There are 10 ways to get from Cdmx to Santa Ana by plane, bus, train, car, or bus (Greyhound)
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Fly Benito Juárez International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
best- Fly from Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)MEX - SNA
8h 29m$270–737Fly Felipe Ángeles International Airport to Tijuana International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Felipe Ángeles International Airport (NLU) to Tijuana International Airport (TIJ)NLU - TIJ
- Take the train from San Diego to Santa Ana
12h 8m$100–256Bus via Mazatlán
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Mazatlán
- Take the bus from Mazatlán to Santa Ana
40h 10m$147–256Bus, train via San Antonio
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to San Antonio
- Take the train from San Antonio Station to Los Angeles
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Ana
2d 5h$337–831Drive 1,793.9 mi
- Drive from Cdmx to Santa Ana1,793.9 mi
32h 45m$328–473Fly Benito Juárez International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Fly from Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)MEX - LAX
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Santa Ana
9h 34m$148–342Fly Benito Juárez International Airport to Tijuana International Airport, train
- Fly from Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX) to Tijuana International Airport (TIJ)MEX - TIJ
- Take the train from San Diego to Santa Ana
10h 28m$113–284Fly Felipe Ángeles International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Fly from Felipe Ángeles International Airport (NLU) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)NLU - LAX
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Santa Ana
10h 59m$120–404Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Mexicali
- Take the bus from Mexicali to Tijuana
- Take the bus from San Ysidro Bus Terminal to Santa Ana Bus Stop
2d$214–443Bus, train
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Los Angeles
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa AnaPacific Surfliner
2d 11h$213–251
Cdmx to Santa Ana by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cdmx to Santa Ana is to fly and train which costs $100 - $260 and takes 12h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Cdmx to Santa Ana is to fly which takes 8h 29m and costs $270 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Cdmx to Santa Ana. However, there are services departing from Ponciano Arriaga y Puente de Alvarado and arriving at Santa Ana via Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte and Mazatlán. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 10m.
The distance between Cdmx and Santa Ana is 1539 miles. The road distance is 1804.4 miles.
The best way to get from Cdmx to Santa Ana without a car is to bus via Mazatlán which takes 40h 10m and costs $140 - $260.
It takes approximately 8h 29m to get from Cdmx to Santa Ana, including transfers.
Cdmx to Santa Ana bus services, operated by Autobuses Elite, depart from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte station.
The best way to get from Cdmx to Santa Ana is to fly which takes 8h 29m and costs $270 - $750. Alternatively, you can bus via Mazatlán, which costs $140 - $260 and takes 40h 10m.
Cdmx to Santa Ana bus services, operated by Autobuses Elite, arrive at Mazatlán station.
Santa Ana is 2h behind Cdmx. It is currently 11:00 PM in Cdmx and 9:00 PM in Santa Ana.
What companies run services between Cdmx, Mexico and Santa Ana, CA, USA?
American Airlines, United Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ponciano Arriaga y Puente de Alvarado to Santa Ana via Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte and Mazatlán in around 40h 10m.
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- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–400
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Tijuana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–390
Flights from Felipe Ángeles International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Puerto Vallarta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–340
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–270
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Tijuana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–170
Flights from Felipe Ángeles International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–260
Flights from Felipe Ángeles International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–260
Flights from Felipe Ángeles International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–260
Flights from Felipe Ángeles International Airport to Tijuana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–170
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–320
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Tijuana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–230
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Hermosillo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–230
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Culiacan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–230
Flights from Felipe Ángeles International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–700
Flights from Felipe Ángeles International Airport to Tijuana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–170
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Tijuana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–700
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Tijuana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- Website
- mexicana.gob.mx
Flights from Felipe Ángeles International Airport to Tijuana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–320
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Antonio Station to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $190–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–19
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Diego to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–32
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from L.A. Union Station to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $7–10
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- autobuseselite.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Mazatlán
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Schedules at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Book at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 5141 4300
- contacto@odm.com.mx
- Website
- odm.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Mazatlán
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $95–160
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Mexicali
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $170–380
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 800 800 0386
- atn_clientes@etn.com.mx
- Website
- etn.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Mazatlán
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://etn.com.mx/english/
- Phone
- +52 664 299 0487
- servicios@acnautobuses.com
- Website
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Mazatlán to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–100
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
- Phone
- +1 800 923 1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to San Antonio
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–210
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +52 664 104 7400
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- abc.com.mx
Bus from Mexicali to Tijuana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Schedules at
- abc.com.mx
- Book at
- abc.com.mx
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from San Ysidro Bus Terminal to Santa Ana Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- info@boletosdebus.com
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 8h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $190–230
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
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