There are 8 ways to get from Santa Ana to Oaxaca by plane, bus, car, or train
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Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County
best- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Oaxaca International Airport (OAX)plane SNA - OAX
10h 1m$3,395–12,585Bus to Tijuana International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Santa Ana to Tijuana Aeropuerto, B.C.bus
- Fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Oaxaca International Airport (OAX)plane TIJ - OAX
8h 31m$2,375–6,803Bus via Puebla
- Take the bus from Santa Ana to Tijuana Central, B.C.bus
- Take the bus from Tijuana Buenavista to ACN Pueblabus
- Take the bus from Puebla Terminal CAPU to Oaxacabus Ado
2d 6h$2,980–4,309Drive 3,346.5 km
- Drive from Santa Ana to Oaxacacar 3,346.5 km
37h 30m$6,827–9,861Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Santa Ana to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Oaxaca International Airport (OAX)plane LAX - OAX
8h 21m$3,495–12,590Train, train to Ontario International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Santa Ana to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtraktrain
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Oaxaca International Airport (OAX)plane ONT - OAX
12h 18m$3,771–11,786Bus
- Take the bus from Santa Ana to Tijuana Central, B.C.bus Lxus 3105 / ...
- Take the bus from Tijuana Los Pinos to Oaxacabus Tijuana
2d 9h$2,870–4,289Train, bus
- Take the train from Santa Ana to Los Angelestrain Pacific Surfliner
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Oaxacabus
2d 19h$4,094–6,394
Santa Ana to Oaxaca by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Ana to Oaxaca is to bus and fly which costs $2300 - $7000 and takes 8h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Ana to Oaxaca is to train and fly which takes 8h 21m and costs $3500 - $13000.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Ana to Oaxaca. However, there are services departing from Santa Ana and arriving at Oaxaca via Tijuana Buenavista and Puebla Terminal CAPU. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 6h.
The distance between Santa Ana and Oaxaca is 2827 km. The road distance is 3346.5 km.
The best way to get from Santa Ana to Oaxaca without a car is to bus via Puebla which takes 2 days 6h and costs $2900 - $4400.
It takes approximately 10h 1m to get from Santa Ana to Oaxaca, including transfers.
Santa Ana to Oaxaca bus services, operated by Limousine Express, depart from Santa Ana station.
The best way to get from Santa Ana to Oaxaca is to fly which takes 10h 1m and costs $3300 - $13000. Alternatively, you can bus via Puebla, which costs $2900 - $4400 and takes 2 days 6h.
Santa Ana to Oaxaca bus services, operated by Limousine Express, arrive at Tijuana Central, B.C. station.
Oaxaca is 1h ahead of Santa Ana. It is currently 9:56 PM in Santa Ana and 10:56 PM in Oaxaca.
What companies run services between Santa Ana, CA, USA and Oaxaca, Mexico?
United Airlines flies from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Oaxaca International Airport (OAX) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Santa Ana to Oaxaca via Tijuana Central, B.C., Tijuana Buenavista, ACN Puebla, and Puebla Terminal CAPU in around 2d 6h.
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Oaxaca International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,000–6,500
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Oaxaca International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,000–6,500
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Oaxaca International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,000–6,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Oaxaca International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,300–8,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Oaxaca International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,300–8,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Oaxaca International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,300–8,500
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Oaxaca International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,400–11,000
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Santa Ana to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $160–360
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Santa Ana to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $160–360
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $170–390
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Santa Ana to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $160–360
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 866 691 9732
- [email protected]
- Website
- Limousine Express
Bus from Santa Ana to Tijuana Central, B.C.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $550–850
- Website
- Limousine Express
- One Way
- $550–850
Bus from Santa Ana to Tijuana Aeropuerto, B.C.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $550–850
- Website
- Limousine Express
- One Way
- $550–850
Bus from Santa Ana to Tijuana Central, B.C.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $550–850
- Website
- Limousine Express
- One Way
- $550–850
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