There are 11 ways to get from California to Toluca by plane, bus, train, car, or tram
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Fly Tijuana International Airport to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport
best- Fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport (TLC)plane TIJ - TLC
7h$1,521–4,079Tram to Tijuana International Airport, fly to Felipe Ángeles International Airport, train
cheapest- Take the tram from Civic Center Station to San Ysidro Stationtram
- Fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Felipe Ángeles International Airport (NLU)plane TIJ - NLU
- Take the train from Estación Observatorio to Estación Toluca Centrotrain
10h 8m$1,176–4,104Bus via Guadalajara
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Terminal Zapopanbus San José
- Take the bus from Zapopan to Tolucabus
41h 30m$4,160–6,207Train, bus
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Marcos Amtraktrain Texas Eagle
- Take the bus from San Marcos to Tolucabus
2d 4h$9,675–18,755Drive 2,884.3 km
- Drive from Los Angeles to Tolucacar 2,884.3 km
32h 2m$5,644–8,153Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport, train
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX)plane LAX - MEX
- Take the train from Estación Observatorio to Estación Toluca Centrotrain
7h 53m$2,036–5,825Fly Tijuana International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport, train
- Fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX)plane TIJ - MEX
- Take the train from Estación Observatorio to Estación Toluca Centrotrain
8h 46m$1,376–4,004Fly Oakland International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport, train
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX)plane OAK - MEX
- Take the train from Estación Observatorio to Estación Toluca Centrotrain
8h 16m$1,874–6,201Fly San Francisco International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport, train
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX)plane SFO - MEX
- Take the train from Estación Observatorio to Estación Toluca Centrotrain
8h 44m$6,285–12,323Bus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Moreliabus
- Take the bus from Morelia to Tolucabus Direct
2d 5h$2,258–4,333Bus #2
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tolucabus
2d 11h$3,548–4,213
California to Toluca by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from California to Toluca is to tram and fly and train which costs $1100 - $4100 and takes 10h 8m.
The fastest way to get from California to Toluca is to fly which takes 7h and costs $1500 - $4100.
No, there is no direct bus from California to Toluca. However, there are services departing from Los Angeles Downtown and arriving at Toluca via Zapopan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 30m.
The distance between California and Toluca is 2318 km. The road distance is 2884.3 km.
The best way to get from California to Toluca without a car is to bus via Guadalajara which takes 41h 30m and costs $4100 - $6500.
It takes approximately 7h to get from California to Toluca, including transfers.
California to Toluca bus services, operated by Tufesa Mexico, depart from Los Angeles Downtown station.
The best way to get from California to Toluca is to fly which takes 7h and costs $1500 - $4100. Alternatively, you can bus via Guadalajara, which costs $4100 - $6500 and takes 41h 30m.
California to Toluca bus services, operated by Tufesa Mexico, arrive at Terminal Zapopan station.
Toluca is 1h ahead of California. It is currently 12:58 PM in California and 1:58 PM in Toluca.
What companies run services between California, USA and Toluca, Mexico?
Volaris and Viva Aerobus fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport (TLC) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Toluca via Terminal Zapopan and Zapopan in around 41h 30m.
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–6,500
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–7,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–7,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–7,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–7,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,300
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport via Puerto Vallarta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,300
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,800–5,500
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,400
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport via Hermosillo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,400
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport via Culiacan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,400
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,000
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Felipe Ángeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport via San Jose Cabo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–3,600
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–3,600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,800–5,500
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,500
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Felipe Ángeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Felipe Ángeles International Airport via Leon/Guanajuato
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–6,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–7,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–7,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–7,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–6,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–7,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,800–11,000
- Website
- mexicana.gob.mx
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Felipe Ángeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–6,500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to San Marcos Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $7,000–16,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- contacto@trenelinsurgente.mx
- Website
- trenelinsurgente.mx
Train from Estación Observatorio to Estación Toluca Centro
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- $100
- Schedules at
- trenelinsurgente.mx
- Phone
- +1 619-557-4555
- Website
- sdmts.com
Tram from Civic Center Station to San Ysidro Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $40–260
- Website
- https://www.sdmts.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.sdmts.com/getting-around/departures-and-schedules
- 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
- $3,000–4,608
- 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 Zapopan to Toluca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,100–1,600
- Website
- https://etn.com.mx/english/
- Phone
- +1 800 923 1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from San Marcos to Toluca
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2,400–3,200
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +52 664 299 0487
- servicios@acnautobuses.com
- Website
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Los Angeles to Morelia
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,800–3,200
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Morelia to Toluca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $430–550
- Schedules at
- autobuseszinacantepec.com.mx
- Book at
- autobuseszinacantepec.com.mx
- Phone
- 800 622 22 22
- buzondeatencion@gho.mx
- Website
- autovias.com.mx
Bus from Morelia to Toluca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,100
- Website
- https://www.autovias.com.mx/english/
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- info@boletosdebus.com
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Los Angeles to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 8h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $3,400–4,000
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
- Phone
- +52 55 1555 9519
- Website
- flecharoja.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Toluca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Schedules at
- flecharoja.com.mx
- Book at
- flecharoja.com.mx
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