There are 9 ways to get from San Francisco to Mexico City Airport (MEX) by plane, bus (Flixbus, Amtrak), car, train, subway, or bus
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Fly San Francisco International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX)plane SFO - MEX
6h 47m$8,670–15,206BART, bus
cheapest- 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 90
- Take the bus from Modesto to Moreliabus
- Take the bus from Morelia to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
2d 14h$2,602–5,687Fly Oakland International Airport to Felipe Ángeles International Airport
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Felipe Ángeles International Airport (NLU)plane OAK - NLU
9h 56m$3,539–11,343Bus
- Take the bus from San Francisco to San Jose Diridon Stationbus
- Take the bus from San Jose Diridon to Gilroy Transit Centerbus 68
- Take the bus from Gilroy to Tepicbus
- Take the bus from Tepic to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
2d 6h$5,331–8,901Drive 3,526.7 km
- Drive from San Francisco to Mexico City Airport (MEX)car 3,526.7 km
39h 32m$6,884–9,944Fly Oakland International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX)plane OAK - MEX
6h 46m$2,799–8,133Caltrain to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX)plane SJC - MEX
9h 55m$2,605–10,237Fly Oakland International Airport to Guadalajara Airport, fly to Queretaro Airport, fly to T1 Aicm
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GDL)plane OAK - GDL
- Fly from Guadalajara Airport to Queretaro Airportplane
- Fly from Queretaro Airport to T1 Aicmplane
9h 56m$18,799–807,133Caltrain, 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
2d 23h$5,901–9,039
San Francisco to Mexico City Airport (MEX) by bus, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Mexico City Airport (MEX) is to fly which costs $2800 - $8500 and takes 6h 46m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Mexico City Airport (MEX) is to fly which takes 6h 46m and costs $2800 - $8500.
No, there is no direct bus from San Francisco to Mexico City Airport (MEX). However, there are services departing from San Francisco and arriving at Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte via San Jose Diridon, Gilroy and Tepic. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 6h.
The distance between San Francisco and Mexico City Airport (MEX) is 3051 km. The road distance is 3526.7 km.
The best way to get from San Francisco to Mexico City Airport (MEX) without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 6h and costs $5000 - $9000.
It takes approximately 6h 47m to get from San Francisco to Mexico City Airport (MEX), including transfers.
San Francisco to Mexico City Airport (MEX) bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from San Francisco station.
The best way to get from San Francisco to Mexico City Airport (MEX) is to fly which takes 6h 47m and costs $8500 - $16000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $5000 - $9000 and takes 2 days 6h.
San Francisco to Mexico City Airport (MEX) bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at San Jose Diridon Station.
Mexico City Airport (MEX) is 1h ahead of San Francisco. It is currently 12:41 AM in San Francisco and 1:41 AM in Mexico City Airport (MEX).
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Mexico City Airport (MEX), Mexico?
Aeroméxico, United Airlines, and two other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from San Francisco to Terminal Aérea via San Jose Diridon, Gilroy Transit Center, Gilroy, Tepic, México D.F., Central De Autobuses Del Norte, and Autobuses del Norte in around 2d 6h.
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Felipe Ángeles International Airport via Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,300–11,000
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 Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,700–7,500
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 Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,400–11,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,700–6,500
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,700–6,500
- 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 Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,000–8,500
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
- 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 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
- 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 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 Oakland International Airport to Felipe Ángeles International Airport via Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,300–11,000
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
- 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
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $160–200
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $160–200
Train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $160–210
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $160–210
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Civic Center / UN Plaza to Dublin / Pleasanton
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $110–150
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Jose to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2,400–4,800
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from San Francisco to San Jose Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–210
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 408-321-2300
- Website
- vta.org
Bus from San Jose Diridon to Gilroy Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- https://www.vta.org/
- Adult
- $40–90
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from San Jose Diridon to Gilroy Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $200–290
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- [email protected]
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Gilroy to Tepic
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3,800–5,862
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $3,800–5,500
- Titanium
- $4,200–4,500
- 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
- Website
- stanrta.org
Bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35
- Website
- https://www.stanrta.org/
- One Day Pass
- $35
- 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
- autovias.com.mx
Bus from Morelia to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $550–1,300
- Website
- https://www.autovias.com.mx/english/
- Phone
- +52 800 800 0386
- [email protected]
- Website
- etn.com.mx
Bus from Morelia to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $650–1,100
- Website
- https://etn.com.mx/english/
- 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
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