There are 9 ways to get from Vacaville to Tijuana by bus, subway, plane, train (Amtrak), car, tram, train, shuttle, 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.
Bus, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Vacaville Transportation Center to Walnut Creek BARTbus
- Take the subway from Walnut Creek to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane SFO - SAN
6h 26m$1,582–8,720Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Vacaville Transportation Center to Walnut Creek BARTbus B
- Take the bus from Monument Plaza - Concord to Cross Border Express, San Diegobus San Jose
17h 4m$1,572–2,470Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Suisun-Fairfield to San Josetrain
- Take the train from San Jose to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
21h 6m$2,599–6,170Drive 857.5 km
- Drive from Vacaville to Tijuanacar 857.5 km
9h 6m$1,676–2,421Bus, BART to Oakland International Airport, fly, tram
- Take the bus from Vacaville Transportation Center to Walnut Creek BARTbus
- Take the subway from Walnut Creek to 12th Street / Oakland City Centersubway
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane OAK - SAN
- Take the tram from Civic Center Station to San Ysidro Stationtram
6h 15m$1,885–11,609Bus, BART to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Vacaville Transportation Center to Walnut Creek BARTbus
- Take the subway from 12th Street / Oakland City Center to Milpitassubway
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane SJC - SAN
7h 17m$2,071–11,709Bus, train to Sacramento International Airport, fly, tram
- Take the bus from Vacaville Transportation Center to Fairfield Transportation Centerbus
- Take the train from Suisun-Fairfield to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane SMF - SAN
- Take the tram from Civic Center Station to San Ysidro Stationtram
7h 42m$2,194–12,990Bus, shuttle to Sonoma County Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Vacaville Transportation Center to Walnut Creek BARTbus
- Take a shuttle bus from San Francisco Pier 27 to Santa Rosa Airport
- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane STS - SAN
8h 46m$2,157–11,105Bus via Oakland
- Take the bus from Vacaville Transportation Center to Walnut Creek BARTbus B
- Take the bus from Oakland to San Ysidro Bus Terminalbus Greyhound US0831
18h 16m$1,668–3,011
Vacaville to Tijuana by bus and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Vacaville to Tijuana is to bus via Oakland which costs $1600 - $3100 and takes 18h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Vacaville to Tijuana is to bus and BART and fly and tram which takes 6h 15m and costs $1800 - $12000.
The distance between Vacaville and Tijuana is 891 km. The road distance is 857.5 km.
The best way to get from Vacaville to Tijuana without a car is to bus which takes 17h 4m and costs $1500 - $2500.
It takes approximately 6h 26m to get from Vacaville to Tijuana, including transfers.
The best way to get from Vacaville to Tijuana is to bus which takes 17h 4m and costs $1500 - $2500. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $2600 - $6500 and takes 21h 6m.
Yes, the driving distance between Vacaville to Tijuana is 857 km. It takes approximately 9h 6m to drive from Vacaville to Tijuana.
There are 598+ hotels available in Tijuana.
What companies run services between Vacaville, CA, USA and Tijuana, Mexico?
You can take a bus from Vacaville Transportation Center to Tijuana Central Bus Terminal via Walnut Creek BART, Walnut Creek, Concord, Concord BART, Monument Blvd and Lacey Ln, Monument Plaza - Concord, Cross Border Express, San Diego, and Tijuana Airport Bus Terminal in around 17h 4m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Vacaville Transportation Center to Tijuana via Fairfield Transportation Center, Spring St & Suisun-Fairfield Amtrak, Suisun-Fairfield, San Jose, Los Angeles, San Diego Old Town Transportation Center, Old Town Station, and San Ysidro Station in around 21h 6m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–8,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–11,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–11,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,800–12,000
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–9,500
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–11,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–8,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–11,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–11,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,800–12,000
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–9,500
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,300–12,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–8,000
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Walnut Creek to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $200–260
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Walnut Creek to 12th Street / Oakland City Center
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from 12th Street / Oakland City Center to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $85–120
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Suisun-Fairfield to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $360–850
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Jose to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,600–3,800
- 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
- $480–1,100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Suisun-Fairfield to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $150–360
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- Phone
- +1 707-648-4666
- Website
- soltrans.org
Bus from Vacaville Transportation Center to Walnut Creek BART
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $87
- Website
- https://www.soltrans.org
- Schedules at
- https://www.soltrans.org/routes
Bus from Vacaville Transportation Center to Fairfield Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $87
- Website
- https://www.soltrans.org
- Schedules at
- https://www.soltrans.org/routes
Bus from Monument Plaza - Concord to Cross Border Express, San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,400–2,100
- Schedules at
- crossborderxpress.com
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Shuttle from San Francisco Pier 27 to Santa Rosa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $360–1,000
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $360–1,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Oakland to San Ysidro Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,500–2,800
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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