There are 12 ways to get from San Francisco to Cancun Airport (CUN) by plane, subway, bus, car, train, shuttle, or bus (Flixbus)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane SFO - CUN
7h 48m$5,667–13,203Shuttle to Sonoma County Airport, fly
cheapest- Take a shuttle bus from San Francisco Pier 27 to Santa Rosa Airport
- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane STS - CUN
11h 35m$2,324–9,022BART, bus via Tepic
- Take the subway from Civic Center / UN Plaza to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
- Take the bus from San Jose to Tepicbus
- Take the bus from Tepic to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Cancúnbus
3d 10h$7,608–13,337Drive 5,129.7 km
- Drive from San Francisco to Cancun Airport (CUN)car 5,129.7 km
2d 10h$9,864–14,248Fly from Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane OAK - CUN
9h 41m$2,598–11,132Caltrain to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane SJC - CUN
10h 55m$6,202–21,234Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Richmond to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane SMF - CUN
13h 23m$3,107–12,012Shuttle to Monterey Regional Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level to Monterey Shuttle Station
- Fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane MRY - CUN
14h 51m$3,620–11,457Bus
- Take the bus from San Francisco to San Ysidro Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Tijuana to Mexicalibus
- Take the bus from Mexicali to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Cancúnbus
3d 13h$7,220–14,963BART, bus
- Take the subway from Civic Center / UN Plaza to Dublin / Pleasantonsubway
- Take the bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exibus
- Take the bus from Modesto to Moreliabus
- Take the bus from Morelia to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Cancúnbus
3d 19h$5,005–10,339Caltrain, train, bus
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Take the train from San Jose to Los Angelestrain
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Cancúnbus
4d 4h$7,913–13,490Train, bus
- Take the train from Oakland to Los Angelestrain
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Culiacánbus
- Take the bus from Culiacán to Tonalábus
- Take the bus from Tonalá to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Cancúnbus
4d 5h$8,352–14,428
San Francisco to Cancun Airport (CUN) by subway and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Cancun Airport (CUN) is to shuttle and fly which costs $2300 - $9000 and takes 11h 35m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Cancun Airport (CUN) is to fly which takes 7h 48m and costs $5500 - $14000.
No, there is no direct bus from San Francisco to Cancun Airport (CUN). However, there are services departing from San Francisco and arriving at Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 via Tijuana, Mexicali, Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte and Terminal de Autobuses ADO Cancún. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 13h.
The distance between San Francisco and Cancun Airport (CUN) is 3895 km. The road distance is 5129.7 km.
The best way to get from San Francisco to Cancun Airport (CUN) without a car is to BART and bus via Tepic which takes 3 days 10h and costs $7500 - $14000.
It takes approximately 7h 48m to get from San Francisco to Cancun Airport (CUN), including transfers.
San Francisco to Cancun Airport (CUN) bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from San Francisco station.
The best way to get from San Francisco to Cancun Airport (CUN) is to fly which takes 7h 48m and costs $5500 - $14000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $7000 - $15000 and takes 3 days 13h.
San Francisco to Cancun Airport (CUN) bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at San Ysidro Bus Terminal station.
Cancun Airport (CUN) is 2h ahead of San Francisco. It is currently 1:07 AM in San Francisco and 3:07 AM in Cancun Airport (CUN).
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Cancun Airport (CUN), Mexico?
United Airlines and American Airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Cancún International Airport (CUN) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from San Francisco to Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 via San Ysidro Bus Terminal, Tijuana, Mexicali, Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte, and Terminal de Autobuses ADO Cancún in around 3d 13h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,100–9,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,200–9,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,600–11,000
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Cancún International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,600–11,000
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Cancún International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,400–10,000
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Cancún International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–8,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,700–11,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,800–11,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Morelia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,700–11,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $5,000–19,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Morelia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $3,900–12,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Leon/Guanajuato
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,900–12,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,900–12,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,200–9,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,500–11,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,500–11,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,700–11,000
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,500–11,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,500–11,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,500–10,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,400–10,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,600–11,000
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Cancún International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,600–11,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,500–10,000
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Cancún International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–8,000
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Civic Center / UN Plaza to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $140–200
- Website
- BART
Subway from Civic Center / UN Plaza to Dublin / Pleasanton
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $110–150
- Website
- BART
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- Cal Train
Train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $150–200
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $150–200
Train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $160–200
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $160–200
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Richmond to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $390–850
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Jose to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2,100–4,600
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Oakland to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2,300–5,000
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- [email protected]
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from San Jose to Tepic
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3,900–6,000
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $3,900–6,000
- Titanium
- $4,300–4,600
Bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Culiacán
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2,500–3,500
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $2,500–3,500
- Titanium
- $2,810–2,830
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- [email protected]
- Website
- autobuseselite.com.mx
Bus from Tepic to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1,200–1,900
- Schedules at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Book at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 5141 4300
- [email protected]
- Website
- odm.com.mx
Bus from Tepic to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1,700–2,400
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- 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
- +52 55 4386 4652
- [email protected]
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Cancún
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2,300–4,500
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Cancún
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2,300–4,500
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Cancún
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2,300–4,500
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Cancún
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2,300–4,500
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- Groome Transportation
Shuttle from SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level to Monterey Shuttle Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1,000–1,200
- Schedules at
- Groome Transportation
- Standard Rate
- $1,000–1,200
Shuttle from San Francisco Pier 27 to Santa Rosa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $420–1,100
- Website
- Groome Transportation
- First Passenger
- $420–1,100
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from San Francisco to San Ysidro Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,200
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- 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
- +52 664 299 0487
- [email protected]
- Website
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Modesto to Morelia
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,900–4,200
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
- Phone
- 800 622 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- Autovías
Bus from Morelia to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $550–1,300
- Website
- Autovías
- Phone
- +52 800 800 0386
- [email protected]
- Website
- ETN Turistar
Bus from Morelia to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $650–1,100
- Website
- ETN Turistar
- Phone
- +52 477 710 0060
- Website
- primeraplus.com.mx
Bus from Morelia to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $700–1,100
- Schedules at
- primeraplus.com.mx
- Book at
- primeraplus.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
- Phone
- +52 713 120 0700
- [email protected]
- Website
- autotravel.mx
Bus from Culiacán to Tonalá
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,400–1,900
- Schedules at
- autotravel.mx
- Book at
- autotravel.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- [email protected]
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Tonalá to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Cancún
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2,000–3,800
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
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