There are 10 ways to get from Texas to Mexicali by plane, bus, bus (Flixbus), train, car, 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 Abraham González International Airport to Tijuana International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Abraham González International Airport (CJS) to Tijuana International Airport (TIJ)CJS - TIJ
- Take the bus from Tijuana International Airport to Mexicali
7h 9m$2,179–6,406Fly Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Yuma International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to Yuma International Airport (YUM)DFW - YUM
- Take the bus from San Luis Río Colorado to Mexicali
9h 20m$1,570–9,034Bus via Indio
- Take the bus from Tornado Bus Co - Houston Airline Dr to El Paso
- Take the bus from El Paso to Indio Bus Station
- Take the bus from Indio Bus Station to Calexico Bus Station
27h 34m$4,661–8,137Train, bus
- Take the train from Houston to Yuma Amtrak
- Take the bus from 3rd Street @ Gila Street to William Brook Ave @ B Street95
- Take the bus from San Luis Río Colorado to Mexicali
35h 19m$2,253–8,311Drive 2,163 km
- Drive from Houston to Mexicali2,163 km
20h 45m$4,421–6,386Fly El Paso International Airport to Yuma International Airport, bus
- Fly from El Paso International Airport (ELP) to Yuma International Airport (YUM)ELP - YUM
- Take the bus from San Luis Río Colorado to Mexicali
10h 6m$2,465–12,226Fly El Paso International Airport to San Diego International Airport, bus
- Fly from El Paso International Airport (ELP) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)ELP - SAN
- Take the bus from Tijuana to Mexicali
9h 23m$3,649–16,706Fly Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to San Diego International Airport, bus
- Fly from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)AUS - SAN
- Take the bus from Tijuana to Mexicali
9h 14m$3,123–13,995Fly El Paso International Airport to Imperial County Airport
- Fly from El Paso International Airport (ELP) to Imperial County Airport (IPL)ELP - IPL
7h 42m$3,314–15,846Bus
- Take the bus from Houston Bus Station to El Paso Bus StationGreyhound US1001
- Take the bus from Ciudad Juárez to Mexicali
36h 48m$3,964–9,243
Texas to Mexicali by train, bus, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Texas to Mexicali is to fly and bus which costs $2100 - $6500 and takes 7h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Texas to Mexicali is to fly and bus which takes 7h 9m and costs $2100 - $6500.
No, there is no direct bus from Texas to Mexicali. However, there are services departing from Capitol St @ Smith St and arriving at Central de Autobuses de Mexicali via Tornado Bus Co - Houston Airline Dr, El Paso, Indio Bus Station and C. José Azueta y Blvr. López Mateos. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 34m.
The distance between Texas and Mexicali is 1187 km. The road distance is 2163 km.
The best way to get from Texas to Mexicali without a car is to bus via Indio which takes 27h 34m and costs $4600 - $8500.
It takes approximately 7h 9m to get from Texas to Mexicali, including transfers.
Texas to Mexicali bus services, operated by Tornado Bus Company, depart from Tornado Bus Co - Houston Airline Dr station.
The best way to get from Texas to Mexicali is to bus via Indio which takes 27h 34m and costs $4600 - $8500. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $3300 - $16000 and takes 7h 42m.
Texas to Mexicali bus services, operated by Tornado Bus Company, arrive at El Paso station.
Mexicali is 2h behind Texas. It is currently 3:27 PM in Texas and 1:27 PM in Mexicali.
What companies run services between Texas, USA and Mexicali, Mexico?
You can take a bus from Capitol St @ Smith St to Central de Autobuses de Mexicali via N Main St @ Airline Dr, Tornado Bus Co - Houston Airline Dr, El Paso, Indio Bus Station, Calexico Bus Station, and C. José Azueta y Blvr. López Mateos in around 27h 34m. Alternatively, Southwest Airlines, Southern Airways Express, and two other airlines fly from El Paso International Airport (ELP) to Imperial County Airport (IPL) 4 times a day.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from El Paso International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,600–15,000
Flights from El Paso International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,700–15,000
Flights from El Paso International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,100–17,000
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,700–13,000
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,700–13,000
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to San Diego International Airport via El Paso International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $2,700–13,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from El Paso International Airport to Yuma International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–10,000
Flights from El Paso International Airport to Yuma International Airport via Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,400–16,000
Flights from El Paso International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,700–15,000
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Yuma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–7,500
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Yuma International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–7,500
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,700–13,000
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,700–13,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from El Paso International Airport to Yuma International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–10,000
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,700–13,000
- Website
- iflysouthern.com
Flights from El Paso International Airport to Imperial County Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,600–15,000
Flights from El Paso International Airport to Imperial County Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $3,400–18,000
Flights from El Paso International Airport to Imperial County Airport via Phoenix, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,400–18,000
Flights from El Paso International Airport to Imperial County Airport via Las Vegas, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $3,800–19,000
Flights from El Paso International Airport to Imperial County Airport via Denver, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,600–22,000
Flights from El Paso International Airport to Imperial County Airport via Las Vegas, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $3,700–19,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Abraham González International Airport to Tijuana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,700–13,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Houston to Yuma Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 54m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $2,100–7,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $2,100–6,000
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $3,200–7,000
- Business - advance purchase
- $4,300–17,000
- Business Class
- $6,000–16,000
- Phone
- +52 664 104 7400
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- abc.com.mx
Bus from Tijuana International Airport to Mexicali
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $300–600
- Schedules at
- abc.com.mx
- Book at
- abc.com.mx
Bus from San Luis Río Colorado to Mexicali
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $120–320
- Schedules at
- abc.com.mx
- Book at
- abc.com.mx
Bus from Tijuana to Mexicali
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $310–600
- Schedules at
- abc.com.mx
- Book at
- abc.com.mx
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Tornado Bus Co - Houston Airline Dr to El Paso
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2,300–4,700
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $2,300–4,700
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from El Paso to Indio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1,900–2,500
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Indio Bus Station to Calexico Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $430–900
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 928-783-2235
- Website
- ycipta.org
Bus from 3rd Street @ Gila Street to William Brook Ave @ B Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–36
- Website
- https://www.ycipta.org/
- Youth 5-18 w/ Student ID, Seniors 65+, Disabled
- $18
- Adults 19-64
- $36
- Phone
- +52 55 5141 4300
- contacto@odm.com.mx
- Website
- odm.com.mx
Bus from San Luis Río Colorado to Mexicali
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $360–490
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- autobuseselite.com.mx
Bus from San Luis Río Colorado to Mexicali
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $290–440
- Schedules at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Book at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from San Luis Río Colorado to Mexicali
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $80–310
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $80–310
- Titanium
- $95–310
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
Bus from San Luis Río Colorado to Mexicali
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $230–350
- Schedules at
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
- Book at
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
Bus from Ciudad Juárez to Mexicali
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2,300–3,500
- Schedules at
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
- Book at
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 664 299 0487
- servicios@acnautobuses.com
- Website
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from San Luis Río Colorado to Mexicali
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $900–1,400
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Houston Bus Station to El Paso Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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