There are 12 ways to get from Santa Ana to Puebla by train, plane, bus, car, or bus (Greyhound)
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Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Benito Juárez International Airport, bus
best- Take the train from Santa Ana to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX)plane LAX - MEX
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Puebla Terminal CAPUbus
9h 45m$2,547–7,878Train to Tijuana International Airport, fly to Felipe Ángeles International Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Santa Ana to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
- Fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Felipe Ángeles International Airport (NLU)plane TIJ - NLU
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Puebla Terminal CAPUbus
13h 3m$1,884–7,022Bus via Tecate
- Take the bus from Santa Ana Bus Stop to Cross Border Express Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Tijuana International Airport to Tecatebus
- Take the bus from Tecate to México Politécnicobus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Puebla Terminal CAPUbus
45h 36m$2,443–3,447Train, 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 to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Puebla Terminal CAPUbus
2d 6h$5,207–8,790Drive 3,017 km
- Drive from Santa Ana to Pueblacar 3,017 km
34h 9m$5,871–8,481Train to Tijuana International Airport, fly to Hermanos Serdán International Airport
- Take the train from Santa Ana to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
- Fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Hermanos Serdán International Airport (PBC)plane TIJ - PBC
10h 57m$2,074–5,392Train to Tijuana International Airport, fly to Benito Juárez International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Santa Ana to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
- Fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX)plane TIJ - MEX
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Puebla Terminal CAPUbus
11h 42m$2,039–5,227Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Felipe Ángeles International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Santa Ana to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Felipe Ángeles International Airport (NLU)plane LAX - NLU
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Puebla Terminal CAPUbus
11h 10m$2,692–8,573Train to Ontario International Airport, fly to Hermanos Serdán International Airport
- Take the train from Santa Ana to San Bernardino Depottrain
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Hermanos Serdán International Airport (PBC)plane ONT - PBC
12h 5m$3,062–13,397Train to Tijuana International Airport, fly to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Santa Ana to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
- Fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport (TLC)plane TIJ - TLC
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Puebla Terminal CAPUbus
13h 52m$2,674–9,112Bus
- Take the bus from Santa Ana to Tijuana - Plaza El Mexicanobus
- Take the bus from Tijuana to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Puebla Terminal CAPUbus
2d 2h$3,883–8,534Train, bus
- Take the train from Santa Ana to L.A. Union Stationtrain OC Line
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Pueblabus
2d 13h$3,570–5,226
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Ana to Puebla is to bus via Tecate which costs $2400 - $3500 and takes 45h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Ana to Puebla is to train and fly and bus which takes 9h 45m and costs $2500 - $8000.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Ana to Puebla. However, there are services departing from Santa Ana Bus Stop and arriving at Puebla Terminal CAPU via Tijuana International Airport, Tecate and Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 45h 36m.
The distance between Santa Ana and Puebla is 2719 km. The road distance is 3017 km.
The best way to get from Santa Ana to Puebla without a car is to bus via Tecate which takes 45h 36m and costs $2400 - $3500.
It takes approximately 9h 45m to get from Santa Ana to Puebla, including transfers.
Santa Ana to Puebla bus services, operated by CBX Cross Border Express, depart from Santa Ana Bus Stop station.
Santa Ana to Puebla bus services, operated by CBX Cross Border Express, arrive at Cross Border Express Bus Station.
Puebla is 2h ahead of Santa Ana. It is currently 1:34 PM in Santa Ana and 3:34 PM in Puebla.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Ana to Puebla is 3017 km. It takes approximately 34h 9m to drive from Santa Ana to Puebla.
What companies run services between Santa Ana, CA, USA and Puebla, Mexico?
You can take a bus from Santa Ana Bus Stop to Puebla Terminal CAPU via Cross Border Express Bus Station, Tijuana International Airport, Tecate, México Politécnico, and Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte in around 45h 36m.
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,500
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Hermanos Serdán International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,300
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Hermanos Serdán International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,300
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,100
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport via Hermosillo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,100
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport via Culiacan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Felipe Ángeles International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–7,500
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Hermanos Serdán International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,800–13,000
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Hermanos Serdán International Airport via Las Vegas, Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 53m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $3,000–13,000
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Felipe Ángeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,300
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–12,000
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport via Puerto Vallarta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–12,000
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–12,000
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–12,000
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,100–6,000
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Hermanos Serdán International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,700
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Felipe Ángeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,300–6,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Felipe Ángeles International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,300–6,500
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Hermanos Serdán International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,800–13,000
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Felipe Ángeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–7,000
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Felipe Ángeles International Airport via Leon/Guanajuato
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–7,000
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport via San Jose Cabo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–6,500
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–6,500
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–6,000
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–7,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–6,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–6,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,200–15,000
- Website
- mexicana.gob.mx
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Felipe Ángeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–7,000
- 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
- $270–320
- 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
- $2,400–4,300
- 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
- $460–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Puebla Terminal CAPU
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $310–450
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Santa Ana Bus Stop to Cross Border Express Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $460–650
- Schedules at
- crossborderxpress.com
- Phone
- +52 664 104 7400
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- abc.com.mx
Bus from Tijuana International Airport to Tecate
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–250
- Schedules at
- abc.com.mx
- Book at
- abc.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 664 299 0487
- servicios@acnautobuses.com
- Website
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Tecate to México Politécnico
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,600–2,100
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
- Phone
- +1 800 923 1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from San Antonio to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2,200–3,700
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- 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
- +52 55 5141 4300
- contacto@odm.com.mx
- Website
- odm.com.mx
Bus from Tijuana to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3,200–7,500
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- autobuseselite.com.mx
Bus from Tijuana to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 44h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3,200–5,500
- Schedules at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Book at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- info@boletosdebus.com
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Los Angeles to Puebla
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $3,400–5,000
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
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