There are 11 ways to get from Salinas to Mexico City by train, plane, bus, car, or shuttle
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Train, Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Benito Juárez International Airport
best- Take the train from Salinas to San Josetrain
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX)plane SFO - MEX
9h 15m$9,153–16,104Fly Monterey Regional Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX)plane MRY - MEX
11h 23m$2,395–10,108Bus
- Take the bus from Salinas Transit Center / Gate 3 to Monterey / Gilroy Train Stationbus 59
- Take the bus from Gilroy to Terminal Zapopanbus
- Take the bus from Central de Autobuses Zapopan to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
2d 4h$4,997–8,261Train, bus via San Antonio
- Take the train from Salinas to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Antonio Stationtrain
- Take the bus from San Antonio Station to Nuevo Laredobus
- Take the bus from Nuevo Laredo to Terminal Central Del Sur - Taxqueñabus
2d 5h$13,438–25,493Drive 3,398.7 km
- Drive from Salinas to Mexico Citycar 3,398.7 km
38h 26m$6,634–9,583Shuttle to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Prunedale Park & Ride to SJC Airport Terminal A
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX)plane SJC - MEX
10h 33m$3,189–10,950Train, train to Oakland International Airport, fly to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Take the train from Salinas to San Josetrain
- Take the train from San Jose to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtraktrain
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX)plane OAK - MEX
9h 53m$3,338–9,244Shuttle to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Prunedale Park & Ride to SJC Airport Terminal A
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport (TLC)plane SJC - TLC
12h 2m$4,519–13,230Shuttle to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Felipe Ángeles International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Prunedale Park & Ride to SJC Airport Terminal A
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Felipe Ángeles International Airport (NLU)plane SJC - NLU
11h 40m$4,039–11,150Bus via Mexicali
- Take the bus from Salinas Intermodal Transit Center to Monterey / Gilroy Train Stationbus 59
- Take the bus from Gilroy to San Ysidrobus
- Take the bus from Tijuana to Mexicalibus
- Take the bus from Mexicali to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
2d 7h$5,107–10,212Train, bus
- Take the train from Salinas to Los Angelestrain Coast Starlight
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
2d 19h$5,343–8,003
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Salinas to Mexico City is to train and fly which costs $3300 - $9500 and takes 9h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Salinas to Mexico City is to train and Caltrain and fly which takes 9h 15m and costs $9000 - $17000.
No, there is no direct bus from Salinas to Mexico City. However, there are services departing from Salinas Transit Center / Gate 3 and arriving at Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte via Gilroy and Central de Autobuses Zapopan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 4h.
The distance between Salinas and Mexico City is 3194 km. The road distance is 3398.7 km.
The best way to get from Salinas to Mexico City without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 4h and costs $5000 - $8500.
It takes approximately 9h 15m to get from Salinas to Mexico City, including transfers.
Salinas to Mexico City bus services, operated by Monterey-Salinas Transit, depart from Salinas Transit Center / Gate 3 station.
The best way to get from Salinas to Mexico City is to bus which takes 2 days 4h and costs $5000 - $8500. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $2300 - $11000 and takes 11h 23m.
Salinas to Mexico City bus services, operated by Monterey-Salinas Transit, arrive at Monterey / Gilroy Train Station.
Mexico City is 1h ahead of Salinas. It is currently 12:19 AM in Salinas and 1:19 AM in Mexico City.
What companies run services between Salinas, CA, USA and Mexico City, Mexico?
You can take a bus from Salinas Transit Center / Gate 3 to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte via Monterey / Gilroy Train Station, Gilroy, Terminal Zapopan, and Central de Autobuses Zapopan in around 2d 4h. Alternatively, United Airlines, American Airlines, and Aeroméxico fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX) every 4 hours.
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,400–11,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,400–11,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,700–7,500
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,700–7,500
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,600–21,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport via Puerto Vallarta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $5,500–21,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Felipe Ángeles International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,200–19,000
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–8,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–8,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,000–8,500
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $2,300–10,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport via Leon/Guanajuato
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,300–11,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,400–10,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–8,000
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $2,400–10,000
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,900–12,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–8,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–8,000
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $2,300–10,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,400–10,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–8,000
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,900–12,000
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,300–10,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,400–10,000
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,400–12,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport via San Jose Cabo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $5,500–21,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport via Puerto Vallarta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $5,500–21,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Felipe Ángeles International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,200–19,000
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,400–11,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport via Puerto Vallarta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $5,500–21,000
- Website
- mexicana.gob.mx
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Felipe Ángeles International Airport via Puerto Vallarta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $5,000–19,000
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Salinas to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $380–800
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Salinas to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2,000–4,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to San Antonio Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $8,000–16,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Salinas to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $380–800
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Jose to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $220–440
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Salinas to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2,000–4,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $130–170
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $130–170
- Phone
- 1-888-678-2871
- [email protected]
- Website
- mst.org
Bus from Salinas Transit Center / Gate 3 to Monterey / Gilroy Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://mst.org/
Bus from Salinas Intermodal Transit Center to Monterey / Gilroy Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://mst.org/
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- [email protected]
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Gilroy to Terminal Zapopan
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4,000–6,000
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $4,000–6,000
- Titanium
- $4,500–4,800
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- [email protected]
- Website
- futura.com.mx
Bus from Central de Autobuses Zapopan to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,200
- Schedules at
- futura.com.mx
- Book at
- futura.com.mx
Bus from Nuevo Laredo to Terminal Central Del Sur - Taxqueña
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2,500–4,500
- Schedules at
- futura.com.mx
- Book at
- futura.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- [email protected]
- Website
- autobuseselite.com.mx
Bus from Central de Autobuses Zapopan to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $950–1,500
- Schedules at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Book at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Phone
- +1 479 750 3263
- Website
- transporteschayo.com
Bus from San Antonio Station to Nuevo Laredo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $900–1,000
- Schedules at
- transporteschayo.com
- Book at
- transporteschayo.com
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Shuttle from Prunedale Park & Ride to SJC Airport Terminal A
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $750–900
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Standard Rate
- $750–900
Shuttle from Prunedale Park & Ride to SJC Airport Terminal A
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $750–900
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Standard Rate
- $750–900
Shuttle from Prunedale Park & Ride to SJC Airport Terminal A
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $750–900
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Standard Rate
- $750–900
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Gilroy to San Ysidro
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1,500–2,000
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $1,500–2,000
- Phone
- +52 664 104 7400
- [email protected]
- Website
- abc.com.mx
Bus from Tijuana to Mexicali
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $360–650
- Schedules at
- abc.com.mx
- Book at
- abc.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 5141 4300
- [email protected]
- Website
- odm.com.mx
Bus from Mexicali to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3,200–7,500
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- [email protected]
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Los Angeles to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 8h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $3,300–4,000
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
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