There are 7 ways to get from Los Angeles to Colima by plane, bus, car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GDL)plane LAX - GDL
- Take the bus from Guadalajara Airport to Colimabus
9h 13m$2,613–6,323Bus via Guadalajara
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Terminal Zapopanbus
- Take the bus from Vallarta to Terminal Sur De Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from Tren Ligero to Colimabus
36h 54m$3,429–5,484Drive 2,576.2 km
- Drive from Los Angeles to Colimacar 2,576.2 km
28h 47m$5,113–7,385Train to Tijuana International Airport, fly to Licenciado Miguel De La Madrid Airport
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
- Fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Licenciado Miguel De La Madrid Airport (CLQ)plane TIJ - CLQ
10h 6m$3,399–6,613Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Playa De Oro International Airport, bus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Playa De Oro International Airport (ZLO)plane LAX - ZLO
- Take the bus from Manzanillo to Colimabus
9h 42m$11,023–46,493Train to Ontario International Airport, fly to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtraktrain
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GDL)plane ONT - GDL
- Take the bus from Guadalajara Airport to Colimabus
9h 51m$3,807–12,635Bus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Guadalajarabus
- Take the bus from Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 2 to Colimabus
2d 1h$3,343–4,310
Los Angeles to Colima by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Los Angeles to Colima is to bus which costs $3300 - $4400 and takes 2 days 1h.
The fastest way to get from Los Angeles to Colima is to fly and bus which takes 9h 13m and costs $2600 - $6500.
No, there is no direct bus from Los Angeles to Colima. However, there are services departing from Los Angeles Downtown and arriving at Colima via Vallarta and Tren Ligero. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 54m.
The distance between Los Angeles and Colima is 2325 km. The road distance is 2576.2 km.
The best way to get from Los Angeles to Colima without a car is to bus via Guadalajara which takes 36h 54m and costs $3400 - $5500.
It takes approximately 9h 13m to get from Los Angeles to Colima, including transfers.
Los Angeles to Colima bus services, operated by Tufesa Mexico, depart from Los Angeles Downtown station.
Los Angeles to Colima bus services, operated by Tufesa Mexico, arrive at Terminal Zapopan station.
Colima is 1h ahead of Los Angeles. It is currently 8:37 AM in Los Angeles and 9:37 AM in Colima.
Yes, the driving distance between Los Angeles to Colima is 2576 km. It takes approximately 28h 47m to drive from Los Angeles to Colima.
What companies run services between Los Angeles, CA, USA and Colima, Mexico?
You can take a bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Colima via Terminal Zapopan, Vallarta, Terminal Sur De Autobuses, and Tren Ligero in around 36h 54m.
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,500–6,000
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Licenciado Miguel De La Madrid Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,600–4,800
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,200–11,000
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,200–11,000
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,500–6,000
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,200–11,000
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,200–11,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–6,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Playa De Oro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $10,000–45,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Playa De Oro International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $11,000–48,000
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,800–8,000
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,600–11,000
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–6,000
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Licenciado Miguel De La Madrid Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,500–19,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Playa De Oro International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $13,000–60,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–6,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Playa De Oro International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $13,000–60,000
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,000–4,400
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–6,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Playa De Oro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $10,000–45,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,600–11,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $600–1,400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $190–400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 800 622 22 22
- buzondeatencion@gho.mx
- Website
- autovias.com.mx
Bus from Guadalajara Airport to Colima
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
- Website
- https://www.autovias.com.mx/english/
Bus from Tren Ligero to Colima
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $360–800
- Website
- https://www.autovias.com.mx/english/
Bus from Manzanillo to Colima
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $200–410
- Website
- https://www.autovias.com.mx/english/
Bus from Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 2 to Colima
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $390–850
- Website
- https://www.autovias.com.mx/english/
- 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
- $3,000–4,673
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $3,000–4,500
- Titanium
- $3,400–3,600
- Phone
- +52 33 3942 5700
- Website
- siteur.gob.mx
Bus from Vallarta to Terminal Sur De Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11
- Schedules at
- siteur.gob.mx
- Website
- setrans.jalisco.gob.mx
Bus from Vallarta to Terminal Sur De Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10
- Schedules at
- setrans.jalisco.gob.mx
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- info@boletosdebus.com
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Los Angeles to Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $2,900–3,500
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
Want to know more about travelling around Mexico
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
Travelling to the US: What do I need to know?
Read the travel guide
Why you should take the train in the US
Read the travel guide
More Questions & Answers
There are 69+ hotels available in Colima.




















