There are 9 ways to get from California to Chiapas by plane, bus (Greyhound), car, shuttle, or bus
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Fly Tijuana International Airport to Tapachula International Airport
best- Fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Tapachula International Airport (TAP)plane TIJ - TAP
8h 14m$3,423–14,281Fly Tijuana International Airport to Palenque International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Palenque International Airport (PQM)plane TIJ - PQM
13h 22m$2,163–7,971Bus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Tijuana - Plaza El Mexicanobus
- Take the bus from Tijuana to Oaxacabus
- Take the bus from Oaxaca to Tuxtla Gutiérrezbus
2d 6h$3,348–4,103Drive 3,735 km
- Drive from Los Angeles to Tuxtla Gutiérrezcar 3,735 km
42h 15m$7,356–10,626Fly Tijuana International Airport to Ángel Albino Corzo International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Ángel Albino Corzo International Airport (TGZ)plane TIJ - TGZ
- Take a shuttle bus from Tuxtla Gutierrez Airport to San Cristóbal de las Casas
9h 17m$4,213–10,311Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Ángel Albino Corzo International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Ángel Albino Corzo International Airport (TGZ)plane LAX - TGZ
- Take a shuttle bus from Tuxtla Gutierrez Airport to San Cristóbal de las Casas
10h 10m$4,193–11,632Fly Tijuana International Airport to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport, bus
- Fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport (VSA)plane TIJ - VSA
- Take the bus from Villahermosa Airport to Palenquebus
12h 36m$2,723–9,371Bus via Guadalajara
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Terminal Zapopanbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Milenio Zapopan to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tuxtla Gutiérrezbus
2d 9h$5,560–9,337Bus #2
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Tuxtla Gutiérrezbus
3d 2h$4,329–6,533
California to Chiapas by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from California to Chiapas is to bus which costs $3300 - $4100 and takes 2 days 6h.
The fastest way to get from California to Chiapas is to fly which takes 8h 14m and costs $3400 - $15000.
No, there is no direct bus from California station to Chiapas. However, there are services departing from Los Angeles Union Station and arriving at Tuxtla Gutiérrez via Tijuana, Calzada Porfirio Díaz and Oaxaca. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 6h.
The distance between California and Chiapas is 3228 km. The road distance is 3735 km.
The best way to get from California to Chiapas without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 6h and costs $3300 - $4100.
It takes approximately 8h 14m to get from California to Chiapas, including transfers.
California to Chiapas bus services, operated by Greyhound Mexico, depart from Los Angeles Union Station.
The best way to get from California to Chiapas is to fly which takes 8h 14m and costs $3400 - $15000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $3300 - $4100 and takes 2 days 6h.
California to Chiapas bus services, operated by Greyhound Mexico, arrive at Tijuana - Plaza El Mexicano station.
Chiapas is 2h ahead of California. It is currently 8:33 AM in California and 10:33 AM in Chiapas.
What companies run services between California, USA and Chiapas, Mexico?
Volaris, Viva Aerobus, and Aeroméxico fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Tapachula International Airport (TAP) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Tuxtla Gutiérrez via Tijuana - Plaza El Mexicano, Tijuana, Oaxaca, Calzada Porfirio Díaz, Avenida Juárez Maza, and Oaxaca in around 2d 6h.
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Tapachula International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,600–16,000
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Ángel Albino Corzo International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,600–12,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ángel Albino Corzo International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,100–9,500
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,400–11,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Tapachula International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,400–13,000
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Tapachula International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,400–13,000
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Ángel Albino Corzo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,800–7,000
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Ángel Albino Corzo International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,800–7,000
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Ángel Albino Corzo International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,800–7,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ángel Albino Corzo International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,300–13,000
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,800–9,000
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,800–8,500
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Tapachula International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,700–9,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ángel Albino Corzo International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,200–12,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ángel Albino Corzo International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,100–12,000
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,300–6,000
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport via Veracruz
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,300–6,000
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,300–6,000
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,300–6,000
- Website
- mexicana.gob.mx
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Palenque International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,300–11,000
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Palenque International Airport via Leon/Guanajuato, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–7,000
- Phone
- +1-800-231-2222
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com.mx
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Tijuana - Plaza El Mexicano
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $440–950
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com.mx
- miky.cano91@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tijuana to Oaxaca
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $2,500
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 800 397 7292
- Website
- fypsa.com.mx
Bus from Oaxaca to Tuxtla Gutiérrez
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $400–650
- Schedules at
- fypsa.com.mx
- Phone
- +502 7762 1287
- tierratravel@hotmail.com
- Website
- tierramayas.com
Shuttle from Tuxtla Gutierrez Airport to San Cristóbal de las Casas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $1,900
- Schedules at
- tierramayas.com
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Villahermosa Airport to Palenque
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $310–460
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tuxtla Gutiérrez
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1,600–2,400
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Terminal Zapopan
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3,000–4,638
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $3,000–4,500
- Titanium
- $3,400–3,600
- Phone
- +52 800 800 0386
- atn_clientes@etn.com.mx
- Website
- etn.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Milenio Zapopan to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $1,300–1,800
- Website
- https://etn.com.mx/english/
- Phone
- +52 477 710 0060
- Website
- primeraplus.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Milenio Zapopan to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,000
- Schedules at
- primeraplus.com.mx
- Book at
- primeraplus.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 5141 4300
- contacto@odm.com.mx
- Website
- odm.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Milenio Zapopan to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1,200–1,700
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tuxtla Gutiérrez
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–2,700
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- info@boletosdebus.com
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Los Angeles to Tuxtla Gutiérrez
- Ave. Duration
- 3d
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $4,300–6,500
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
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