How to get fromSan Ysidro to Mexicoby bus, car, or plane

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There are 4 ways to get from San Ysidro to Mexico by bus, car, or plane

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1. Take the bus from Tijuana Buenavista to México Politécnicobus Ensenada
42h 47m
$1,738–2,505
Drive 2,741.9 km
1. Drive from San Ysidro to Mexico Citycar 2,741.9 km
31h 22m
$5,294–7,646
Bus, fly
1. Take the bus from Tijuana to Terminal Portalesbus
2. Fly from Guadalajara Airport to Queretaro Airportplane
3. Fly from Queretaro Airport to T1 Aicmplane
34h 32m
$18,453–802,510
Bus via Mexicali
1. Take the bus from Tijuana to Mexicalibus
2. Take the bus from Mexicali to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
44h 3m
$3,572–8,135

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Map of how to get from San Ysidro to Mexico.

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Distance: 2,881.4 km
Duration: 42h 47m

What companies run services between San Ysidro, CA, USA and Mexico?

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.

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Mexico City, Mexico(opens in a new window)

Mexico City is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America. Mexico City is one of the most important cultural and financial centers in the world. It is located in the Valley of Mexico within the high Mexican central plateau, at an altitude of 2240 m. The city has 16 boroughs or demarcaciones territoriales, which are in turn divided into neighborhoods or colonias.

Things to do in Mexico City

La Feria de Chapultepec(Opens in a new window)

La Feria de Chapultepec, simply branded as La Feria, was an amusement park in Mexico City, Mexico. Located in the middle of Chapultepec Park near the Constituyentes Metro station, it opened in 1964 as Juegos Mecánicos de Chapultepec and was originally operated by the Mexican government. In 1992 Grupo CIE bought it and changed the name to La Feria Chapultepec Mágico. In 2015, it was bought by Ventura Entertainment and renamed to its last name.

Montaña Rusa (La Feria Chapultepec Mágico)(Opens in a new window)

Montaña Rusa was a wooden roller coaster at La Feria Chapultepec Mágico in Mexico City, Mexico. In 1993, it was renamed Serpiente de Fuego (Serpent of Fire) but later it was changed back to Montaña Rusa. For several years, Montaña Rusa held the record of world's tallest roller coaster. With the conversion of Medusa at Six Flags México into a hybrid roller coaster in 2014, Montaña Rusa was the last wooden roller coaster in Mexico. In 2020, it was announced that Montaña Rusa would be removed from the park. The coaster was dismantled in July 2022.

Aztlán Parque Urbano(Opens in a new window)

Aztlán Parque Urbano is an amusement park in Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico. The park first opened on March 20, 2024, and replaced the amusement park La Feria de Chapultepec that closed in 2019.

Iztapasauria(Opens in a new window)

Iztapasauria (also branded as IztapaSauria) is a free-entry dinosaur theme park in Iztapalapa, Mexico City. It opened on 4 December 2021 inside the Deportivo Utopía Santa Cruz Meyehualco sports center. The theme park has several green areas decorated as a Mesozoic jungle in which there are thirteen animatronic dinosaurs.

Places to stay in Mexico City

Barceló Mexico Reforma(Opens in a new window)

9.0Fabulous

Hotel Catedral(Opens in a new window)

9.3Superb

Puerta Alameda Suites México(Opens in a new window)

8.9Fabulous

Hotel Punto MX(Opens in a new window)

8.6Fabulous

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