There are 9 ways to get from Santa Ana to Acapulco by train, plane, bus, car, or bus (Greyhound)
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Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport
best- Take the train from Santa Ana to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport (ACA)plane LAX - ACA
10h 42m$4,074–8,575Train to Tijuana International Airport, fly to General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Santa Ana to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
- Fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport (ACA)plane TIJ - ACA
9h 44m$2,703–12,783Bus via Tijuana Airport (TIJ)
- Take the bus from Santa Ana Bus Stop to Cross Border Express Bus Stationbus Las Vegas / ...
- Take the bus from Tijuana to Central de Autobuses Papagayobus
2d 2h$4,385–6,843Train, bus via San Antonio
- Take the train from Santa Ana to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Antonio Stationtrain
- Take the bus from San Antonio Station to Nuevo Laredobus
- Take the bus from Nuevo Laredo to Cuernavacabus
- Take the bus from Cuernavaca to Central de Autobuses Papagayobus
2d 3h$9,588–19,579Drive 3,097.2 km
- Drive from Santa Ana to Acapulcocar 3,097.2 km
36h 37m$6,085–8,789Train to Ontario International Airport, fly to General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport
- Take the train from Santa Ana to San Bernardino Depottrain
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport (ACA)plane ONT - ACA
14h 31m$4,415–16,929Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Santa Ana to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport (ZIH)plane LAX - ZIH
- Take the bus from Los Achotes to Acapulco Ejidobus
12h 42m$2,834–7,935Bus
- Take the bus from Santa Ana to Tijuana - Plaza El Mexicanobus Los Angeles
- Take the bus from Tijuana to Acapulco Ejidobus
2d 4h$4,273–6,584Train, bus
- Take the train from Santa Ana to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Chilpancingobus
- Take the bus from Chilpancingo to Acapulco Centrobus
2d 18h$4,002–5,618
Santa Ana to Acapulco by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Ana to Acapulco is to train and bus which costs $4000 - $6000 and takes 2 days 18h.
The fastest way to get from Santa Ana to Acapulco is to train and fly which takes 9h 44m and costs $2700 - $13000.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Ana to Acapulco. However, there are services departing from Santa Ana Bus Stop and arriving at Central de Autobuses Papagayo via Tijuana Airport Bus Terminal and Tijuana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 2h.
The distance between Santa Ana and Acapulco is 2772 km. The road distance is 3097.2 km.
The best way to get from Santa Ana to Acapulco without a car is to bus via Tijuana Airport (TIJ) which takes 2 days 2h and costs $4300 - $7000.
It takes approximately 10h 42m to get from Santa Ana to Acapulco, including transfers.
Santa Ana to Acapulco bus services, operated by CBX Cross Border Express, depart from Santa Ana Bus Stop station.
Santa Ana to Acapulco bus services, operated by CBX Cross Border Express, arrive at Cross Border Express Bus Station.
Acapulco is 2h ahead of Santa Ana. It is currently 6:27 PM in Santa Ana and 8:27 PM in Acapulco.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Ana to Acapulco is 3097 km. It takes approximately 36h 37m to drive from Santa Ana to Acapulco.
What companies run services between Santa Ana, CA, USA and Acapulco, Mexico?
You can take a bus from Santa Ana Bus Stop to Central de Autobuses Papagayo via Cross Border Express Bus Station, Tijuana Airport Bus Terminal, and Tijuana in around 2d 2h.
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,500–11,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,400–11,000
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,300–11,000
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,300–11,000
Flights from Ontario International Airport to General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,700–17,000
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–8,500
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,400–11,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–9,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,400–11,000
Flights from Ontario International Airport to General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $3,700–16,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–8,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–8,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–8,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–9,000
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $2,800–11,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,300–11,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–8,500
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Santa Ana to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $140–200
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
Train from Santa Ana to San Bernardino Depot
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $160–220
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Santa Ana to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $130–310
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to San Antonio Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $5,500–13,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Santa Ana to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $340–800
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Santa Ana Bus Stop to Cross Border Express Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $460–700
- Schedules at
- crossborderxpress.com
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- autobuseselite.com.mx
Bus from Tijuana to Central de Autobuses Papagayo
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3,900–6,000
- Schedules at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Book at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
Bus from Tijuana to Acapulco Ejido
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3,900–6,000
- Schedules at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Book at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Phone
- +1 479 750 3263
- Website
- transporteschayo.com
Bus from San Antonio Station to Nuevo Laredo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $950–1,050
- Schedules at
- transporteschayo.com
- Book at
- transporteschayo.com
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- futura.com.mx
Bus from Nuevo Laredo to Cuernavaca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2,500–4,500
- Schedules at
- futura.com.mx
- Book at
- futura.com.mx
- Phone
- 800 003 7635
- Website
- costaline.com.mx
Bus from Cuernavaca to Central de Autobuses Papagayo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $480–700
- Website
- https://costaline.com.mx/english/
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Chilpancingo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $440–650
- Website
- https://costaline.com.mx/english/
Bus from Chilpancingo to Acapulco Centro
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $120–290
- Website
- https://costaline.com.mx/english/
- Website
- ahorrobus.com.mx
Bus from Los Achotes to Acapulco Ejido
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $180–290
- Schedules at
- ahorrobus.com.mx
- Phone
- +1-800-231-2222
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com.mx
Bus from Santa Ana to Tijuana - Plaza El Mexicano
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $370–600
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com.mx
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- info@boletosdebus.com
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Los Angeles to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 8h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $3,400–4,000
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- contacto@geb.mx
- Website
- autobusesaltamar.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Chilpancingo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $460–1,100
- Schedules at
- autobusesaltamar.com.mx
- Book at
- autobusesaltamar.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- contacto@geb.mx
- Website
- autobusesaltamar.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Chilpancingo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $310–700
- Schedules at
- autobusesaltamar.com.mx
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