego. However, there are services departing from Playa del Carmen Alterna and arriving at San Ysidro Bus Terminal via Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte and Tijuana - Plaza El Mexicano. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 2h.
The distance between Riviera Maya and San Diego is 2096 miles. The road distance is 2719.9 miles.
The best way to get from Riviera Maya to San Diego without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 2h and costs $310 - $800.
It takes approximately 9h 13m to get from Riviera Maya to San Diego, including transfers.
Riviera Maya to San Diego bus services, operated by ADO, depart from Playa del Carmen Alterna station.
Riviera Maya to San Diego bus services, operated by ADO, arrive at Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte station.
San Diego is 2h behind Riviera Maya. It is currently 8:04 PM in Riviera Maya and 6:04 PM in San Diego.
Yes, the driving distance between Riviera Maya to San Diego is 2720 miles. It takes approximately 2 days 2h to drive from Riviera Maya to San Diego.
What companies run services between Riviera Maya, Mexico and San Diego, CA, USA?
You can take a shuttle from Puerto Aventuras to Civic Center Station via Playa del Carmen, Playa del Carmen Alterna, Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte, Tijuana, Tijuana - Plaza El Mexicano, San Ysidro Bus Terminal, and San Ysidro Station in around 3d 2h.
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Tijuana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–330
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–330
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–440
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–460
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Tijuana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–350
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via San Luis Potosi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–350
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Aguascalientes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–350
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–550
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–550
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Cancún International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Cancún International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Cancún International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Cancún International Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Antonio
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Cancún International Airport to San Diego International Airport via New Orleans
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Cancún International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Tulum International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Tulum International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Tulum International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Tulum International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 43m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Tulum International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- mexicana.gob.mx
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Marcos Amtrak to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $450–1,000
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +52 998 980 0807
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cancun Shuttle
Shuttle from Puerto Aventuras to Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $40–100
- Schedules at
- Cancun Shuttle
Shuttle from Puerto Aventuras to Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $40–100
- Schedules at
- Cancun Shuttle
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- [email protected]
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Playa del Carmen Alterna to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–260
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Playa del Carmen Alterna to Terminal de Autobuses de Pasajeros de Oriente
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $130–260
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 5141 4300
- [email protected]
- Website
- odm.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tijuana
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $190–470
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- [email protected]
- Website
- autobuseselite.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tijuana
- Ave. Duration
- 44h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $180–370
- Schedules at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Book at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 984 188 6604
- Website
- facebook.com
Shuttle from Puerto Aventuras to Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–180
- Schedules at
- taxisplayadelcarmen.com
- To Airport
- $110–180
Shuttle from Puerto Aventuras to Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–180
- Schedules at
- taxisplayadelcarmen.com
- To Airport
- $110–180
Shuttle from Puerto Aventuras to Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–180
- Schedules at
- taxisplayadelcarmen.com
- To Airport
- $110–180
- Phone
- +52 55 9689 1914
- [email protected]
- Website
- tmt-caminante.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Poniente - Observatorio to Toluca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Schedules at
- tmt-caminante.com.mx
- Phone
- 800 009 4622
- [email protected]
- Website
- autobuseszinacantepec.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Poniente - Observatorio to Toluca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Schedules at
- autobuseszinacantepec.com.mx
- Book at
- autobuseszinacantepec.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 1555 9519
- [email protected]
- Website
- flecharoja.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Poniente - Observatorio to Toluca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–11
- Schedules at
- flecharoja.com.mx
- Book at
- flecharoja.com.mx
- Phone
- 800 622 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- Autovías
Bus from Terminal Poniente - Observatorio to Toluca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–15
- Website
- Autovías
- Phone
- +1 800 923 1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- Omnibus Express (OMEX VIP)
Bus from Toluca to San Marcos
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–190
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express (OMEX VIP)
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- [email protected]
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Tuxtla Gutiérrez
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- [email protected]
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Tuxtla Gutiérrez to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 3d
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $240–370
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Los Angeles Downtown to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Estimated price
- $130–160
Taxis Tiburones del Caribe
- Phone
- +52 984 106 8542
Taxis Tiburones del Caribe
- Phone
- +52 984 106 8542
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