San Felipe is a small and pictures- que city that is part of the Mexicali Local Government and is located only 120 miles south of the border with the State of California in the United Sates.
Bathed with the calm and warm waters of the Mar de Cortez (Sea of Cortez) or Golfo de California (Gulf of California), is famous for its rich endemic flora and fauna of the region, its world famous off-road races, its traditional events, its food, and the hospitality of their people.
BY AIR
This tourist destiny has a modern International Airport that is able to receive all kinds of small and medium aircrafts; from Helar Jets up to a propeller DC-3 with seat capacity of 80 passengers. Likewise, it is operated with all the needed services for international operations being one of the airports that receive the most private flights in the country.
Grey Eagle Aviation is an airline that is currently operating Charter flights from Long Beach and San Diego, CA. We are in the process right now of making the negotiations to receive the service of an important International Airline firm.
BY LAND
There are several options that you can use to reach San Felipe, Baja California. The most popular one is to use the Mexicali-San Felipe Federal Highway No. 5. It offers us a magnificent view of the crops from the Mexicali Valley, the meander of the Rio Hardy (Hardy River), the majesty of the dessert of the Laguna Salada (Salty Lagoon), and the impressive vision of the Sierra de San Pedro Martir (San Pedro Martir Mountain) with the colossus of “Picacho del Diablo” (“Devil’s Peak”) that is the highest elevation on the Baja California Peninsula.
The other one is the access offered via the Tijuana border with San Diego, CA on Federal Highway No. 1 known as the Trans-Peninsular that connects us with Ensenada. We get the gift of the blue beauty from the waters of the Mexican Pacific. Once in Ensenada, you continue on the Federal Highway No. 3 that goes across the fertile Valle de la Trinidad (Trinity Valley), and finally to make out and arrive to the incredibly beautiful waters of the Sea of Cortez in the junction of “El Chinero” (“The Chinese”) with the Highway to San Felipe.
DISTANCES TO SAN FELIPE FROM
Ensenada: 150 miles
Los Angeles: 350 miles
Mexicali: 120 miles
Orange County: 320 miles
Palm Springs: 120 miles
Phoenix, AZ.: 370 miles
San Diego: 120 miles
Yuma, AZ.: 60 miles
CAR RENTALS
There is only one Car Rental under the Thrifty Rent a Car franchise with affordable rates, and with other concessions in the state.
CAB SERVICE
The cab service is operated with units of two different companies that service the city and its surroundings. The rates tend to vary with a certain amount of frequency.
In addition, a federal cab service is operating and it services mainly the air tourism that arrives to our airport.
TOUR OPERATORS
None in service currently.
MOVING TO OTHER PLACES
They are carried out in Air Taxis or Charter flights, in foreign bus companies, by boats, or Tourist Sailing boats.
