There are 8 ways to get from Santa Clara to Mexico by plane, tram, bus, train, or car
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, tram
best- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane SJC - SAN
- Take the tram from Civic Center Station to San Ysidro Stationtram
4h 6m$1,337–8,910Bus
- Take the bus from San Jose to Terminal Tlaquepaquebus San José
- Take the bus from Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 7 to Terminal Central Del Sur - Taxqueñabus
2d 6h$5,092–8,185Train, bus via San Marcos
- Take the train from San Jose to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Marcos Amtraktrain
- Take the bus from San Marcos to Terminal de Autobuses de Querétaro Acceso 1bus
- Take the bus from Santiago de Querétaro to Mexico City Violetabus
2d 21h$12,230–25,146Drive 3,463.3 km
- Drive from Santa Clara to Mexico Citycar 3,463.3 km
39h 3m$6,646–9,600Train to Oakland International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Santa Clara Amtrak to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtraktrain
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane OAK - SAN
5h 1m$1,529–5,128Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane SFO - SAN
5h 4m$1,361–4,600Train, 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$2,667–5,870Train, bus #2
- 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 22h$5,595–8,740
Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Clara to Mexico is to Caltrain and fly which costs $1300 - $4600 and takes 5h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Clara to Mexico is to fly and tram which takes 4h 6m and costs $1300 - $9000.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Clara to Mexico. However, there are services departing from El Camino & Jefferson and arriving at La Viga y Metro Merced via San Jose, Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 7 and Miramontes y Taxqueña. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 6h.
The distance between Santa Clara and Mexico is 720 km. The road distance is 3463.3 km.
The best way to get from Santa Clara to Mexico without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 6h and costs $5000 - $8500.
It takes approximately 4h 6m to get from Santa Clara to Mexico, including transfers.
Santa Clara to Mexico bus services, operated by Tufesa Mexico, depart from San Jose station.
Santa Clara to Mexico bus services, operated by Tufesa Mexico, arrive at Terminal Tlaquepaque station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Clara to Mexico is 3463 km. It takes approximately 39h 3m to drive from Santa Clara to Mexico.
There are 3582+ hotels available in Mexico.
What companies run services between Santa Clara, CA, USA and Mexico?
You can take a bus from El Camino & Jefferson to La Viga y Metro Merced via San Jose, Terminal Tlaquepaque, Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 7, Terminal Central Del Sur - Taxqueña, and Miramontes y Taxqueña in around 2d 6h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–6,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–6,500
Flights from Oakland International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–6,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–5,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–8,500
Flights from Oakland International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–5,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–6,000
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
- Phone
- +1 619-557-4555
- Website
- MTS
Tram from Civic Center Station to San Ysidro Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $40–260
- Website
- MTS
- Schedules at
- MTS Schedules
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Jose to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2,200–4,700
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to San Marcos Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $7,500–17,000
- 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
- +1 800-660-4287
- 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
- +1 800-411-7245
- 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 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 55 4440 3187
- [email protected]
- Website
- futura.com.mx
Bus from Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 7 to Terminal Central Del Sur - Taxqueña
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,100
- Schedules at
- futura.com.mx
- Book at
- futura.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- [email protected]
- Website
- autobuseselite.com.mx
Bus from Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 7 to Terminal Central Del Sur - Taxqueña
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $950–1,400
- Schedules at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Book at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Phone
- +1 800 923 1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- Omnibus Express (OMEX VIP)
Bus from San Marcos to Terminal de Autobuses de Querétaro Acceso 1
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2,100–2,700
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express (OMEX VIP)
- Phone
- +52 55 2643 9028
- Website
- apoloplatinum.com.mx
Bus from Santiago de Querétaro to Mexico City Violeta
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $370–650
- Schedules at
- platinumline.mx
- Book at
- platinumline.mx
- Ejecutivo
- $470–550
- Confort
- $550–650
- Primera Clase
- $370–550
- 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
- $3,300–3,900
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
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