There are 7 ways to get from San Jose to Morelia by plane, bus, train, car, or subway
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 Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
best- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to General Francisco Mujica International Airport (MLM)plane SJC - MLM
6h 25m$4,843–14,843Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from San Jose Station Diridon to Lathrop/Manteca Stationtrain Ace
- Take the bus from Manteca to Moreliabus
2d 10h$2,119–4,474Bus
- Take the bus from San Jose to Terminal Tlaquepaquebus San José
- Take the bus from Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 1 to Moreliabus
47h 54m$4,817–6,899Train, bus via San Antonio
- Take the train from San Jose to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Antonio Stationtrain
- Take the bus from San Antonio Station to Nuevo Laredobus
- Take the bus from Nuevo Laredo to Terminal de Autobuses de Querétaro Acceso 2bus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Autobuses de Querétaro Acceso 1 to Moreliabus
2d 8h$13,899–26,203Drive 3,224 km
- Drive from San Jose to Moreliacar 3,224 km
36h 8m$6,237–9,009BART to Oakland International Airport, fly
- Take the subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Coliseumsubway
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to General Francisco Mujica International Airport (MLM)plane OAK - MLM
7h 28m$3,947–9,997Bus via Tijuana
- Take the bus from San Jose to Tijuana Central, B.C.bus Lxit 3302
- Take the bus from Tijuana to Moreliabus
2d 7h
San Jose to Morelia by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Jose to Morelia is to train and bus which costs $2100 - $4500 and takes 2 days 10h.
The fastest way to get from San Jose to Morelia is to fly which takes 6h 25m and costs $4800 - $15000.
No, there is no direct bus from San Jose to Morelia. However, there are services departing from San Jose and arriving at Morelia via Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 1. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 47h 54m.
The distance between San Jose and Morelia is 2838 km. The road distance is 3224 km.
The best way to get from San Jose to Morelia without a car is to bus which takes 47h 54m and costs $4800 - $7000.
It takes approximately 6h 25m to get from San Jose to Morelia, including transfers.
San Jose to Morelia bus services, operated by Tufesa Mexico, depart from San Jose station.
The best way to get from San Jose to Morelia is to fly which takes 6h 25m and costs $4800 - $15000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $4800 - $7000 and takes 47h 54m.
San Jose to Morelia bus services, operated by Tufesa Mexico, arrive at Terminal Tlaquepaque station.
Morelia is 1h ahead of San Jose. It is currently 12:09 PM in San Jose and 1:09 PM in Morelia.
What companies run services between San Jose, CA, USA and Morelia, Mexico?
Volaris and Frontier Airlines fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to General Francisco Mujica International Airport (MLM) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from San Jose to Morelia via Terminal Tlaquepaque and Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 1 in around 47h 54m.
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to General Francisco Mujica International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $4,200–14,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to General Francisco Mujica International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,200–14,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to General Francisco Mujica International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,200–9,000
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to General Francisco Mujica International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $4,200–14,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to General Francisco Mujica International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,200–14,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Jose to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2,300–4,700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to San Antonio Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $7,500–16,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Coliseum
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $110–150
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 800-411-7245
- Website
- acerail.com
Train from San Jose Station Diridon to Lathrop/Manteca Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $210–280
- Website
- https://acerail.com
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- [email protected]
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from San Jose to Terminal Tlaquepaque
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4,100–6,000
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $4,100–6,000
- Titanium
- $4,600–4,900
- Phone
- +52 477 710 0060
- Website
- primeraplus.com.mx
Bus from Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 1 to Morelia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $650–950
- Schedules at
- primeraplus.com.mx
- Book at
- primeraplus.com.mx
- Phone
- +1 479 750 3263
- Website
- transporteschayo.com
Bus from San Antonio Station to Nuevo Laredo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $900–1,000
- Schedules at
- transporteschayo.com
- Book at
- transporteschayo.com
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- [email protected]
- Website
- futura.com.mx
Bus from Nuevo Laredo to Terminal de Autobuses de Querétaro Acceso 2
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2,600–3,700
- Schedules at
- futura.com.mx
- Book at
- futura.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 800 800 0386
- [email protected]
- Website
- etn.com.mx
Bus from Terminal de Autobuses de Querétaro Acceso 1 to Morelia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $550–800
- Website
- https://etn.com.mx/english/
- Website
- example.com
Bus from San Jose to Tijuana Central, B.C.
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- example.com
- Website
- example.com
Bus from San Jose to Tijuana Central, B.C.
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- example.com
- Phone
- +52 55 5141 4300
- [email protected]
- Website
- odm.com.mx
Bus from Tijuana to Morelia
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3,100–7,500
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 664 299 0487
- [email protected]
- Website
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Manteca to Morelia
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,900–4,200
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
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