There are 9 ways to get from California to Palenque by plane, bus, car, or train
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Fly Tijuana International Airport to Palenque International Airport
best- Fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Palenque International Airport (PQM)plane TIJ - PQM
13h 22m$1,438–5,492Bus via Mexico City
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Terminal Zapopanbus
- Take the bus from Central de Autobuses Zapopan to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Palenquebus
2d 12h$5,660–9,537Drive 3,804.6 km
- Drive from Los Angeles to Palenquecar 3,804.6 km
42h 39m$7,816–11,290Fly 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 28m$2,083–5,872Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport, bus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport (VSA)plane LAX - VSA
- Take the bus from Villahermosa Airport to Palenquebus
11h 45m$2,248–9,191Train to Ontario International Airport, fly to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtraktrain
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport (VSA)plane ONT - VSA
- Take the bus from Villahermosa Airport to Palenquebus
14h 13m$4,019–14,874Fly Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport, bus
- Fly from Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport (VSA)plane FAT - VSA
- Take the bus from Villahermosa Airport to Palenquebus
16h 23m$4,028–14,478Bus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Guadalajarabus
- Take the bus from Central ACN to Tuxtla Gutiérrezbus
- Take the bus from Tuxtla Gutiérrez to Palenquebus
3d 2h$3,060–5,534Bus #2
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Tuxtla Gutiérrezbus
- Take the bus from Tuxtla Gutiérrez to Palenquebus
3d 10h$5,180–8,434
Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Palenque International Airport (PQM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from California to Palenque is to fly and bus which costs $2000 - $6000 and takes 12h 28m.
The fastest way to get from California to Palenque is to fly and bus which takes 11h 45m and costs $2200 - $9500.
No, there is no direct bus from California to Palenque. However, there are services departing from Los Angeles Downtown and arriving at Palenque via Central de Autobuses Zapopan and Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 12h.
The distance between California and Palenque is 3045 km. The road distance is 3804.6 km.
The best way to get from California to Palenque without a car is to bus via Mexico City which takes 2 days 12h and costs $5500 - $10000.
It takes approximately 13h 22m to get from California to Palenque, including transfers.
California to Palenque bus services, operated by Tufesa Mexico, depart from Los Angeles Downtown station.
The best way to get from California to Palenque is to fly which takes 13h 22m and costs $1400 - $5500. Alternatively, you can bus via Mexico City, which costs $5500 - $10000 and takes 2 days 12h.
California to Palenque bus services, operated by Tufesa Mexico, arrive at Terminal Zapopan station.
Palenque is 1h ahead of California. It is currently 4:05 AM in California and 5:05 AM in Palenque.
What companies run services between California, USA and Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico?
Mexicana and Viva Aerobus fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Palenque International Airport (PQM) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Palenque via Terminal Zapopan, Central de Autobuses Zapopan, and Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte in around 2d 12h.
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–5,000
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–5,000
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–5,000
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport via Veracruz
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–5,000
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–5,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,400–9,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,400–9,000
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 37m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $3,500–14,000
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport via Guadalajara, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,500–14,000
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $3,700–15,000
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport, Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 19m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $3,700–14,000
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,000–9,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,800–8,500
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,500
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,300–9,500
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,500–14,000
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,700–15,000
- Website
- mexicana.gob.mx
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Palenque International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–10,000
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Palenque International Airport via Leon/Guanajuato, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–5,000
- 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
- $170–380
- 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
- $3,000–4,837
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $3,000–4,500
- Titanium
- $3,400–3,600
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- futura.com.mx
Bus from Central de Autobuses Zapopan to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,100
- Schedules at
- futura.com.mx
- Book at
- futura.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- autobuseselite.com.mx
Bus from Central de Autobuses Zapopan to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $900–1,400
- Schedules at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Book at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Palenque
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,700–2,600
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Villahermosa Airport to Palenque
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $310–460
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 664 299 0487
- servicios@acnautobuses.com
- Website
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Los Angeles to Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,700–2,900
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
- Phone
- +52 713 120 0700
- ventas@autotravel.mx
- Website
- autotravel.mx
Bus from Central ACN to Tuxtla Gutiérrez
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,200
- Schedules at
- autotravel.mx
- Book at
- autotravel.mx
- Phone
- +52 961 638 5018
- info@autobusesaexa.com.mx
- Website
- autobusesaexa.com.mx
Bus from Tuxtla Gutiérrez to Palenque
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $230–400
- Schedules at
- autobusesaexa.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
- $4,500–7,000
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Tuxtla Gutiérrez to Palenque
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $650–1,400
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
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