There are 8 ways to get from Mission Bay to Tijuana by plane, tram, train, bus, train (Amtrak), car, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from San Francisco International Airport, tram
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane SFO - SAN
- Take the tram from Civic Center Station to San Ysidro Stationtram
4h 29m$1,511–8,648Caltrain, bus
cheapest- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain Local Weekday / ...
- Take the bus from San Jose Diridon Station to San Ysidro Bus Terminalbus Greyhound US0831
13h 49m$1,382–3,526Caltrain, train
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Take the train from San Jose to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
17h 56m$2,362–3,726Drive 835 km
- Drive from Mission Bay to Tijuanacar 835 km
8h 43m$1,626–2,348Fly from Oakland International Airport, tram
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane OAK - SAN
- Take the tram from Civic Center Station to San Ysidro Stationtram
4h 50m$1,715–10,528Caltrain to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane SJC - SAN
5h 28m$1,899–11,612Shuttle to Sonoma County Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from San Francisco Pier 27 to Santa Rosa Airport
- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane STS - SAN
7h 6m$2,025–10,443Caltrain, bus via Tijuana Airport Bus Terminal
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southboundtrain Local Weekday / ...
- Take the bus from 1642 Story Rd - San Jose to Cross Border Express, San Diegobus San Jose
15h 57m$1,520–2,328
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mission Bay to Tijuana is to drive which costs $1600 - $2400 and takes 8h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Mission Bay to Tijuana is to fly and tram which takes 4h 29m and costs $1500 - $9000.
The distance between Mission Bay and Tijuana is 786 km. The road distance is 835 km.
The best way to get from Mission Bay to Tijuana without a car is to Caltrain and bus via Tijuana Airport Bus Terminal which takes 15h 57m and costs $1500 - $2400.
It takes approximately 4h 29m to get from Mission Bay to Tijuana, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Mission Bay to Tijuana is 835 km. It takes approximately 8h 43m to drive from Mission Bay to Tijuana.
There are 598+ hotels available in Tijuana.
What companies run services between Mission Bay, CA, USA and Tijuana, Mexico?
You can take a train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Tijuana via San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound, San Jose, Los Angeles, San Diego Old Town Transportation Center, Old Town Station, and San Ysidro Station in around 17h 56m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–8,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–10,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–11,000
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–9,000
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–10,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–8,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–10,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–11,000
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–9,000
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,200–12,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–8,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–8,000
- Phone
- +1 619-233-3004
- Website
- sdmts.com
Tram from Civic Center Station to San Ysidro Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $40–260
- Website
- https://www.sdmts.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.sdmts.com/getting-around/departures-and-schedules
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $160–210
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $160–210
Train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $160–200
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $160–200
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Jose to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,600–2,600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $550–700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from San Jose Diridon Station to San Ysidro Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,300
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Shuttle from San Francisco Pier 27 to Santa Rosa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $360–1,000
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $360–1,000
Bus from 1642 Story Rd - San Jose to Cross Border Express, San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,300–1,900
- Schedules at
- crossborderxpress.com
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