There are 10 ways to get from Cancún to Los Angeles by plane, bus, train, taxi, 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 to Los Angeles International Airport
best- Fly from Cancún International Airport (CUN) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane CUN - LAX
7h 59m$169–330Fly to Long Beach Airport
cheapest- Fly from Cancún International Airport (CUN) to Long Beach Airport (LGB)plane CUN - LGB
11h 12m$148–663Bus via Tepic
- Take the bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Cancún to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tepicbus
- Take the bus from Tepic to Los Angelesbus
2d 18h$270–557Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Estación Tren Maya Cancún Aeropuerto to Estación Tren Maya Palenquetrain
- Take the bus from Palenque to Villahermosabus
- Take the taxi from Villahermosa to Cárdenastaxi
- Take the bus from Cárdenas to Monterreybus
- Take the bus from Monterrey to San Antoniobus
- Take the train from San Antonio Station to Los Angelestrain
2d 22h$1,182–3,150Drive 2,806.4 mi
- Drive from Cancún to Los Angelescar 2,806.4 mi
2d 3h$513–740Fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Fly from Cancún International Airport (CUN) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane CUN - BUR
10h 27m$188–817Fly to Ontario International Airport, train
- Fly from Cancún International Airport (CUN) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane CUN - ONT
- Take the train from Rancho Cucamonga to L.A. Union Stationtrain
11h 31m$172–721Fly to Tijuana International Airport, train
- Fly from Cancún International Airport (CUN) to Tijuana International Airport (TIJ)plane CUN - TIJ
- Take the train from San Diego to Los Angelestrain
12h 20m$195–580Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Cancún to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tijuanabus
- Take the bus from Tijuana Central, B.C. to Los Angelesbus
3d 4h$330–732Bus #2
- Take the bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Cancún to Puebla Capubus
- Take the bus from Puebla to Los Angelesbus
3d 13h$316–519
Cancún to Los Angeles by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cancún to Los Angeles is to fly which costs $160 - $330 and takes 7h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Cancún to Los Angeles is to fly which takes 7h 59m and costs $160 - $330.
No, there is no direct bus from Cancún to Los Angeles. However, there are services departing from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Cancún and arriving at Los Angeles via Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte and Tepic. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 18h.
The distance between Cancún and Los Angeles is 2149 miles. The road distance is 2822.8 miles.
The best way to get from Cancún to Los Angeles without a car is to bus via Tepic which takes 2 days 18h and costs $270 - $600.
It takes approximately 7h 59m to get from Cancún to Los Angeles, including transfers.
Cancún to Los Angeles bus services, operated by ADO, depart from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Cancún station.
The best way to get from Cancún to Los Angeles is to fly which takes 7h 59m and costs $160 - $330. Alternatively, you can bus via Tepic, which costs $270 - $600 and takes 2 days 18h.
Cancún to Los Angeles bus services, operated by ADO, arrive at Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte station.
Los Angeles is 2h behind Cancún. It is currently 05:51 in Cancún and 03:51 in Los Angeles.
What companies run services between Cancún, Mexico and Los Angeles, CA, USA?
American Airlines, Delta, and three other airlines fly from Cancún International Airport (CUN) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Cancún to Los Angeles via Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte and Tepic in around 2d 18h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–800
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Tijuana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–470
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via San Luis Potosi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–470
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Aguascalientes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–470
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via San Jose Cabo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–470
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–260
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Tijuana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–390
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–390
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Phone
- +52 559 771 1000
- Website
- Booking Tren Maya
Train from Estación Tren Maya Cancún Aeropuerto to Estación Tren Maya Palenque
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–210
- Website
- Booking Tren Maya
- Special Tourist (INAPAM)
- $40–50
- Local Tourist
- $50–65
- National Tourist
- $80–95
- International Tourist
- $100–130
- National Premier
- $120–160
- International Premier
- $170–210
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Antonio Station to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $750–1,200
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Diego to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from Rancho Cucamonga to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Cancún to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $120–250
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Cancún to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $120–250
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Cancún to Puebla Capu
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $110–230
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- autobuseselite.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tepic
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–100
- Schedules at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Book at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tijuana
- Ave. Duration
- 44h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $170–340
- Schedules at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Book at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 5141 4300
- contacto@odm.com.mx
- Website
- odm.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tepic
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $90–130
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tijuana
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $170–430
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 664 299 0487
- servicios@acnautobuses.com
- Website
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Tepic to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–180
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
- Phone
- +52 55 5652 9331
- eduardo@wayakbus.com
- Website
- Wayak
Bus from Palenque to Villahermosa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $284–1,600
- Website
- Wayak
- Medium SUV 5 Passengers
- $290–400
- Sedan 3 Passengers
- $284
- Van 9 Passengers
- $370–500
- Sprinter 18 Passengers
- $1,200–1,600
- Sprinter 12 Passengers
- $1,041
- Phone
- +52 937 132 0108
- santiagosigerocinthia@gmail.com
- Website
- Tours Acosta
Bus from Cárdenas to Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $44–49
- Schedules at
- Tours Acosta
- Phone
- +1 800 923 1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- Omnibus Express (OMEX VIP)
Bus from Monterrey to San Antonio
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–60
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express (OMEX VIP)
- Phone
- +1 479 750 3263
- Website
- transporteschayo.com
Bus from Monterrey to San Antonio
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–80
- Schedules at
- transporteschayo.com
- Book at
- transporteschayo.com
- Phone
- +1 866 691 9732
- eplasales@eplalimo.com
- Website
- Limousine Express
Bus from Tijuana Central, B.C. to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Limousine Express
- One Way
- $35–55
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- info@boletosdebus.com
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Puebla to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $200–290
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Estimated price
- $9–12
Sitio De Taxi Luis Gil Perez
- Phone
- +52 993 314 29 39
Taxis a Macuspana
- Phone
- +52 993 561 88 14
Taxi Tabasco
- Phone
- +52 993 395 39 40
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