There are 7 ways to get from Santa Rosa to Tijuana by plane, tram, train, bus, train (Amtrak), car, or bus (Amtrak)
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Fly from Sonoma County Airport, tram
best- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane STS - SAN
- Take the tram from America Plaza Station to San Ysidro Stationtram
4h 27m$1,602–9,767Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafaeltrain Smart
- Take the bus from San Francisco Bus Station to San Ysidro Bus Terminalbus Greyhound US0831
16h 31m$1,547–3,080Train
- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafaeltrain
- Take the train from Emeryville to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
20h 46m$3,312–7,070Drive 907.8 km
- Drive from Santa Rosa to Tijuanacar 907.8 km
9h 36m$1,768–2,554Train, bus to San Francisco International Airport, fly
- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART Larkspurtrain
- Take the bus from Larkspur - pickup to San Francisco Airportbus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane SFO - SAN
6h 48m$1,618–7,036Train, bus to Oakland International Airport, fly
- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafaeltrain
- Take the bus from San Rafael to Oakland International Airportbus
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane OAK - SAN
7h 4m$1,677–9,380Bus
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop to Martinezbus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
- Take the bus from Monument Plaza - Concord to Cross Border Express, San Diegobus San Jose
18h 4m$1,738–2,782
Sonoma County Airport (STS) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Rosa to Tijuana is to train and bus which costs $1500 - $3100 and takes 16h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Rosa to Tijuana is to fly and tram which takes 4h 27m and costs $1600 - $10000.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Rosa to Tijuana. However, there are services departing from Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop and arriving at Tijuana Central Bus Terminal via Martinez Amtrak, Monument Plaza - Concord and Tijuana Airport Bus Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 4m.
The distance between Santa Rosa and Tijuana is 875 km. The road distance is 907.8 km.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa to Tijuana without a car is to bus which takes 18h 4m and costs $1700 - $2800.
It takes approximately 4h 27m to get from Santa Rosa to Tijuana, including transfers.
Santa Rosa to Tijuana bus services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop station.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa to Tijuana is to train which takes 20h 46m and costs $3300 - $7500. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $1700 - $2800 and takes 18h 4m.
Santa Rosa to Tijuana bus services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Martinez station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Rosa to Tijuana is 908 km. It takes approximately 9h 36m to drive from Santa Rosa to Tijuana.
What companies run services between Santa Rosa, CA, USA and Tijuana, Mexico?
You can take a train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to Tijuana via SMART San Rafael, San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B, El Cerrito del Norte BART Station, Emeryville, Los Angeles, San Diego Old Town Transportation Center, Old Town Station, and San Ysidro Station in around 20h 46m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop to Tijuana Central Bus Terminal via Martinez, Martinez Amtrak, Monument Blvd and Lacey Ln, Monument Plaza - Concord, Cross Border Express, San Diego, and Tijuana Airport Bus Terminal in around 18h 4m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–8,500
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–9,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–6,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–8,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–8,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–6,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–8,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–6,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–6,000
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–6,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–6,000
- Phone
- +1 619-557-4555
- Website
- sdmts.com
Tram from America Plaza Station to San Ysidro Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 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
- +1 707-794-3330
- Website
- sonomamarintrain.org
Train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–110
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
Train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART Larkspur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–120
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Emeryville to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2,100–4,700
- 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
- $550–1,300
- 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 Francisco Bus Station to San Ysidro Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,400–2,800
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 415-461-4222
- Website
- marinairporter.com
Bus from Larkspur - pickup to San Francisco Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $550
- Website
- https://marinairporter.com/
- Adult One-way
- $550
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from San Rafael to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $360–900
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $360–900
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop to Martinez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $280–460
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Monument Plaza - Concord to Cross Border Express, San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,400–2,100
- Schedules at
- crossborderxpress.com
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