There are 4 ways to get from Santiago to Tijuana by plane, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Tijuana International Airport
best- Fly from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to Tijuana International Airport (TIJ)plane SCL - TIJ
17h 35m$5,440–18,640Fly to San Diego International Airport
- Fly from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane SCL - SAN
19h 7m$5,520–19,015Fly to General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport, bus
- Fly from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport (MXL)plane SCL - MXL
- Take the bus from Mexicali to Tijuanabus
21h 23m$6,540–21,540Fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Fly from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane SCL - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
20h 32m$8,305–25,100
Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Santiago to Tijuana is to fly and train which costs $8000 - $26000 and takes 20h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Santiago to Tijuana is to fly which takes 17h 35m and costs $5000 - $19000.
The distance between Santiago and Tijuana is 8804 km.
It takes approximately 17h 35m to get from Santiago to Tijuana, including transfers.
Tijuana is 5h behind Santiago. It is currently 8:46 AM in Santiago and 3:46 AM in Tijuana.
There are 460+ hotels available in Tijuana.
What companies run services between Santiago, Chile and Tijuana, Mexico?
Aeroméxico, LATAM Chile, and Volaris fly from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) 3 times a day.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $7,500–21,000
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $7,000–21,000
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $5,500–20,000
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $8,000–24,000
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport via Lima, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $8,000–24,000
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $5,000–15,000
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $5,000–21,000
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $5,500–20,000
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,500–13,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $5,000–18,000
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $5,500–23,000
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,800–14,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $7,000–21,000
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $5,500–20,000
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $5,000–15,000
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 44m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $7,500–22,000
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 8m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $5,000–18,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $5,000–18,000
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,800–14,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 44m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $7,500–22,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,000
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +52 664 104 7400
- [email protected]
- Website
- abc.com.mx
Bus from Mexicali to Tijuana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $350–650
- Schedules at
- abc.com.mx
- Book at
- abc.com.mx
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