There are 9 ways to get from Mexico City to San Rafael by plane, bus, car, subway, train, or bus (Greyhound)
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Fly to San Francisco International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)MEX - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoff
8h 30m$360–732Fly to Oakland International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)MEX - OAK
- Take the bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafael
8h 31m$131–447Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central Del Sur - Taxqueña to Mazatlán
- Take the bus from Mazatlán to Santa Rosa
2d 3h$178–290Drive 2,198.3 mi
- Drive from Mexico City to San Rafael2,198.3 mi
39h 29m$402–580Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART
- Fly from Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)MEX - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to El Cerrito Del Norte
11h 41m$185–824Fly to Sonoma County Airport, bus
- Fly from Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)MEX - STS
- Take the bus from Sonoma Co Airport Terminal to San Rafael
11h 25m$151–657Fly to Sacramento International Airport, train
- Fly from Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)MEX - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Richmond
11h 4m$153–596Bus via Tepic
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tepic
- Take the bus from Tepic to Santa Rosa
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform A101
2d 3h$172–314Bus #2
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Los Angeles
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco Bus StationGreyhound US0831 / ...
2d 19h$244–411
Mexico City to San Rafael by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mexico City to San Rafael is to fly and bus which costs $130 - $450 and takes 8h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Mexico City to San Rafael is to fly and bus which takes 8h 30m and costs $360 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Mexico City to San Rafael. However, there are services departing from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte and arriving at San Rafael Transit Center-Platform A via Tepic, Coddingtown and Santa Rosa Transit Mall. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 3h.
The distance between Mexico City and San Rafael is 1926 miles. The road distance is 2211.2 miles.
The best way to get from Mexico City to San Rafael without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 3h and costs $170 - $290.
It takes approximately 8h 30m to get from Mexico City to San Rafael, including transfers.
Mexico City to San Rafael bus services, operated by Autobuses Elite, depart from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte station.
Mexico City to San Rafael bus services, operated by Autobuses Elite, arrive at Tepic station.
San Rafael is 2h behind Mexico City. It is currently 1:55 PM in Mexico City and 11:55 AM in San Rafael.
Yes, the driving distance between Mexico City to San Rafael is 2211 miles. It takes approximately 39h 29m to drive from Mexico City to San Rafael.
What companies run services between Mexico City, Mexico and San Rafael, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Terminal Central Del Sur - Taxqueña to SMART San Rafael via Mazatlán, Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop, Petaluma, and SMART Petaluma Downtown in around 2d 3h.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–430
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–440
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–440
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–440
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–430
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–440
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–430
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–390
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Oakland International Airport via San Jose Cabo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–390
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–700
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Milpitas to El Cerrito Del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–29
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 415-461-4222
- Website
- marinairporter.com
Bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoff
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–30
- Website
- https://marinairporter.com/
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- autobuseselite.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central Del Sur - Taxqueña to Mazatlán
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Schedules at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Book at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tepic
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Schedules at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Book at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 664 299 0487
- servicios@acnautobuses.com
- Website
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Mazatlán to Santa Rosa
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–170
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Tepic to Santa Rosa
- Ave. Duration
- 38h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $21–55
Bus from Sonoma Co Airport Terminal to San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $21–55
- Phone
- +52 55 5141 4300
- contacto@odm.com.mx
- Website
- odm.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tepic
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $90–120
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
Bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform A
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $8–12
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- info@boletosdebus.com
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 8h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $190–230
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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