There are 6 ways to get from Tacoma to Tijuana by plane, tram, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, train, or bus
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 Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, tram
best- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane SEA - SAN
- Take the tram from Civic Center Station to San Ysidro Stationtram
6h$2,348–11,625Bus
- Take the bus from Tacoma to Sacramento Bus Stationbus FlixBus N2111
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to San Ysidro Bus Terminalbus Greyhound US0831
31h 2m$2,656–5,462Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Tacoma to Los Angelestrain Coast Starlight
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain Pacific Surfliner
39h 22m$3,388–5,202Drive 1,999.8 km
- Drive from Tacoma to Tijuanacar 1,999.8 km
21h 2m$3,894–5,624Train to Portland International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Tacoma to Portlandtrain
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane PDX - SAN
8h 32m$3,384–16,479Bus to Paine Field County Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Tacoma Dome Station - Zone B to Olive Wy & 6th Avebus
- Fly from Paine Field County Airport (PAE) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane PAE - SAN
8h 9m$2,668–12,876
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tacoma to Tijuana is to bus which costs $2600 - $5500 and takes 31h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Tacoma to Tijuana is to fly and tram which takes 6h and costs $2300 - $12000.
The distance between Tacoma and Tijuana is 1771 km. The road distance is 1999.8 km.
It takes approximately 6h to get from Tacoma to Tijuana, including transfers.
The best way to get from Tacoma to Tijuana is to bus which takes 31h 2m and costs $2600 - $5500. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $3300 - $5500 and takes 39h 22m.
Yes, the driving distance between Tacoma to Tijuana is 2000 km. It takes approximately 21h 2m to drive from Tacoma to Tijuana.
There are 598+ hotels available in Tijuana.
What companies run services between Tacoma, WA, USA and Tijuana, Mexico?
You can take a bus from Tacoma to Tijuana via Sacramento Bus Station and San Ysidro Bus Terminal in around 31h 2m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Tacoma to Tijuana via Los Angeles, San Diego Old Town Transportation Center, Old Town Station, and San Ysidro Station in around 39h 22m.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,200–11,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,200–11,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,200–11,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Medford
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $2,200–11,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,800–15,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Medford
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,800–15,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Reno
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,800–15,000
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,400–12,000
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to San Diego International Airport via Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,400–12,000
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,500–12,000
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,900–14,000
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,200–11,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,200–11,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,800–15,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,800–15,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,900–15,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,900–15,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,200–11,000
- Phone
- +1 619-233-3004
- Website
- sdmts.com
Tram from Civic Center Station to San Ysidro Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Tacoma to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2,700–4,300
- 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
Train from Tacoma to Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $430–1,100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Tacoma to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,400–2,400
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $1,400–2,400
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to San Ysidro Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,100
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 888-889-6368
- main@soundtransit.org
- Website
- soundtransit.org
Bus from Tacoma Dome Station - Zone B to Olive Wy & 6th Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $51–52
- Website
- https://www.soundtransit.org
- Adult
- $52
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