There are 5 ways to get from Shanghai to Tijuana by plane, bus, or train
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Fly to San Diego International Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane PVG - SAN
17h 56m$7,234–24,523Fly 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
27h 24m$5,064–17,583Fly 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 7m$6,684–112,273Fly 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$5,784–19,743Fly 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
23h 46m$6,646–22,345
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 $5000 - $18000 and takes 27h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Tijuana is to fly which takes 17h 56m and costs $7000 - $25000.
The distance between Shanghai and Tijuana is 10668 km.
It takes approximately 17h 56m to get from Shanghai to Tijuana, including transfers.
Tijuana is 15h behind Shanghai. It is currently 12:39 PM in Shanghai and 9:39 PM in Tijuana.
There are 598+ hotels available in Tijuana.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Tijuana, Mexico?
Delta, United Airlines, 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
- 13h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $8,500–31,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $8,500–31,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,000–15,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,000–15,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $5,000–20,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $5,000–23,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $7,000–26,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $11,000–39,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport via San Francisco, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 11m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $4,800–17,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport via Los Angeles International Airport, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,900–21,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 16m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $6,500–24,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $6,000–21,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $8,500–31,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $8,500–32,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $4,000–15,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,100–15,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $7,000–27,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $8,500–32,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,100–15,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 28m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $5,000–18,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $7,000–24,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,300–12,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 54m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,300–12,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 16m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $6,500–24,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $6,000–21,000
- Phone
- +1 760-966-6500
- Website
- gonctd.com
Train from Carlsbad Village Station to San Diego - Santa Fe Depot
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://gonctd.com
- Schedules at
- https://gonctd.com/schedules/
- Adult
- $0
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $490–1,200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $390–900
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- https://www.gorelaxsan.com/
- Phone
- (323)-776-5467
- hello@laxlinq.com
- Website
- laxlinq.com
Bus from LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1,000–1,900
- Website
- https://laxlinq.com/
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