There are 6 ways to get from Shanghai to Tijuana by plane, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
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
18h 31m$7,748–30,527Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tijuana International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Tijuana International Airport (TIJ)plane PVG - TIJ
18h 48m$4,591–22,322Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tijuana International Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Tijuana International Airport (TIJ)plane SHA - TIJ
17h 46m$5,161–25,191Fly 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 20m$7,193–122,277Fly 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 29m$6,863–25,847Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport, train
- 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 59m$5,278–20,587
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 which costs $4500 - $23000 and takes 18h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Tijuana is to fly which takes 17h 46m and costs $5000 - $26000.
The distance between Shanghai and Tijuana is 10668 km.
It takes approximately 18h 31m to get from Shanghai to Tijuana, including transfers.
Tijuana is 15h behind Shanghai. It is currently 5:44 AM in Shanghai and 2:44 PM in Tijuana.
There are 585+ hotels available in Tijuana.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Tijuana, Mexico?
United Airlines, Delta, 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 San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $9,000–36,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $9,000–36,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,500–18,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,500–18,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $6,000–29,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $5,000–23,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $5,000–25,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,300–22,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $9,000–36,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $9,500–37,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 43m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $4,500–18,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,700–18,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $9,500–37,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,700–18,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $6,000–24,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Vancouver, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $7,500–30,000
- 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
- $7,500–30,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,800–15,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 59m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,800–15,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $12,000–45,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Chihuahua
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 34m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $6,500–25,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $7,500–29,000
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
- $550–1,300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- 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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