There are 8 ways to get from Mexicali to Matamoros by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly to General Servando Canales International Airport
best- Fly from General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport (MXL) to General Servando Canales International Airport (MAM)plane MXL - MAM
11h 29m$2,877–13,219Fly to Monterrey International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport (MXL) to Monterrey International Airport (MTY)plane MXL - MTY
- Take the bus from Monterrey to Matamorosbus
9h 32m$2,129–6,096Bus via Chihuahua
- Take the bus from Mexicali to Ciudad Juárezbus
- Take the bus from Ciudad Juárez to Chihuahuabus
- Take the bus from Chihuahua to Matamorosbus
30h 30m$5,141–7,312Bus, train via San Antonio
- Take the bus from Calexico Bus Station to Yuma County Area Transitbus
- Take the train from Yuma Amtrak to San Antonio Stationtrain
- Take the bus from San Antonio to Brownsvillebus
33h 53m$3,401–8,870Drive 2,315 km
- Drive from Mexicali to Matamoroscar 2,315 km
22h 24m$4,187–6,048Fly to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport
- Fly from General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport (MXL) to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport (BRO)plane MXL - BRO
12h 29m$3,452–17,174Bus, train
- Take the bus from Mexicali to San Luis Río Coloradobus
- Take the bus from William Brook Ave @ B Street to Gila Street @ 3rd Streetbus 95
- Take the train from Yuma Amtrak to San Marcos Amtraktrain
- Take the bus from San Marcos to La Plaza at Brownsvillebus
41h 56m$2,701–9,045Bus
- Take the bus from Mexicali to Santa Anabus
- Take the bus from Santa Ana to Monterreybus
- Take the bus from Monterrey to Matamorosbus
42h 19m$4,335–8,285
Mexicali to Matamoros by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mexicali to Matamoros is to fly and bus which costs $2100 - $6500 and takes 9h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Mexicali to Matamoros is to fly and bus which takes 9h 32m and costs $2100 - $6500.
No, there is no direct bus from Mexicali to Matamoros. However, there are services departing from Mexicali and arriving at Matamoros via Ciudad Juárez and Chihuahua. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 30m.
The distance between Mexicali and Matamoros is 1913 km. The road distance is 2315 km.
The best way to get from Mexicali to Matamoros without a car is to bus via Chihuahua which takes 30h 30m and costs $5000 - $7500.
It takes approximately 11h 29m to get from Mexicali to Matamoros, including transfers.
Mexicali to Matamoros bus services, operated by Chihuahuenses, depart from Mexicali station.
The best way to get from Mexicali to Matamoros is to fly which takes 11h 29m and costs $2800 - $14000. Alternatively, you can bus via Chihuahua, which costs $5000 - $7500 and takes 30h 30m.
Mexicali to Matamoros bus services, operated by Chihuahuenses, arrive at Ciudad Juárez station.
Matamoros is 2h ahead of Mexicali. It is currently 2:17 PM in Mexicali and 4:17 PM in Matamoros.
What companies run services between Mexicali, Mexico and Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico?
Aeroméxico and Volaris fly from General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport (MXL) to General Servando Canales International Airport (MAM) 6 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Mexicali to Matamoros via Ciudad Juárez and Chihuahua in around 30h 30m.
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport to Monterrey International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–3,300
Flights from General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport via Monterrey International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 24m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,300–17,000
Flights from General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport via Guadalajara, Monterrey International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 49m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,300–19,000
Flights from General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport via Leon/Guanajuato, Monterrey International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $4,300–19,000
- Website
- flyaerus.com
Flights from General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport via Monterrey International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 24m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,300–17,000
Flights from General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport via Guadalajara, Monterrey International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 49m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,300–19,000
Flights from General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport via Leon/Guanajuato, Monterrey International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $4,300–19,000
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport to General Servando Canales International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 17m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,700–16,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport to Monterrey International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,900
Flights from General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport to Monterrey International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,900
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Yuma Amtrak to San Antonio Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 13m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $1,700–4,900
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $2,600–6,000
- Business - advance purchase
- $3,500–14,000
- Business Class
- $5,000–13,000
Train from Yuma Amtrak to San Marcos Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $1,800–5,500
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $2,700–6,000
- Business - advance purchase
- $3,700–15,000
- Business Class
- $5,000–14,000
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
Bus from Mexicali to Ciudad Juárez
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2,300–3,500
- Schedules at
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
- Book at
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
Bus from Mexicali to San Luis Río Colorado
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $230–350
- Schedules at
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
- Book at
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
Bus from Ciudad Juárez to Chihuahua
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $450–650
- Schedules at
- ventas.turisticosnoroeste.com
- Book at
- ventas.turisticosnoroeste.com
- Phone
- +52 55 5141 4300
- contacto@odm.com.mx
- Website
- odm.com.mx
Bus from Chihuahua to Matamoros
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2,300–3,200
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
Bus from Monterrey to Matamoros
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $800–1,100
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
Bus from Mexicali to San Luis Río Colorado
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $360–490
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Calexico Bus Station to Yuma County Area Transit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $250–290
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from San Marcos to La Plaza at Brownsville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $800–1,700
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $800–1,700
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Calexico Bus Station to Yuma County Area Transit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $430–950
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from San Antonio to Brownsville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,200–1,600
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +52 55 5141 4300
- Website
- noreste.com.mx
Bus from Monterrey to Matamoros
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $550–800
- Schedules at
- noreste.com.mx
- Book at
- noreste.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- autobuseselite.com.mx
Bus from Mexicali to San Luis Río Colorado
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $290–430
- Schedules at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Book at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Mexicali to San Luis Río Colorado
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $80–310
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $80–310
- Titanium
- $95–310
Bus from Mexicali to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $600–1,100
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $600–1,000
- Titanium
- $700–1,100
- Phone
- +52 664 104 7400
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- abc.com.mx
Bus from Mexicali to San Luis Río Colorado
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $120–320
- Schedules at
- abc.com.mx
- Book at
- abc.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 664 299 0487
- servicios@acnautobuses.com
- Website
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Mexicali to San Luis Río Colorado
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $900–1,400
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
- Phone
- +1 928-783-2235
- Website
- ycipta.org
Bus from William Brook Ave @ B Street to Gila Street @ 3rd Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- https://www.ycipta.org/
- Youth 5-18 w/ Student ID, Seniors 65+, Disabled
- $18
- Adults 19-64
- $35
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- futura.com.mx
Bus from Santa Ana to Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3,000–6,000
- Schedules at
- futura.com.mx
- Book at
- futura.com.mx
Bus from Monterrey to Matamoros
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $800–1,200
- Schedules at
- futura.com.mx
- Book at
- futura.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- contacto@geb.mx
- Website
- transportesfrontera.com.mx
Bus from Monterrey to Matamoros
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $700–1,100
- Schedules at
- transportesfrontera.com.mx
- Book at
- transportesfrontera.com.mx
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