There are 7 ways to get from San Diego to Cdmx by plane, bus, car, tram, or subway
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Fly Tijuana International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport
best- Fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX)plane TIJ - MEX
7h 8m$1,773–4,525Tram to Tijuana International Airport, fly to Felipe Ángeles International Airport, line 1 subway
cheapest- Take the tram from Civic Center Station to San Ysidro Stationtram
- Fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Felipe Ángeles International Airport (NLU)plane TIJ - NLU
- Take the subway from Lechería to Buenavistasubway
8h 3m$1,285–4,162Bus
- Take the bus from Tijuana Buenavista to México Politécnicobus Ensenada
43h 35m$1,648–2,560Drive 2,757.5 km
- Drive from San Diego to Cdmxcar 2,757.5 km
31h 33m$5,324–7,690Tram to Tijuana International Airport, fly to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport
- Take the tram from Civic Center Station to San Ysidro Stationtram
- Fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport (TLC)plane TIJ - TLC
8h 46m$2,302–5,680Bus to General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport, fly to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Take the bus from Tijuana to Mexicalibus
- Fly from General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport (MXL) to Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX)plane MXL - MEX
9h 14m$2,559–8,785Bus via San Diego
- Take the bus from Tijuana to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
45h 43m$3,244–8,073
San Diego to Cdmx by tram, bus, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Diego to Cdmx is to tram and fly and line 1 subway which costs $1200 - $4200 and takes 8h 3m.
The fastest way to get from San Diego to Cdmx is to fly which takes 7h 8m and costs $1700 - $4600.
No, there is no direct bus from San Diego to Cdmx. However, there are services departing from San Ysidro and arriving at México Politécnico via Tijuana Buenavista. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43h 35m.
The distance between San Diego and Cdmx is 2353 km. The road distance is 2757.5 km.
The best way to get from San Diego to Cdmx without a car is to bus which takes 43h 35m and costs $1600 - $2600.
It takes approximately 7h 8m to get from San Diego to Cdmx, including transfers.
San Diego to Cdmx bus services, operated by ACN Autobuses, depart from Tijuana Buenavista station.
The best way to get from San Diego to Cdmx is to fly which takes 7h 8m and costs $1700 - $4600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $1600 - $2600 and takes 43h 35m.
San Diego to Cdmx bus services, operated by ACN Autobuses, arrive at México Politécnico station.
Cdmx is 1h ahead of San Diego. It is currently 7:32 PM in San Diego and 8:32 PM in Cdmx.
What companies run services between San Diego, CA, USA and Cdmx, Mexico?
Volaris, Viva Aerobus, and two other airlines fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX) hourly. Alternatively, ACN Autobuses operates a bus from Tijuana Buenavista to México Politécnico once daily. Tickets cost $1,600–2,300 and the journey takes 40h 5m.
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,800–4,300
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport via Culiacan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,800–4,300
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Felipe Ángeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,900
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,000–4,000
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport via Puerto Vallarta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,000–4,000
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,000–4,000
Flights from General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,500–8,500
Flights from General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport via Puerto Vallarta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,500–8,500
Flights from General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,500–8,500
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–3,700
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Felipe Ángeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,600
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Felipe Ángeles International Airport via Culiacan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,600
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Felipe Ángeles International Airport via Leon/Guanajuato
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,600
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,200–5,500
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport via San Jose Cabo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,200–5,500
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport via Puerto Vallarta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,200–5,500
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–7,500
Flights from General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,300–11,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,800–11,000
- Website
- mexicana.gob.mx
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Felipe Ángeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–7,000
- Phone
- +1 619-557-4555
- Website
- sdmts.com
Tram from Civic Center Station to San Ysidro Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $40–260
- Website
- https://www.sdmts.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.sdmts.com/getting-around/departures-and-schedules
Tram from Civic Center Station to San Ysidro Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $40–260
- Website
- https://www.sdmts.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.sdmts.com/getting-around/departures-and-schedules
- Phone
- +52 55 1946 0790
- [email protected]
- Website
- fonadin.gob.mx
Subway from Lechería to Buenavista
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–22
- Schedules at
- fonadin.gob.mx
- Long Trip
- $22
- Short trip
- $10
- Phone
- +52 664 299 0487
- [email protected]
- Website
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Tijuana Buenavista to México Politécnico
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,600–2,300
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
- 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 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
- $3,200–6,500
- Schedules at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Book at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
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