There are 9 ways to get from Santa Rosa to Tijuana by plane, tram, bus, subway, train (Amtrak), car, or bus (Greyhound)
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 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 21m$1,805–10,287Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Mission St & Fremont Stbus 101 / ...
- Take the bus from San Francisco Bus Station to San Ysidro Bus Terminalbus Greyhound US0831
17h 4m$1,296–3,468Bus, BART
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Battery St & Sacramento Stbus 172
- Take the subway from Embarcadero to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
- Take the bus from San Jose - King Rd to San Ysidrobus
14h 29m$1,963–2,645Train
- 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 50m$2,512–3,681Drive 907.8 km
- Drive from Santa Rosa to Tijuanacar 907.8 km
9h 34m$1,789–2,584Bus to Oakland International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa to Oakland International Airportbus
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane OAK - SAN
6h 4m$1,861–10,424Bus to San Francisco International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa to San Francisco Airportbus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane SFO - SAN
6h 3m$1,661–9,438Bus, BART to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Battery St & Sacramento Stbus
- Take the subway from Embarcadero to Milpitassubway
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane SJC - SAN
7h 17m$2,047–11,849Bus, BART via Tijuana Airport Bus Terminal
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Mission St & 2nd Stbus 101
- Take the subway from Montgomery Street to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
- Take the bus from 1642 Story Rd - San Jose to Cross Border Express, San Diegobus
18h$1,663–2,614
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 drive which costs $1700 - $2600 and takes 9h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Rosa to Tijuana is to fly and tram which takes 4h 21m and costs $1800 - $11000.
The distance between Santa Rosa and Tijuana is 874 km. The road distance is 907.8 km.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa to Tijuana without a car is to bus and BART via Tijuana Airport Bus Terminal which takes 18h and costs $1600 - $2700.
It takes approximately 4h 21m to get from Santa Rosa to Tijuana, including transfers.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa to Tijuana is to train which takes 20h 50m and costs $2500 - $3700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $1300 - $3500 and takes 17h 4m.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Rosa to Tijuana is 908 km. It takes approximately 9h 34m to drive from Santa Rosa to Tijuana.
There are 596+ hotels available in 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 50m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Tijuana via San Francisco Bus Station and San Ysidro Bus Terminal in around 17h 4m.
- Website
- southwest.com
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
Flights from Oakland International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–9,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–10,000
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 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
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–9,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–9,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–8,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–11,000
- Website
- united.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 San Francisco International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–8,000
- Phone
- +1 619-233-3004
- Website
- sdmts.com
Tram from America Plaza Station to San Ysidro Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $40–270
- Website
- https://www.sdmts.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.sdmts.com/getting-around/departures-and-schedules
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Embarcadero to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $130–190
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Embarcadero to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $130–180
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Montgomery Street to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $130–190
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 707-794-3330
- Website
- sonomamarintrain.org
Train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–110
- Schedules at
- 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
- $1,300–1,900
- 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
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
Bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Battery St & Sacramento St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $170–250
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $170–250
Bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Mission St & Fremont St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $180–250
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $180–250
Bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Mission St & 2nd St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $170–250
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $170–250
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from San Jose - King Rd to San Ysidro
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1,600–2,100
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from Santa Rosa to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $360–1,100
Bus from Santa Rosa to San Francisco Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $360–1,100
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 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,200
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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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