There are 8 ways to get from Ottawa to Tijuana by plane, train (Amtrak), bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), car, 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 Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to San Diego International Airport
best- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane YOW - SAN
11h 22m$3,558–26,437Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Tijuana International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Tijuana International Airport (TIJ)plane YOW - TIJ
12h 56m$2,302–9,232Train
- Take the train from Ottawa to Toronto Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Windsortrain
- Take the train from Detroit to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Fullerton Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
2d 16h$6,295–33,665Bus
- Take the bus from Ottawa to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit, MI to Indianapolis, INbus
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Union Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Tijuana - Plaza El Mexicanobus
2d 22h$5,096–15,771Drive 4,463.2 km
- Drive from Ottawa to Tijuanacar 4,463.2 km
47h 19m$11,411–16,482Train to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport
- Take the train from Ottawa to Dorvaltrain
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane YUL - SAN
11h 11m$6,049–22,922Train, bus
- Take the train from Ottawa to Toronto Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Buffalotrain
- Take the train from Buffalo Depew Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Yuma Amtraktrain
- Take the bus from 3rd Street @ Gila Street to William Brook Ave @ B Streetbus
- Take the bus from San Luis Río Colorado to Tijuanabus
3d 16h$8,286–42,430Bus, train
- Take the bus from Ottawa to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Chicagobus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Yuma Amtraktrain
- Take the bus from 3rd Street @ Gila Street to William Brook Ave @ B Streetbus
- Take the bus from San Luis Río Colorado to Tijuanabus
3d 18h$8,034–41,211
Ottawa to Tijuana by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ottawa to Tijuana is to fly which costs $2300 - $9500 and takes 12h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Ottawa to Tijuana is to train and fly which takes 11h 11m and costs $6000 - $23000.
No, there is no direct bus from Ottawa to Tijuana. However, there are services departing from Ottawa and arriving at Tijuana - Plaza El Mexicano via Detroit, MI, Indianapolis Union Station, St Louis Bus Station and Los Angeles Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 22h.
The distance between Ottawa and Tijuana is 3851 km. The road distance is 4463.2 km.
The best way to get from Ottawa to Tijuana without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 22h and costs $5000 - $16000.
It takes approximately 11h 22m to get from Ottawa to Tijuana, including transfers.
Ottawa to Tijuana bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Ottawa station.
The best way to get from Ottawa to Tijuana is to fly which takes 11h 22m and costs $3500 - $27000. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $6000 - $34000 and takes 2 days 16h, you could also bus, which costs $5000 - $16000 and takes 2 days 22h.
Ottawa to Tijuana bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Detroit Bus Station.
Tijuana is 3h behind Ottawa. It is currently 4:52 PM in Ottawa and 1:52 PM in Tijuana.
What companies run services between Ottawa, ON, Canada and Tijuana, Mexico?
Air Canada, United Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Ottawa to Tijuana via Toronto Union Station, Windsor, Detroit, Chicago Union Station, Fullerton Amtrak Station, San Diego Old Town Transportation Center, Old Town Station, and San Ysidro Station in around 2d 16h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,500–19,000
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,500–19,000
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $5,000–21,000
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $5,000–21,000
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,600–20,000
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,600–20,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,800–20,000
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,500–19,000
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,500–19,000
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,600–20,000
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,600–20,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Toronto, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 23m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–13,000
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–9,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Puerto Vallarta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 21m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,500–16,000
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $4,600–15,000
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 56m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $7,500–28,000
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,600–15,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,600–20,000
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Ottawa to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $750–1,800
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $900–1,800
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $900–1,500
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $750–1,100
Train from Toronto Union Station to Windsor
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,700
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $750–1,700
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $750–1,400
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $650–900
Train from Ottawa to Dorval
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $430–1,500
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $430–1,200
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $390–600
Train from Toronto Union Station to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $470–1,600
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $470–1,200
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $420–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Detroit to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3,500–27,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $500–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Buffalo Depew Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Yuma Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 12h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $5,500–34,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Ottawa to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,300
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Chicago
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Detroit, MI to Indianapolis, IN
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $480–1,300
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Indianapolis Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,300
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2,300–9,000
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1-800-231-2222
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com.mx
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Tijuana - Plaza El Mexicano
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $440–950
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com.mx
- Phone
- +1 928-783-2235
- Website
- ycipta.org
Bus from 3rd Street @ Gila Street to William Brook Ave @ B Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–36
- Website
- https://www.ycipta.org/
- Youth 5-18 w/ Student ID, Seniors 65+, Disabled
- $18
- Adults 19-64
- $36
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- autobuseselite.com.mx
Bus from San Luis Río Colorado to Tijuana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $500–750
- Schedules at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Book at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 5141 4300
- contacto@odm.com.mx
- Website
- odm.com.mx
Bus from San Luis Río Colorado to Tijuana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $650–950
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
Bus from San Luis Río Colorado to Tijuana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $550–850
- Schedules at
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
- Book at
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from San Luis Río Colorado to Tijuana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $280–550
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $280–500
- Titanium
- $320–550
- Phone
- +52 664 299 0487
- servicios@acnautobuses.com
- Website
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from San Luis Río Colorado to Tijuana
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $950–1,400
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
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