There are 9 ways to get from Merced to Tecate by bus, car, plane, train, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Merced to Cross Border Express, San DiegoSacramento
- Take the bus from Tijuana International Airport to Tecate
10h 2m$1,306–1,975Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Merced to Bakersfield
- Take the bus from Bakersfield to San Fernando
- Take the train from Van Nuys to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Take the bus from El Cajon Transit Center to Sr 188 & Tecate Mart894
13h 22m$1,276–3,774Drive 689.2 km
- Drive from Merced to Tecate689.2 km
7h 24m$1,453–2,098Bus to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Merced Bus Stop to Fresno Bus Station
- Fly from Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)FAT - SAN
- Take the bus from Tijuana International Airport to Tecate
8h 7m$1,752–8,529Bus via Bakersfield
- Take the bus from Merced to Bakersfield Train Station
- Take the bus from Bakersfield Train Station to Tijuana
- Take the bus from Tijuana International Airport to Tecate
14h 37m$1,627–3,354Bus, bus to Oakland International Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport
- Take the bus from Merced Bus Stop to Modesto Bus Stop
- Take the bus from Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi to BART Dublin Station
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)OAK - SAN
- Take the bus from Tijuana International Airport to Tecate
10h 11m$1,601–5,072Bus, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport
- Take the bus from Merced Bus Stop to Modesto Bus Stop
- Take the bus from Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi to BART Dublin Station
- Take the subway from Dublin / Pleasanton to Daly City
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)SFO - SAN
- Take the bus from Tijuana International Airport to Tecate
10h 56m$1,881–9,902Fly Merced Municipal Airport to Jack Northrop Field/Hawthorne Municipal Airport, bus
- Fly from Merced Municipal Airport (MCE) to Jack Northrop Field/Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR)MCE - HHR
- Take the bus from Santa Ana Bus Stop to Cross Border Express Bus Station
- Take the bus from Tijuana International Airport to Tecate
9h 37m$3,561–4,314Bus, train to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport
- Take the bus from Merced to Stockton
- Take the train from Stockton- Robert J Cabral Station to Santa Clara Station
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)SJC - SAN
- Take the bus from Tijuana International Airport to Tecate
11h 22m$2,600–6,817
Merced to Tecate by bus, train, and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Merced to Tecate is to bus which costs $1300 - $2000 and takes 10h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Merced to Tecate is to drive which takes 7h 24m and costs $1400 - $2100.
No, there is no direct bus from Merced to Tecate. However, there are services departing from Merced and arriving at Tecate via Tijuana International Airport. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 2m.
The distance between Merced and Tecate is 730 km. The road distance is 689.2 km.
The best way to get from Merced to Tecate without a car is to bus which takes 10h 2m and costs $1300 - $2000.
It takes approximately 10h 2m to get from Merced to Tecate, including transfers.
Merced to Tecate bus services, operated by CBX Cross Border Express, depart from Merced station.
Merced to Tecate bus services, operated by CBX Cross Border Express, arrive at Cross Border Express, San Diego station.
Yes, the driving distance between Merced to Tecate is 689 km. It takes approximately 7h 24m to drive from Merced to Tecate.
There are eight+ hotels available in Tecate.
What companies run services between Merced, CA, USA and Tecate, Mexico?
You can take a bus from Merced to Tecate via Cross Border Express, San Diego and Tijuana International Airport in around 10h 2m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–7,500
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–8,500
Flights from Oakland International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–6,500
Flights from Oakland International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–7,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–6,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–7,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–7,500
Flights from Oakland International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–6,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–6,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–7,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–6,000
- Website
- advancedaircharters.com
Flights from Merced Municipal Airport to Jack Northrop Field/Hawthorne Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,800–3,100
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–4,600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Van Nuys to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Dublin / Pleasanton to Daly City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $130–180
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 800-411-7245
- Website
- acerail.com
Train from Stockton- Robert J Cabral Station to Santa Clara Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $250–330
- Website
- https://acerail.com
Bus from Merced to Cross Border Express, San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1,200–1,800
- Schedules at
- crossborderxpress.com
Bus from Santa Ana Bus Stop to Cross Border Express Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $500–700
- Schedules at
- crossborderxpress.com
- Phone
- +52 664 104 7400
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- abc.com.mx
Bus from Tijuana International Airport to Tecate
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–250
- 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 Merced Bus Stop to Fresno Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–310
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Bakersfield Train Station to Tijuana
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,400
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Merced Bus Stop to Modesto Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–300
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Merced to Bakersfield
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $320–600
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $320–550
- Titanium
- $370–600
Bus from Bakersfield to San Fernando
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–410
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $180–400
- Titanium
- $200–410
- Phone
- +1 619-233-3004
- Website
- sdmts.com
Bus from El Cajon Transit Center to Sr 188 & Tecate Mart
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Website
- https://www.sdmts.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.sdmts.com/getting-around/departures-and-schedules
- One Way - Adult/Youth
- $45–95
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Merced to Bakersfield Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $550–750
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Merced to Stockton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–1,600
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $190–1,600
- Website
- stanrta.org
Bus from Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi to BART Dublin Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $38
- Website
- https://www.stanrta.org/
- One Day Pass
- $38
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