There are 6 ways to get from Bacalar to Tijuana by plane, bus, car, train, or shuttle
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Fly from Chetumal International Airport
best- Fly from Chetumal International Airport (CTM) to Tijuana International Airport (TIJ)plane CTM - TIJ
8h 18m$3,003–7,242Bus, shuttle to Cancún International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Bacalar to Akumalbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Akumal to Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2
- Fly from Cancún International Airport (CUN) to Tijuana International Airport (TIJ)plane CUN - TIJ
10h 13m$2,537–8,206Bus via Mexico City
- Take the bus from Chetumal to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tijuanabus
2d 19h$5,237–11,431Drive 4,077.1 km
- Drive from Bacalar to Tijuanacar 4,077.1 km
46h 33m$7,319–10,572Train to Tulum International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Estación Tren Maya Bacalar to Estación Tren Maya Tulum Aeropuertotrain
- Fly from Tulum International Airport (TQO) to Tijuana International Airport (TIJ)plane TQO - TIJ
12h 19m$3,265–8,905Bus
- Take the bus from Bacalar to Tuxtla Gutiérrezbus
- Take the bus from Tuxtla Gutiérrez to Tonalábus
- Take the bus from Tonalá to San Luis Río Coloradobus
- Take the bus from San Luis Río Colorado to Tijuanabus
3d 12h$3,114–5,020
Bacalar to Tijuana by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bacalar to Tijuana is to fly which costs $3000 - $7500 and takes 8h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Bacalar to Tijuana is to fly which takes 8h 18m and costs $3000 - $7500.
No, there is no direct bus from Bacalar to Tijuana. However, there are services departing from Bacalar and arriving at Tijuana via Chetumal and Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 19h.
The distance between Bacalar and Tijuana is 3309 km. The road distance is 4077.1 km.
The best way to get from Bacalar to Tijuana without a car is to bus via Mexico City which takes 2 days 19h and costs $5000 - $12000.
It takes approximately 8h 18m to get from Bacalar to Tijuana, including transfers.
Bacalar to Tijuana bus services, operated by ADO, depart from Chetumal station.
The best way to get from Bacalar to Tijuana is to fly which takes 8h 18m and costs $3000 - $7500. Alternatively, you can bus via Mexico City, which costs $5000 - $12000 and takes 2 days 19h.
Bacalar to Tijuana bus services, operated by ADO, arrive at Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte station.
Tijuana is 3h behind Bacalar. It is currently 2:24 AM in Bacalar and 11:24 PM in Tijuana.
What companies run services between Bacalar, Estado de Quintana Roo, Mexico and Tijuana, Mexico?
Aeroméxico, Volaris, and two other airlines fly from Chetumal International Airport (CTM) to Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bacalar to Tijuana via Chetumal and Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte in around 2d 19h.
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Chetumal International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,700–9,000
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,000
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–6,500
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Tijuana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Chetumal International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,000–4,200
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–8,000
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–8,000
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Tijuana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Aguascalientes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Leon/Guanajuato
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via San Luis Potosi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Chetumal International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,200–9,500
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,300–11,000
- Website
- mexicana.gob.mx
Flights from Chetumal International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $2,200–9,500
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,300–10,000
- trenmaya1@sedena.gob.mx
- Website
- trenmaya.gob.mx
Train from Estación Tren Maya Bacalar to Estación Tren Maya Tulum Aeropuerto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $290–1,400
- Website
- https://reservas.ventaboletostrenmaya.com.mx/web/portal/inicio
- Special Tourist (INAPAM)
- $290–350
- Local Tourist
- $360–440
- National Tourist
- $550–650
- International Tourist
- $700–900
- National Premier
- $850–1,100
- International Premier
- $1,100–1,400
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Chetumal to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2,000–3,700
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 5141 4300
- contacto@odm.com.mx
- Website
- odm.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tijuana
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3,200–7,500
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
Bus from San Luis Río Colorado to Tijuana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $650–900
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- autobuseselite.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tijuana
- Ave. Duration
- 44h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3,200–5,500
- Schedules at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Book at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 997 976 0191
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Bacalar to Akumal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $230–330
- Schedules at
- ahorrobus.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 998 980 0807
- contact@cancunshuttle.com
- Website
- cancunshuttle.com
Shuttle from Akumal to Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
- Schedules at
- cancunshuttle.com
- Phone
- +52 983 119 9526
- alianzabacalar@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Bacalar to Tuxtla Gutiérrez
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $800–900
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Website
- ahorrobus.com.mx
Bus from Tuxtla Gutiérrez to Tonalá
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $110–320
- Schedules at
- ahorrobus.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 713 120 0700
- ventas@autotravel.mx
- Website
- autotravel.mx
Bus from Tonalá to San Luis Río Colorado
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,900–2,900
- Schedules at
- autotravel.mx
- Book at
- autotravel.mx
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from San Luis Río Colorado to Tijuana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $280–550
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $280–490
- Titanium
- $320–550
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