There are 7 ways to get from California to Colima by tram, plane, bus, car, or train
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Tram to Tijuana International Airport, fly to Licenciado Miguel De La Madrid Airport
best- Take the tram from Civic Center Station to San Ysidro Stationtram
- Fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Licenciado Miguel De La Madrid Airport (CLQ)plane TIJ - CLQ
6h 57m$1,823–7,551Fly Tijuana International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GDL)plane TIJ - GDL
- Take the bus from Guadalajara Airport to Colimabus
10h 24m$1,693–6,761Bus via Guadalajara
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Terminal Zapopanbus
- Take the bus from Felipe Ruvalcaba to Terminal Sur De Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from Tren Ligero to Colimabus
36h 34m$3,525–5,569Drive 2,576.2 km
- Drive from Los Angeles to Colimacar 2,576.2 km
28h 47m$5,076–7,332Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport, bus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GDL)plane LAX - GDL
- Take the bus from Guadalajara Airport to Colimabus
9h 31m$2,873–11,082Train to Ontario International Airport, fly to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtraktrain
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GDL)plane ONT - GDL
- Take the bus from Guadalajara Airport to Colimabus
10h 9m$3,762–8,684Bus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Guadalajarabus
- Take the bus from Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 2 to Colimabus
2d 3h$3,319–4,383
Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Licenciado Miguel De La Madrid Airport (CLQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from California to Colima is to fly and bus which costs $1600 - $7000 and takes 10h 24m.
The fastest way to get from California to Colima is to tram and fly which takes 6h 57m and costs $1800 - $8000.
No, there is no direct bus from California to Colima. However, there are services departing from Spring / 1st and arriving at Colima via Los Angeles and Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 3h.
The distance between California and Colima is 2044 km. The road distance is 2576.2 km.
The best way to get from California to Colima without a car is to bus via Guadalajara which takes 36h 34m and costs $3500 - $6000.
It takes approximately 6h 57m to get from California to Colima, including transfers.
California to Colima bus services, operated by Buses USA Tours, depart from Los Angeles station.
California to Colima bus services, operated by Buses USA Tours, arrive at Guadalajara station.
Colima is 2h ahead of California. It is currently 2:21 PM in California and 4:21 PM in Colima.
Yes, the driving distance between California to Colima is 2576 km. It takes approximately 28h 47m to drive from California to Colima.
What companies run services between California, USA and Colima, Mexico?
You can take a bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Colima via Terminal Zapopan, Felipe Ruvalcaba, Terminal Sur De Autobuses, and Tren Ligero in around 36h 34m.
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Licenciado Miguel De La Madrid Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,500
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–5,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,300–15,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,300–15,000
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,100–7,500
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,100–7,500
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–5,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,300–8,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,300–8,000
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,300–15,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,300–15,000
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,100–7,500
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,100–7,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–4,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–4,600
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–8,000
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,200–10,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–4,500
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–4,500
- Phone
- +1 619-233-3004
- Website
- sdmts.com
Tram from Civic Center Station to San Ysidro Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $40–270
- Website
- https://www.sdmts.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.sdmts.com/getting-around/departures-and-schedules
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $240–300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- $3,000–4,639
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $3,000–4,500
- Titanium
- $3,400–3,600
- Phone
- +52 33 3942 5700
- Website
- siteur.gob.mx
Bus from Felipe Ruvalcaba to Terminal Sur De Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Schedules at
- siteur.gob.mx
- Website
- setrans.jalisco.gob.mx
Bus from Felipe Ruvalcaba to Terminal Sur De Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10
- Schedules at
- setrans.jalisco.gob.mx
- Phone
- 800 622 22 22
- buzondeatencion@gho.mx
- Website
- autovias.com.mx
Bus from Tren Ligero to Colima
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $360–800
- Website
- https://www.autovias.com.mx/english/
Bus from Guadalajara Airport to Colima
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $380–850
- Website
- https://www.autovias.com.mx/english/
Bus from Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 2 to Colima
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $390–850
- Website
- https://www.autovias.com.mx/english/
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- info@boletosdebus.com
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Los Angeles to Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $2,900–3,500
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
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