There are 7 ways to get from Shanghai 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 Shanghai Pudong International Airport to San Diego International Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane PVG - SAN
18h 49m$5,531–15,127Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tijuana International Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Tijuana International Airport (TIJ)plane SHA - TIJ
19h 36m$6,912–22,612Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane PVG - LAX
- Take the bus from LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop to San Diegobus
20h 14m$9,176–19,972Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport (CLD)plane PVG - CLD
- Take the train from Carlsbad Village Station to San Diego - Santa Fe Depottrain
26h 43m$5,666–16,197Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane PVG - BUR
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
23h 54m$7,396–19,142Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane PVG - SNA
- Take the train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
24h 46m$7,652–19,648Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Ontario International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane PVG - ONT
- Take the train from Rancho Cucamonga to El Montetrain
- Take the bus from El Monte to Tijuana Línea, B.C.bus
23h 8m$5,639–14,300
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Tijuana is to fly which costs $5500 - $16000 and takes 18h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Tijuana is to fly which takes 18h 49m and costs $5500 - $16000.
The distance between Shanghai and Tijuana is 10663 km.
It takes approximately 18h 49m to get from Shanghai to Tijuana, including transfers.
Tijuana is 15h behind Shanghai. It is currently 10:23 PM in Shanghai and 7:23 AM in Tijuana.
There are 544+ hotels available in Tijuana.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Tijuana, Mexico?
United Airlines, Delta, and two other airlines fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) 5 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $5,500–20,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $5,500–20,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,100–15,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,100–15,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $5,000–21,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport via Seattle, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $6,000–22,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport via Vancouver, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $5,500–15,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $6,500–23,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $7,000–26,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Ontario International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,700–19,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 54m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $5,500–20,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $5,500–20,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 44m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,100–15,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,200–15,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $7,000–26,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $5,500–19,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport via Los Angeles International Airport, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 33m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $6,500–23,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport via Vancouver, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 18m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $6,500–23,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport via Seattle, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 28m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $6,500–23,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $6,000–17,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,900–14,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,600–10,000
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $4,900–14,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $5,500–16,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $6,500–22,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,300–15,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Ontario International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 24m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $4,700–13,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $6,000–17,000
- Phone
- +1 760-966-6500
- [email protected]
- Website
- North County Transit District
Train from Carlsbad Village Station to San Diego - Santa Fe Depot
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- North County Transit District
- Schedules at
- North County Transit District Schedules
- Adult
- $0
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact 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
Train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1,000–1,600
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from Rancho Cucamonga to El Monte
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $140–200
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
- Phone
- (858) 430-8440
- [email protected]
- Website
- gorelaxsan.com
Bus from LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- gorelaxsan.com
- Phone
- (323)-776-5467
- [email protected]
- Website
- LAX LINQ
Bus from LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,000
- Website
- LAX LINQ
- Phone
- +1 866 691 9732
- [email protected]
- Website
- Limousine Express
Bus from El Monte to Tijuana Línea, B.C.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $600–900
- Website
- Limousine Express
- One Way
- $600–900
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