There are 9 ways to get from Tapachula to Santa Ana by plane, bus, car, train, 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 to John Wayne Airport Orange County
best- Fly from Tapachula International Airport (TAP) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane TAP - SNA
14h 5m$357–1,456Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Tapachula to San Luis Río Coloradobus
- Take the bus from San Luis Río Colorado to Tijuanabus
- Take the bus from Tijuana - Plaza El Mexicano to Santa Anabus
3d 5h$152–267Bus via Tepic
- Take the bus from Tapachula to Politécnicobus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tepicbus
- Take the bus from Tepic to Santa Anabus
2d 5h$199–346Drive 2,453.7 mi
- Drive from Tapachula to Santa Anacar 2,453.7 mi
46h 16m$448–647Fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Fly from Tapachula International Airport (TAP) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane TAP - LAX
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Santa Anatrain
11h 18m$246–545Fly to Tijuana International Airport, train
- Fly from Tapachula International Airport (TAP) to Tijuana International Airport (TIJ)plane TAP - TIJ
- Take the train from San Diego to Santa Anatrain
10h 40m$230–852Bus, train
- Take the bus from Tapachula to Oaxacabus
- Take the bus from Oaxaca to Tijuanabus
- Take the train from San Diego to Santa Anatrain
2d 7h$225–295Bus, train via San Antonio
- Take the bus from Tapachula to Politécnicobus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to San Antoniobus
- Take the train from San Antonio Station to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Anatrain
2d 20h$347–997Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Tapachula to Los Angelesbus
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Anatrain Pacific Surfliner
3d 10h$283–395
Tapachula International Airport (TAP) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tapachula to Santa Ana is to bus which costs $150 - $270 and takes 3 days 5h.
The fastest way to get from Tapachula to Santa Ana is to fly and train which takes 10h 40m and costs $230 - $850.
No, there is no direct bus from Tapachula to Santa Ana. However, there are services departing from Tapachula and arriving at Santa Ana via Paradero Politécnico, Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte and Tepic. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 5h.
The distance between Tapachula and Santa Ana is 2088 miles. The road distance is 2468 miles.
The best way to get from Tapachula to Santa Ana without a car is to bus via Tepic which takes 2 days 5h and costs $190 - $350.
It takes approximately 14h 5m to get from Tapachula to Santa Ana, including transfers.
Tapachula to Santa Ana bus services, operated by Autobuses Titanium, depart from Tapachula station.
The best way to get from Tapachula to Santa Ana is to fly which takes 14h 5m and costs $350 - $1,500. Alternatively, you can bus via Tepic, which costs $190 - $350 and takes 2 days 5h.
Tapachula to Santa Ana bus services, operated by Autobuses Titanium, arrive at Politécnico station.
Santa Ana is 2h behind Tapachula. It is currently 9:35 PM in Tapachula and 7:35 PM in Santa Ana.
What companies run services between Tapachula, Mexico and Santa Ana, CA, USA?
Volaris, Frontier Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Tapachula International Airport (TAP) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Tapachula to Santa Ana via Politécnico, Paradero Politécnico, Poniente 118, Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte, and Tepic in around 2d 5h.
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Tapachula International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Mexico City, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 8m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Tapachula International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Guadalajara, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 54m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Tapachula International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Tapachula International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Tapachula International Airport to Tijuana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Tapachula International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Tapachula International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–750
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Tapachula International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Tapachula International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Tapachula International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Mexico City, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Tapachula International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Tapachula International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Mexico City, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 31m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,800
Flights from Tapachula International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Mexico City, Puerto Vallarta
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
Flights from Tapachula International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Mexico City, San Jose Cabo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
Flights from Tapachula International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Guadalajara, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Tapachula International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Mexico City, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from L.A. Union Station to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $7–10
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Diego to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–31
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Antonio Station to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–18
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +52 961 638 5018
- info@autobusestitanium.com
- Website
- autobusestitanium.com
Bus from Tapachula to Politécnico
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Schedules at
- autobusestitanium.com
- Book at
- autobusestitanium.com
- Delux
- $45–70
- First Class
- $45–60
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- autobuseselite.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tepic
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Schedules at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Book at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 5141 4300
- contacto@odm.com.mx
- Website
- odm.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tepic
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $90–130
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
Bus from San Luis Río Colorado to Tijuana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 664 299 0487
- servicios@acnautobuses.com
- Website
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Tepic to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–150
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Tapachula to Oaxaca
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- miky.cano91@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Oaxaca to Tijuana
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $142
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +1 800 923 1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to San Antonio
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–210
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +52 713 120 0700
- ventas@autotravel.mx
- Website
- autotravel.mx
Bus from Tapachula to San Luis Río Colorado
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–170
- Schedules at
- autotravel.mx
- Book at
- autotravel.mx
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from San Luis Río Colorado to Tijuana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–29
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $16–28
- Titanium
- $18–29
- Phone
- +1-800-231-2222
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com.mx
Bus from Tijuana - Plaza El Mexicano to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–50
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com.mx
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Tijuana - Plaza El Mexicano to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- info@boletosdebus.com
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Tapachula to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 7h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $260–380
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
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