There are 6 ways to get from San Carlos to Tijuana by bus, plane, taxi, or train
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Bus to Arturo Michelena International Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport
best- Take the bus from San Carlos to Big Low Centerbus
- Fly from Arturo Michelena International Airport (VLN) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane VLN - SAN
21h$8,937–31,523Bus, bus to Simón Bolívar International Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from San Carlos to Big Low Centerbus
- Take the bus from Big Low Center to Terminal La Banderabus
- Fly from Simón Bolívar International Airport (CCS) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane CCS - SAN
20h 53m$6,575–23,886Bus to Arturo Michelena International Airport, fly to Tijuana International Airport
- Take the bus from San Carlos to Big Low Centerbus
- Fly from Arturo Michelena International Airport (VLN) to Tijuana International Airport (TIJ)plane VLN - TIJ
19h 55m$9,357–33,148Bus, taxi, bus to Jacinto Lara International Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport
- Take the bus from Parque San Carlos to Apartaderobus
- Take the taxi from Apartadero to Sararetaxi
- Take the bus from Sarare to Barquisimetobus
- Fly from Jacinto Lara International Airport (BRM) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane BRM - SAN
38h 31mBus to Arturo Michelena International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Take the bus from San Carlos to Big Low Centerbus
- Fly from Arturo Michelena International Airport (VLN) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane VLN - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
20h 58m$8,222–26,608Bus, taxi, bus to Jacinto Lara International Airport, fly to Tijuana International Airport
- Take the bus from Parque San Carlos to Apartaderobus
- Take the taxi from Apartadero to Sararetaxi
- Take the bus from Sarare to Barquisimetobus
- Fly from Jacinto Lara International Airport (BRM) to Tijuana International Airport (TIJ)plane BRM - TIJ
21h 6m
Arturo Michelena International Airport (VLN) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from San Carlos to Tijuana is to bus and fly which costs $6500 - $24000 and takes 20h 53m.
The fastest way to get from San Carlos to Tijuana is to bus and fly which takes 19h 55m and costs $9000 - $34000.
The distance between San Carlos and Tijuana is 5768 km.
It takes approximately 21h to get from San Carlos to Tijuana, including transfers.
Tijuana is 4h behind San Carlos. It is currently 12:06 PM in San Carlos and 8:06 AM in Tijuana.
There are 545+ hotels available in Tijuana.
What companies run services between San Carlos, Venezuela and Tijuana, Mexico?
There is no direct connection from San Carlos to Tijuana. However, you can take the bus to Big Low Center, take the taxi to Henry Ford, take the line 2 bus to Ibarren Borges, walk to Arturo Michelena International Airport (VLN) airport, fly to San Diego International Airport (SAN), walk to N Harbor Dr & Harbor Island Dr, take the line 923 bus to Broadway & Kettner Bl, walk to America Plaza Station, take the vehicle to San Ysidro Station, walk to San Ysidro, then take the bus to Tijuana Línea, B.C.. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Big Low Center, take the bus to Terminal La Bandera, take the taxi to Plaza Miranda, take the bus to Caracas Airport, walk to Simón Bolívar International Airport (CCS) airport, fly to San Diego International Airport (SAN), walk to N Harbor Dr & Harbor Island Dr, take the line 923 bus to Broadway & Kettner Bl, walk to America Plaza Station, take the vehicle to San Ysidro Station, walk to San Ysidro, then take the bus to Tijuana Línea, B.C..
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Arturo Michelena International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $8,000–30,000
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $6,000–23,000
Flights from Jacinto Lara International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 37m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $4,200–16,000
Flights from Arturo Michelena International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $6,000–23,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Arturo Michelena International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Maracaibo, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 8m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $8,000–30,000
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $5,500–22,000
Flights from Jacinto Lara International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Panama City, Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 27m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $4,300–17,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Arturo Michelena International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Bogota, Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $13,000–33,000
Flights from Arturo Michelena International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Panama City, Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $8,500–32,000
Flights from Jacinto Lara International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Panama City, Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $4,500–17,000
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Arturo Michelena International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Panama City, Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $8,500–32,000
Flights from Jacinto Lara International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Panama City, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $4,400–17,000
Flights from Jacinto Lara International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Panama City, Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 16m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $4,400–17,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Arturo Michelena International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Punta Cana, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 26m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $8,000–31,000
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $5,500–22,000
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $5,500–22,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Arturo Michelena International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Panama City, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $8,500–32,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Jacinto Lara International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Panama City, Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 27m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $4,300–17,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,000
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +58 212 242 0110
- Website
- SITSSA
Bus from San Carlos to Big Low Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $170–210
- Schedules at
- SITSSA
Bus from San Carlos to Big Low Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $170–210
- Schedules at
- SITSSA
Bus from Big Low Center to Terminal La Bandera
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–280
- Schedules at
- sitssa.gob.ve
Bus from San Carlos to Big Low Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $170–210
- Schedules at
- SITSSA
Bus from San Carlos to Big Low Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $170–210
- Schedules at
- SITSSA
Bus from Big Low Center to Terminal La Bandera
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $112
- Schedules at
- Servicios Especiales del Centro C.A.
- Phone
- +58 256 433 4481
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Parque San Carlos to Apartadero
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- notilogia.com
Bus from Parque San Carlos to Apartadero
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- notilogia.com
- Phone
- +58 251 269 1967
- Website
- mppt.gob.ve
Bus from Sarare to Barquisimeto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- mppt.gob.ve
Bus from Sarare to Barquisimeto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- mppt.gob.ve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Estimated price
- $1,200–1,500
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