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How to get fromSan Diego to Chapalaby tram, plane, bus, car, or shuttle

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There are 8 ways to get from San Diego to Chapala by tram, plane, bus, car, or shuttle

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  1. Tram to Tijuana International Airport, fly to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport, bus

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    1. Take the tram from Civic Center Station to San Ysidro Stationtram tram
    2. Fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GDL)plane plane TIJ - GDL
    3. Take the bus from Crossing Guadalajara Airport to Chapalabus bus
    8h 12m
    $1,620–4,599

  2. Bus via Guadalajara

    1. Take the bus from Tijuana to Terminal Portalesbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Central Vieja de Guadalajara to Chapalabus bus Guadalajara
    34h 35m
    $2,916–3,379

  3. Drive  2,283 km

    1. Drive from San Diego to Chapalacar car 2,283 km
    26h 20m
    $4,809–6,945

  4. Fly Tijuana International Airport to Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport, shuttle

    1. Fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport (AGU)plane plane TIJ - AGU
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Aguascalientes to Chapalashuttle bus
    9h 27m
    $3,665–9,239

  5. Bus to General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport, fly to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport

    1. Take the bus from Tijuana to Mexicalibus bus
    2. Fly from General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport (MXL) to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GDL)plane plane MXL - GDL
    10h 22m
    $3,606–8,359

  6. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Tijuana to Guadalajara Central ACNbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Central Vieja de Guadalajara to Chapalabus bus Guadalajara
    38h 29m
    $2,016–3,779

  7. Bus #2

    1. Take the bus from Tijuana to Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 7bus bus
    2. Take the bus from Central Vieja de Guadalajara to Chapalabus bus Guadalajara
    39h 44m
    $3,316–6,479

  8. Bus via Guadalajara #2

    1. Take the bus from Tijuana to Terminal Milenio Zapopanbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Central Vieja de Guadalajara to Chapalabus bus Guadalajara
    39h 45m
    $3,326–7,308

San Diego to Chapala by bus

Calendar7Weekly Buses
Duration39h 45mAverage Duration
Ticket$3,326Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,981 km
  • Duration: 8h 12m

What companies run services between San Diego, CA, USA and Chapala, Jalisco, Mexico?

You can take a vehicle from Fifth Avenue Station to Chapala via San Ysidro Station, San Ysidro, Tijuana, Terminal Portales, Central De Autobuses, Independencia, and Central Vieja de Guadalajara in around 34h 35m.

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