There are 7 ways to get from Santa Ana to San Luis Río Colorado by bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train, bus, car, plane, bus (Greyhound), or tram
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus via Mexicali
best- Take the bus from Santa Ana to San Ysidrobus
- Take the bus from Tijuana to Mexicalibus
- Take the bus from Mexicali to San Luis Río Coloradobus
6h 37m$787–2,151Train, bus
- Take the train from Santa Ana to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Yuma Amtraktrain
- Take the bus from 3rd Street @ Gila Street to William Brook Ave @ B Streetbus 95
8h 18m$2,874–4,586Drive 392.3 km
- Drive from Santa Ana to San Luis Río Coloradocar 392.3 km
4h 45m$989–1,429Fly John Wayne Airport Orange County to Yuma International Airport
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Yuma International Airport (YUM)plane SNA - YUM
5h 36m$1,546–6,683Train, bus via Tijuana
- Take the train from Santa Ana to San Diegotrain Pacific Surfliner
- Take the bus from Tijuana to San Luis Río Coloradobus
8h 34m$1,700–3,370Bus
- Take the bus from Santa Ana to Tijuana - Plaza El Mexicanobus Los Angeles
- Take the bus from Tijuana Buenavista to San Luis Río Coloradobus Ensenada
9h 10m$1,123–1,684Train, line 4 bus, tram to Jack Northrop Field/Hawthorne Municipal Airport, fly to Imperial County Airport, bus
- Take the train from Santa Ana to Norwalk / Santa Fe Springstrain
- Take the bus from Metrolink Station to C Line Stationbus
- Take the tram from Norwalk Station to Hawthorne / Lennox Stationtram
- Fly from Jack Northrop Field/Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR) to Imperial County Airport (IPL)plane HHR - IPL
- Take the bus from Mexicali to San Luis Río Coloradobus
5h 53m
Santa Ana to San Luis Río Colorado by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Santa Ana to San Luis Río Colorado is to drive which costs $950 - $1500 and takes 4h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Ana to San Luis Río Colorado is to drive which takes 4h 45m and costs $950 - $1500.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Ana to San Luis Río Colorado. However, there are services departing from Santa Ana and arriving at San Luis Río Colorado via Tijuana and Mexicali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 37m.
The distance between Santa Ana and San Luis Río Colorado is 423 km. The road distance is 392.3 km.
The best way to get from Santa Ana to San Luis Río Colorado without a car is to bus via Mexicali which takes 6h 37m and costs $750 - $2200.
It takes approximately 6h 37m to get from Santa Ana to San Luis Río Colorado, including transfers.
Santa Ana to San Luis Río Colorado bus services, operated by Limousine Express, depart from Santa Ana station.
The best way to get from Santa Ana to San Luis Río Colorado is to bus via Mexicali which takes 6h 37m and costs $750 - $2200. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $1500 - $7000 and takes 5h 36m.
Santa Ana to San Luis Río Colorado bus services, operated by Limousine Express, arrive at San Ysidro station.
San Luis Río Colorado is 1h ahead of Santa Ana. It is currently 2:28 PM in Santa Ana and 3:28 PM in San Luis Río Colorado.
What companies run services between Santa Ana, CA, USA and San Luis Río Colorado, Mexico?
You can take a bus from Santa Ana to San Luis Río Colorado via San Ysidro, Tijuana, and Mexicali in around 6h 37m. Alternatively, American Airlines and Southwest Airlines fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Yuma International Airport (YUM) 4 times a day.
- Website
- advancedaircharters.com
Flights from Jack Northrop Field/Hawthorne Municipal Airport to Imperial County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,800–5,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Yuma International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–6,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Santa Ana to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $350–550
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Yuma Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $2,500–4,000
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Santa Ana to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $900–1,500
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from Santa Ana to Norwalk / Santa Fe Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $130–180
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
- Phone
- +1-323-466-3876
- [email protected]
- Website
- Metro Los Angeles
Tram from Norwalk Station to Hawthorne / Lennox Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–33
- Website
- Metro Los Angeles
- Phone
- +1 866 691 9732
- [email protected]
- Website
- Limousine Express
Bus from Santa Ana to San Ysidro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $550–850
- Website
- Limousine Express
- One Way
- $550–850
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Santa Ana to San Ysidro
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $330–490
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Santa Ana to San Ysidro
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $370–550
- Website
- Greyhound
- 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
Bus from Mexicali to San Luis Río Colorado
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $140–330
- Schedules at
- abc.com.mx
- Book at
- abc.com.mx
Bus from Mexicali to San Luis Río Colorado
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $140–330
- Schedules at
- abc.com.mx
- Book at
- abc.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 5141 4300
- [email protected]
- Website
- odm.com.mx
Bus from Mexicali to San Luis Río Colorado
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $390–550
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
Bus from Tijuana to San Luis Río Colorado
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $700–1,000
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
Bus from Mexicali to San Luis Río Colorado
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $390–550
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- [email protected]
- Website
- autobuseselite.com.mx
Bus from Mexicali to San Luis Río Colorado
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $290–440
- Schedules at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Book at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
Bus from Tijuana to San Luis Río Colorado
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $500–800
- Schedules at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Book at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
Bus from Mexicali to San Luis Río Colorado
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $290–440
- Schedules at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Book at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- [email protected]
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Mexicali to San Luis Río Colorado
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $95–340
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $95–340
- Titanium
- $100–320
Bus from Tijuana to San Luis Río Colorado
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $320–600
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $320–550
- Titanium
- $360–600
Bus from Mexicali to San Luis Río Colorado
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $95–340
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $95–340
- Titanium
- $100–320
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- [email protected]
- Website
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
Bus from Mexicali to San Luis Río Colorado
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $250–370
- Schedules at
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
- Book at
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
Bus from Tijuana to San Luis Río Colorado
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $600–950
- Schedules at
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
- Book at
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
Bus from Mexicali to San Luis Río Colorado
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $250–370
- Schedules at
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
- Book at
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 664 299 0487
- [email protected]
- Website
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Mexicali to San Luis Río Colorado
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–950
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Tijuana to San Luis Río Colorado
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,100
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Tijuana Buenavista to San Luis Río Colorado
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,100
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Mexicali to San Luis Río Colorado
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–950
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
- Phone
- +1 928-783-2235
- Website
- Yuma County Area Transit
Bus from 3rd Street @ Gila Street to William Brook Ave @ B Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–38
- Website
- Yuma County Area Transit
- Youth 5-18 w/ Student ID, Seniors 65+, Disabled
- $19
- Adults 19-64
- $38
- Phone
- +1-800-231-2222
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound Mexico
Bus from Santa Ana to Tijuana - Plaza El Mexicano
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $370–600
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Mexico
- Phone
- +1 562-929-5550
- Website
- Norwalk California Transit System
Bus from Metrolink Station to C Line Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Norwalk California Transit System
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Yes, the driving distance between Santa Ana to San Luis Río Colorado is 392 km. It takes approximately 4h 45m to drive from Santa Ana to San Luis Río Colorado.
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