There are 10 ways to get from Cdmx to Santa Ana by plane, train, bus, car, or bus (Greyhound)
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Fly Felipe Ángeles International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, train
best- 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
7h 38m$140–439Fly Benito Juárez International Airport to Tijuana International Airport, train
cheapest- 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$112–293Bus via Mazatlán
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Mazatlán
- Take the bus from Mazatlán to Santa Ana
39h 51m$146–254Bus, train via San Antonio
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to San Antonio
- Take the train from San Antonio Amtrak Station to Los Angeles
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Ana
2d 5h$317–660Drive 1,793.9 mi
- Drive from Cdmx to Santa Ana1,793.9 mi
32h 45m$328–473Fly Benito Juárez International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Fly from Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)MEX - SNA
8h 24m$280–987Fly Felipe Ángeles International Airport to Tijuana International Airport, train
- Fly from Felipe Ángeles International Airport (NLU) to Tijuana International Airport (TIJ)NLU - TIJ
- Take the train from San Diego to Santa Ana
9h 48m$129–300Fly 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$148–372Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central Del Sur - Taxqueña to Tijuana
- Take the bus from Tijuana - Plaza El Mexicano to Santa AnaTijuana
2d$199–340Bus, train
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tijuana
- Take the train from San Diego Old Town Transportation Center to Santa AnaPacific Surfliner
2d 3h$201–433
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 $110 - $300 and takes 10h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Cdmx to Santa Ana is to fly and train which takes 7h 38m and costs $140 - $440.
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 39h 51m.
The distance between Cdmx and Santa Ana is 1625 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 39h 51m and costs $140 - $260.
It takes approximately 7h 38m to get from Cdmx to Santa Ana, including transfers.
Cdmx to Santa Ana bus services, operated by Omnibus de Mexico, depart from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte station.
The best way to get from Cdmx to Santa Ana is to bus via Mazatlán which takes 39h 51m and costs $140 - $260. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $280 - $1,000 and takes 8h 24m.
Cdmx to Santa Ana bus services, operated by Omnibus de Mexico, arrive at Mazatlán station.
Santa Ana is 2h behind Cdmx. It is currently 2:27 PM in Cdmx and 12:27 PM in Santa Ana.
What companies run services between Cdmx, Mexico and Santa Ana, CA, USA?
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 39h 51m. Alternatively, American Airlines, United Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) every 3 hours.
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Felipe Ángeles International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Puerto Vallarta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–360
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–650
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Tijuana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–300
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Felipe Ángeles International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–260
Flights from Felipe Ángeles International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–260
Flights from Felipe Ángeles International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–260
Flights from Felipe Ángeles International Airport to Tijuana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–190
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–300
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Tijuana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–190
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Felipe Ángeles International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Felipe Ángeles International Airport to Tijuana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–170
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
- $80–240
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Hermosillo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–240
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Culiacan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–240
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–410
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–320
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Puerto Vallarta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- mexicana.gob.mx
Flights from Felipe Ángeles International Airport to Tijuana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–350
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Tijuana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Tijuana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Antonio Amtrak Station to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $170–440
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–18
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Diego to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–31
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Diego Old Town Transportation Center to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–29
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $95–160
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tijuana
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $160–400
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
- 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
Bus from Terminal Central Del Sur - Taxqueña to Tijuana
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $180–290
- Schedules at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Book at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tijuana
- Ave. Duration
- 44h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $170–290
- Schedules at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Book at
- autobuseselite.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
- $130–200
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +1-800-231-2222
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com.mx
Bus from Tijuana - Plaza El Mexicano to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–50
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com.mx
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Tijuana - Plaza El Mexicano to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–30
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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