Ensenada: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Ensenada is a city of 443,807 people in Mexico (Baja California), 29 m (95 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is General Abelardo L. Rodriguez International Airport (TIJ), 82 km (51 mi) from the centre. Our booking partner lists 258 places to stay.
Key facts
Daylight in Ensenada runs from about 10 h 7 min a day in late December to 14 h 17 min in late June (computed for 31.87° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Ensenada is served by one airport with scheduled flights. The closest large one is General Abelardo L. Rodriguez International Airport (TIJ), 82 km (51 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 9,711 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft.
Flights to Ensenada: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Ensenada · Driving and car hire
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 258 places to stay in Ensenada. Of the 150 with a star rating, the largest group is 3-star (68), and 6 are five-star. Across 60 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.7 out of 10. Guests have left 18,596 reviews in total.
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Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Los Angeles, 287 km (United States) — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- Tijuana, 80 km — buses · car rental · tours
- San Diego, 108 km (United States) — buses · car rental · tours
- Mexicali, 137 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Long Beach, 258 km (United States) — flights · tours
- Anaheim, 250 km (United States) — flights · tours
- Riverside, 243 km (United States) — flights · tours
- Santa Ana, 240 km (United States) — flights · tours
- Chula Vista, 97 km (United States) — buses · car rental · tours
- Irvine, 230 km (United States) — flights · tours
Twin towns and sister cities: La Paz, La Paz, Riverside, Oceanside, Tijuana, Parlier, Redondo Beach.
Common questions
Which airport serves Ensenada?
General Abelardo L. Rodriguez International Airport (TIJ), 82 km (51 mi) from the centre.
How big is Ensenada?
About 443,807 people live in Ensenada, across 20 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Ensenada in?
America/Tijuana, currently UTC-7.
What currency is used in Ensenada?
The Peso (MXN). Traffic drives on the right.
How many hotels are there in Ensenada?
Our booking partner lists 258 places to stay in Ensenada, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Ensenada?
Los Angeles (287 km), Tijuana (80 km), San Diego (108 km), Mexicali (137 km), Long Beach (258 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.