How to get fromSan Diego–Tijuana to Mexico Cityby plane, bus, or car

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There are 7 ways to get from San Diego–Tijuana to Mexico City by plane, bus, or car

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Fly Tijuana International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport
best
1. Fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX)plane TIJ - MEX
4h 38m
$1,925–4,636
Bus
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1. Take the bus from Tijuana Centro to México Politécnicobus Ensenada
40h 34m
$1,698–2,305
Drive 2,749.3 km
1. Drive from San Diego–Tijuana to Mexico Citycar 2,749.3 km
31h 18m
$5,766–8,328
Fly Tijuana International Airport to Felipe Ángeles International Airport
1. Fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Felipe Ángeles International Airport (NLU)plane TIJ - NLU
6h 9m
$1,875–4,836
Fly Tijuana International Airport to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport
1. Fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport (TLC)plane TIJ - TLC
6h 27m
$2,655–4,916
Bus to General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport, fly to Benito Juárez International Airport
1. Take the bus from Tijuana to Mexicalibus
2. Fly from General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport (MXL) to Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX)plane MXL - MEX
6h 33m
$3,214–8,473
Bus via Tijuana
1. Take the bus from Tijuana to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
43h 55m
$3,602–8,560

San Diego–Tijuana to Mexico City by bus, foot, and subway

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40h 34mAverage Duration

$1,698Cheapest Price

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Map of how to get from San Diego–Tijuana to Mexico City.

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Distance: 2,308.6 km
Duration: 4h 38m

What companies run services between San Diego–Tijuana, Mexico and Mexico City, Mexico?

Viva Aerobus, Volaris, and two other airlines fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX) hourly. Alternatively, ACN Autobuses operates a bus from Tijuana Centro to México Politécnico once daily. Tickets cost $1,600–2,300 and the journey takes 40h 15m.

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Mexico City, Mexico(opens in a new window)

Mexico City is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America. Mexico City is one of the most important cultural and financial centers in the world. It is located in the Valley of Mexico within the high Mexican central plateau, at an altitude of 2240 m. The city has 16 boroughs or demarcaciones territoriales, which are in turn divided into neighborhoods or colonias.

Things to do in Mexico City

La Feria de Chapultepec(Opens in a new window)

La Feria de Chapultepec, simply branded as La Feria, was an amusement park in Mexico City, Mexico. Located in the middle of Chapultepec Park near the Constituyentes Metro station, it opened in 1964 as Juegos Mecánicos de Chapultepec and was originally operated by the Mexican government. In 1992 Grupo CIE bought it and changed the name to La Feria Chapultepec Mágico. In 2015, it was bought by Ventura Entertainment and renamed to its last name.

Montaña Rusa (La Feria Chapultepec Mágico)(Opens in a new window)

Montaña Rusa was a wooden roller coaster at La Feria Chapultepec Mágico in Mexico City, Mexico. In 1993, it was renamed Serpiente de Fuego (Serpent of Fire) but later it was changed back to Montaña Rusa. For several years, Montaña Rusa held the record of world's tallest roller coaster. With the conversion of Medusa at Six Flags México into a hybrid roller coaster in 2014, Montaña Rusa was the last wooden roller coaster in Mexico. In 2020, it was announced that Montaña Rusa would be removed from the park. The coaster was dismantled in July 2022.

Aztlán Parque Urbano(Opens in a new window)

Aztlán Parque Urbano is an amusement park in Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico. The park first opened on March 20, 2024, and replaced the amusement park La Feria de Chapultepec that closed in 2019.

Iztapasauria(Opens in a new window)

Iztapasauria (also branded as IztapaSauria) is a free-entry dinosaur theme park in Iztapalapa, Mexico City. It opened on 4 December 2021 inside the Deportivo Utopía Santa Cruz Meyehualco sports center. The theme park has several green areas decorated as a Mesozoic jungle in which there are thirteen animatronic dinosaurs.

Places to stay in Mexico City

Barceló Mexico Reforma(Opens in a new window)

8.9Fabulous

Hotel Catedral(Opens in a new window)

9.2Superb

Puerta Alameda Suites México(Opens in a new window)

9.0Fabulous

Hotel Punto MX(Opens in a new window)

8.6Fabulous