Monterrey to Mexicali

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Monterrey to Mexicali. From €148.23, fastest 5h 46m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from Monterrey to Mexicali costs €148.23 at the cheapest and takes 5h 46m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 1,708 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.

Checked September 11, 2026Priced for September 28, 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
1,708 km
Fastest
5h 46m
Average
5h 56m
Services per day
6
Cheapest
€148.23
CO2 per passenger
420.2 kg
Door to door

Every way to make this journey

Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 28, 2026.

Door to door means the whole journey, including reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. Fares are the cheapest sold on each mode.
ModeDoor to doorMovingAt the endsFromCO2Per day
Flight5h 48m2h 38m3h 10m€191.30420.2 kg6
  • 5h 48mFastest, by Flight
  • €191.30Cheapest, by Flight
  • 420.2 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
  • 1,708 kmDistance traveled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on September 28, 2026

Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.

Cheapest€148.23
  1. VivaAerobús VA696307:302h 5m09:35Monterrey MTYHermosillo HMO
  2. Volaris V153810:261h 13m11:39Hermosillo HMOMexicali MXL

Changes at Hermosillo, with 51 minutes between services and a walk of about 5 minutes.

Door to door 7h 19mCO2 430.3 kgChanges 1Fixed, no changes

Fastest€190.12
  1. VivaAerobús VA230206:422h 38m09:20Monterrey MTYMexicali MXL

Door to door 5h 48mCO2 420.2 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes

Today's real departures

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

No live timetable for this trip yet.

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

Prices over the next three weeks

Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.

Cheapest fare by mode and day for Monterrey to Mexicali
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Monterrey to MexicaliSatSep 12SunSep 13MonSep 14TueSep 15WedSep 16ThuSep 17FriSep 18SatSep 19SunSep 20MonSep 21TueSep 22WedSep 23ThuSep 24FriSep 25
Flight€424.35€347.65€315.20€244.40€264.46€307.53€293.37€248.53€221.39€191.30€200.15€229.65€226.70€225.52

Cheapest day: 2026-09-28 · €148.23

The flight gets you into Mexicali. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.

A hotel room

Rooms within reach of Central de Autobuses de Mexicali

Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.

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Booking window

When to book Monterrey to Mexicali

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €181.2790 days
  2. €105.1660 days
  3. €116.9645 days
  4. €130.5330 days
  5. €155.9021 days
  6. €225.5214 days
  7. €293.377 days
  8. €315.203 days
  9. €424.351 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €105.16.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 304 percent. The most expensive point is €424.35, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€424.35€105.161371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.

Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €221.39Sun
  2. €191.30Mon
  3. €200.15Tue
  4. €229.65Wed
  5. €226.70Thu
  6. €225.52Fri
  7. €248.53Sat
Across the year

How the fare moves month by month

The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.

  1. €244.40Sep
  2. €157.67Oct
  3. €165.93Nov
  4. €132.89Dec
  5. €142.33Jan
  6. €129.94Feb

The route

MonterreyMonterreyMexicaliMexicali
The journey

What the journey actually looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

Direct or connecting
33% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 67% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 1,708 km against 1,658 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Culiacán, Hermosillo, Los Mochis, San José del Cabo. The gap between arriving and leaving is 47 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 20 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves Monterrey at 06:42 and the last at 14:00, across 6 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Monterrey

Bus
  • Asarco
  • Astros
Air
  • MTY
Ferry
  • Embarcadero Santa Lucía
  • Embarcadero Inicio del Santa Lucía

Mexicali

Bus
  • Central de Autobuses de Mexicali
  • Nicoya
Air
  • MXL

Landing at MXL after the trains have stopped is the case this solves. We do not run cars.

A taxi stand outside an airport terminal

Getting from MXL into Mexicali

Settled in advance, so the ride into Mexicali costs what it said it would rather than what the cab stand says.

Partner links. We do not operate transfers. We earn a commission on a booking, and the fare is the same as going direct.

Carriers

Who runs this route

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFromFastestTypical speedFlexibilityOn board
VivaAerobús€148.235h 46m740 km/hFixed fareNot published
  • VivaAerobús
The price

What the fare is made of

Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.

The cheapest Flight fare we sell on 2026-09-28, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€118.0080%
Taxes€21.2414%
Supplier fees€7.005%
Our service fee€1.991%
Total you pay€148.23100%

A day in Mexicali hauling a suitcase is a shorter day than it needs to be. We do not store bags.

Left luggage lockers

Baggage storage near Central de Autobuses de Mexicali

Most of the points near Central de Autobuses de Mexicali open before the first train and close after the last one.

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Questions about Monterrey to Mexicali

The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.

How long does it take to get from Monterrey to Mexicali?

The fastest journey from Monterrey to Mexicali takes 5h 46m door to door, of which 2h 38m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 5h 56m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

How much does it cost to travel from Monterrey to Mexicali?

The cheapest fare from Monterrey to Mexicali is €148.23, checked on September 28, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €241.16. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.

What is the cheapest way to get from Monterrey to Mexicali?

The cheapest way from Monterrey to Mexicali is by Flight, at €191.30 for one passenger on September 28, 2026. That journey takes 5h 48m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.

When should I book Monterrey to Mexicali?

Fares from Monterrey to Mexicali bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €105.16. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 304 percent, measured on September 28, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Monterrey to Mexicali?

Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Monterrey to Mexicali, at €191.30. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 28, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Monterrey to Mexicali?

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Monterrey to Mexicali, at €129.94 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.

Who runs service from Monterrey to Mexicali?

1 operators sell services from Monterrey to Mexicali across 1 modes: VivaAerobús. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.

Is there a direct service from Monterrey to Mexicali?

33 percent of the services we sell from Monterrey to Mexicali are direct. The rest connect at Culiacán, Hermosillo, Los Mochis, San José del Cabo, with about 47 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.

Which station or terminal do services from Monterrey to Mexicali use?

Services from Monterrey to Mexicali by Flight leave from Monterrey MTY and arrive at Mexicali MXL. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.

Can I change or refund a ticket from Monterrey to Mexicali?

0 of the 1 operators we sell from Monterrey to Mexicali allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.

Where these numbers come from

Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.

Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Monterrey to Mexicali on September 11, 2026: 1708 km of route against 1658 km in a straight line, 6 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €148.23, and 5h 46m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

Plenty of what is worth seeing sits outside Mexicali and elsewhere in Mexico. None of it is ours to sell.

A guided tour group

What to book in Mexicali before you go

Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of Mexicali, with free cancellation on most of it.

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  • 3Operators

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