There are 7 ways to get from Shanghai to Tijuana by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to San Diego International Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane PVG - SAN
19h 4m$15,230–37,504Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport (CLD)plane PVG - CLD
- Take the train from Carlsbad Village Station to San Diego - Santa Fe Depottrain
22h 47m$5,760–14,554Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tijuana International Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Tijuana International Airport (TIJ)plane SHA - TIJ
18h 46m$6,481–19,611Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tijuana International Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Tijuana International Airport (TIJ)plane PVG - TIJ
18h 48m$6,105–18,736Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane PVG - LAX
- Take the bus from LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop to San Diegobus
19h 32m$8,680–19,159Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane PVG - BUR
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
23h 22m$6,940–17,919Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane PVG - SNA
- Take the train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
24h 28m$7,248–18,527
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Tijuana is to fly and train which costs $5500 - $15000 and takes 22h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Tijuana is to fly which takes 18h 46m and costs $6500 - $20000.
The distance between Shanghai and Tijuana is 10668 km.
It takes approximately 19h 4m to get from Shanghai to Tijuana, including transfers.
Tijuana is 15h behind Shanghai. It is currently 3:28 AM in Shanghai and 12:28 PM in Tijuana.
There are 568+ hotels available in Tijuana.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Tijuana, Mexico?
United Airlines, Air Canada, and three other airlines fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) every 4 hours.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $6,500–23,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $6,500–23,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,600–17,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,600–17,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $5,500–22,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $7,000–25,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $6,500–27,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $6,000–19,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $5,500–18,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $6,500–24,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 54m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $6,500–23,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $4,600–17,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,700–17,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $7,500–27,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $6,500–24,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,800–17,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 36m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $6,500–17,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $5,500–15,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,000–11,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $8,000–29,000
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $6,000–16,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $7,000–26,000
- Phone
- +1 760-966-6500
- apeatwatson@nctd.org
- Website
- North County Transit District
Train from Carlsbad Village Station to San Diego - Santa Fe Depot
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- North County Transit District
- Schedules at
- North County Transit District Schedules
- Adult
- $0
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $650–1,400
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $500–1,100
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- (858) 430-8440
- contact@gorelaxsan.com
- Website
- gorelaxsan.com
Bus from LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- gorelaxsan.com
- Phone
- (323)-776-5467
- hello@laxlinq.com
- Website
- LAX LINQ
Bus from LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1,000–1,800
- Website
- LAX LINQ
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