There are 7 ways to get from California to Veracruz by plane, bus, car, or bus (Greyhound)
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Fly from Tijuana International Airport
best- Fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Veracruz International Airport (VER)plane TIJ - VER
7h 22m$1,752–9,506Fly from Los Angeles International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Veracruz International Airport (VER)plane LAX - VER
8h 24m$1,715–7,826Bus 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 Puebla Terminal CAPUbus
- Take the bus from Puebla CAPU to Veracruzbus
2d$5,020–8,031Drive 3,222.8 km
- Drive from Los Angeles to Veracruzcar 3,222.8 km
38h 4m$6,476–9,355Fly from San Diego International Airport
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Veracruz International Airport (VER)plane SAN - VER
12h 13m$3,124–14,189Bus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Tijuana - Plaza El Mexicanobus
- Take the bus from Tijuana Buenavista to ACN Pueblabus
- Take the bus from Puebla CAPU to Veracruzbus
2d 8h$2,611–3,714Bus #2
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Pueblabus
- Take the bus from Puebla CAPU to Veracruzbus
2d 16h$4,179–6,383
Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Veracruz International Airport (VER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from California to Veracruz is to bus which costs $2600 - $3800 and takes 2 days 8h.
The fastest way to get from California to Veracruz is to fly which takes 7h 22m and costs $1700 - $9500.
No, there is no direct bus from California to Veracruz. However, there are services departing from Los Angeles Downtown and arriving at Veracruz via Terminal Milenio Zapopan, Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte and Puebla CAPU. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 0h.
The distance between California and Veracruz is 2592 km. The road distance is 3222.8 km.
The best way to get from California to Veracruz without a car is to bus via Guadalajara which takes 2 days 0h and costs $5000 - $8500.
It takes approximately 7h 22m to get from California to Veracruz, including transfers.
California to Veracruz bus services, operated by Tufesa Mexico, depart from Los Angeles Downtown station.
The best way to get from California to Veracruz is to fly which takes 7h 22m and costs $1700 - $9500. Alternatively, you can bus via Guadalajara, which costs $5000 - $8500 and takes 2 days 0h.
California to Veracruz bus services, operated by Tufesa Mexico, arrive at Terminal Zapopan station.
Veracruz is 2h ahead of California. It is currently 11:30 AM in California and 1:30 PM in Veracruz.
What companies run services between California, USA and Veracruz, Mexico?
Volaris, Viva Aerobus, and Aeroméxico fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Veracruz International Airport (VER) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Veracruz via Terminal Zapopan, Terminal Milenio Zapopan, Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte, Puebla Terminal CAPU, and Puebla CAPU in around 2d.
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Veracruz International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,000–9,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Veracruz International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–7,500
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Veracruz International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–9,500
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Veracruz International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–9,500
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Veracruz International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–9,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Veracruz International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,200–8,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Veracruz International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,200–8,500
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Veracruz International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport, Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,900–15,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Veracruz International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–7,500
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Veracruz International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–7,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Veracruz International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,100–9,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Veracruz International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–8,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Veracruz International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,000–14,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Veracruz International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–8,500
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Veracruz International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,100–14,000
- 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
- $3,000–4,732
- 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 2 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 Puebla Terminal CAPU
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $310–450
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Puebla CAPU to Veracruz
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $550–850
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- 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
- $460–800
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 664 299 0487
- servicios@acnautobuses.com
- Website
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Tijuana Buenavista to ACN Puebla
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,600–2,100
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- info@boletosdebus.com
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Los Angeles to Puebla
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $3,600–5,500
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
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