There are 3 ways to get from Melbourne to Tijuana by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to San Diego International Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane MEL - SAN
23h 12m$8,354–27,349Fly to Ontario International Airport, train, bus
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane MEL - ONT
- Take the train from Rancho Cucamonga to El Montetrain
- Take the bus from El Monte to Tijuana Línea, B.C.bus
28h 16m$8,202–26,572Fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane MEL - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
23h 39m$11,659–16,314
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Tijuana is to fly and train which costs $11000 - $17000 and takes 23h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Tijuana is to fly which takes 23h 12m and costs $8000 - $28000.
The distance between Melbourne and Tijuana is 12844 km.
It takes approximately 23h 12m to get from Melbourne to Tijuana, including transfers.
Tijuana is 19h behind Melbourne. It is currently 7:30 PM in Melbourne and 12:30 AM in Tijuana.
There are 546+ hotels available in Tijuana.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Tijuana, Mexico?
United Airlines, Qantas, and four other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) 4 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $8,000–27,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 1m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $7,500–26,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $5,500–19,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $5,500–20,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ontario International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $7,000–25,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 23m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $13,000–43,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $8,000–27,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ontario International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $12,000–40,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $7,500–26,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $5,500–19,000
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Diego International Airport via Nadi, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 6m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $11,000–60,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $7,500–41,000
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $8,000–27,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $7,500–41,000
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,000
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from Rancho Cucamonga to El Monte
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $140–210
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
- Phone
- +1 866 691 9732
- eplasales@eplalimo.com
- Website
- Limousine Express
Bus from El Monte to Tijuana Línea, B.C.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $650–950
- Website
- Limousine Express
- One Way
- $650–950
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