There are 9 ways to get from Santa Clara to Mexico City by train, plane, bus, or car
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Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Benito Juárez International Airport
best- Take the train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX)plane SFO - MEX
7h 19m$7,267–17,332Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX)plane SJC - MEX
8h 28m$2,242–9,542Bus
- Take the bus from San Jose to Terminal Zapopanbus San José
- Take the bus from Central de Autobuses Zapopan to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
2d 5h$5,092–8,285Drive 3,463.3 km
- Drive from Santa Clara to Mexico Citycar 3,463.3 km
39h 3m$6,657–9,616Train to Oakland International Airport, fly to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Take the train from Santa Clara Amtrak to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtraktrain
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX)plane OAK - MEX
7h 13m$3,127–10,453Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Felipe Ángeles International Airport
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Felipe Ángeles International Airport (NLU)plane SJC - NLU
10h 58m$2,892–9,242Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport (TLC)plane SJC - TLC
10h 2m$3,372–11,322Train, bus
- Take the train from Santa Clara Station to Lathrop/Manteca Stationtrain Ace
- Take the bus from Manteca to Moreliabus
- Take the bus from Morelia to Terminal Poniente - Observatoriobus
2d 15h$2,663–5,866Train, bus via Los Angeles
- Take the train from San Jose to Los Angelestrain Coast Starlight
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
2d 21h$5,587–8,828
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Clara to Mexico City is to train and fly which costs $3100 - $11000 and takes 7h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Clara to Mexico City is to train and fly which takes 7h 13m and costs $3100 - $11000.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Clara to Mexico City. However, there are services departing from El Camino & Jefferson and arriving at Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte via San Jose and Central de Autobuses Zapopan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 5h.
The distance between Santa Clara and Mexico City is 3081 km. The road distance is 3463.3 km.
The best way to get from Santa Clara to Mexico City without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 5h and costs $5000 - $8500.
It takes approximately 7h 19m to get from Santa Clara to Mexico City, including transfers.
Santa Clara to Mexico City bus services, operated by Tufesa Mexico, depart from San Jose station.
The best way to get from Santa Clara to Mexico City is to bus which takes 2 days 5h and costs $5000 - $8500. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $2200 - $10000 and takes 8h 28m.
Santa Clara to Mexico City bus services, operated by Tufesa Mexico, arrive at Terminal Zapopan station.
Mexico City is 1h ahead of Santa Clara. It is currently 8:40 PM in Santa Clara and 9:40 PM in Mexico City.
What companies run services between Santa Clara, CA, USA and Mexico City, Mexico?
You can take a bus from El Camino & Jefferson to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte via San Jose, Terminal Zapopan, and Central de Autobuses Zapopan in around 2d 5h. Alternatively, Frontier Airlines, Volaris, and five other airlines fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX) 5 times a day.
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,900–10,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,900–10,000
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
- $3,100–10,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,100–10,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Felipe Ángeles International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,800–18,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,200–20,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport via Puerto Vallarta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $5,000–20,000
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–8,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–8,500
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,200–9,500
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $5,000–19,000
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
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
- $3,100–12,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Felipe Ángeles International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,800–18,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport via San Jose Cabo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $5,000–20,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- 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
- $1,900–8,500
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
- $2,200–9,500
- 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
- $3,100–10,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport via Puerto Vallarta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $5,000–20,000
- Website
- mexicana.gob.mx
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Felipe Ángeles International Airport via Puerto Vallarta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $4,600–18,000
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- Cal Train
Train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $120–160
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $120–160
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Santa Clara Amtrak to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $190–410
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Jose to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2,200–4,700
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 800-411-7245
- Website
- Ace
Train from Santa Clara Station to Lathrop/Manteca Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $210–270
- Website
- Ace
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- [email protected]
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from San Jose to Terminal Zapopan
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 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
- $4,600–4,800
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- [email protected]
- Website
- futura.com.mx
Bus from Central de Autobuses Zapopan to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,200
- Schedules at
- futura.com.mx
- Book at
- futura.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- [email protected]
- Website
- autobuseselite.com.mx
Bus from Central de Autobuses Zapopan to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $950–1,500
- Schedules at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Book at
- autobuseselite.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
- Phone
- 800 622 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- Autovías
Bus from Morelia to Terminal Poniente - Observatorio
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $550–1,200
- Website
- Autovías
- Phone
- +52 800 800 0386
- [email protected]
- Website
- ETN Turistar
Bus from Morelia to Terminal Poniente - Observatorio
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,400
- Website
- ETN Turistar
- 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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