Quick Links Introducing the Cross Border Xpress Leisure destinations from Tijuana Mexico City Cancun Cabo San Lucas Puerto Vallarta Oaxaca Merida Other notable mentions Situated on the border of Mexico and the United States, Aeropuerto Internacional de Tijuana (TIJ), or Tijuana International Airport , serves the Baja California state and, generally, the Tijuana and San Diego metropolitan areas. While San Diego International Airport is just 24.8 miles apart, it can take up to an hour to transit between either of them by car and required a lengthy border crossing.
Today, Tijuana Airport offers a network of 42 domestic Mexican destinations to all major and many secondary cities in Mexico . Being a hub for Volaris and a growing focus city for Mexican low-cost carrier Viva Aerobus, the airport remains busy year-round and has seen an increasing number of Southern Californians making the trek across the border to make the most of its growing network of Mexican destinations at a fraction of the price if taken from north of the border. Using airports on either side of the border has its benefits.
Want answers to more key questions in aviation? Check out the rest of our guides here . Introducing the Cross Border Xpress Given Tijuana Airport's unique location directly on the US / Mexico border, back in 1964' the then Minister of Public Works (Secretario de Obras Publicas) Gilberto Valenzuela Ezquerro floated the idea of a cross-border terminal. In 1989, Ralph Nieders made an official pr.
