Compton to San Diego runs about 4 times a day, with the first departure around 07:30 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €28.94, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 3h 37m over 233 km, on services run by 2 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €28.94, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for 9 October 2026
€28.94
- 208%Moves across the booking window
208%When it runs, leaving Compton
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 07:30First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 4Services per day
- 0%Run direct
07:30
07:30
4
0%Departure times on this route
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €77.34Wed23
- about €79.54Thu24
- about €71.84Fri25
- about €66.34Sat26
- about €43.24Sun27
- about €48.74Mon28
- about €48.74Tue29
- about €37.74Wed30
- about €47.09Thu1
- about €36.09Fri2
- about €42.69Sat3
- about €42.14Sun4
- about €34.99Mon5
- about €32.79Tue6
- about €32.23Wed7
- about €34.44Thu8
- about €28.94Fri9
- about €38.84Sat10
- about €31.14Sun11
- about €32.24Mon12
- about €30.03Tue13
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
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A room in San Diego for the night the train gets in
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When to book Compton to San Diego
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €25.6490 days
- €27.8460 days
- €25.0845 days
- €34.9930 days
- €30.0321 days
- €32.7914 days
- €48.747 days
- €71.843 days
- €77.341 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €25.08.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 208 percent. The dearest point is €77.34, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
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This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Compton to San Diego and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
233 km
164 km as the crow flies, 42% further by the route services take. The bearing runs south-east.
Who lives at each end
98,462 → 1,404,452
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 0% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 100% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 233 km against 164 km in a straight line, a detour of 42 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Corona, Pomona, Riverside, Ontario. The gap between arriving and leaving is 71 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 13 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.
Who runs this route
The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Left luggage near Santa Fe Depot
Most of the points near Santa Fe Depot open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Compton to San Diego
The questions people actually ask about this journey, 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 Compton to San Diego?
The fastest journey from Compton to San Diego takes 3h 37m door to door, of which 1h 46m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 3h 57m, 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 Compton to San Diego?
The cheapest fare from Compton to San Diego is €28.94, as of 22 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €41.32. 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 Compton to San Diego?
The cheapest way from Compton to San Diego is by train, at €28.94 for one passenger on 9 October 2026. That journey takes 3h 41m 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 Compton to San Diego?
Fares from Compton to San Diego bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €25.08. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 208 percent, measured on 22 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Compton to San Diego?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Compton to San Diego, at €32.79. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 22 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Compton to San Diego?
December is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Compton to San Diego, at €26.18 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 services from Compton to San Diego?
2 operators sell services from Compton to San Diego across 1 mode: Amtrak California, Southern California Regional Rail Authority. 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 Compton to San Diego?
0 percent of the services we sell from Compton to San Diego are direct. The rest connect at Corona, Pomona, Riverside, Ontario, with about 71 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 Compton to San Diego use?
Services from Compton to San Diego by train leave from Compton station and arrive at Santa Fe Depot. Allow about 44m 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 Compton to San Diego?
2 of the 2 operators we sell from Compton to San Diego 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
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Observed service A carrier record names this operator on this pair, carried through unchanged.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Compton to San Diego on 22 September 2026: 233 km of route against 164 km in a straight line, 4 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €28.94, and 3h 37m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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The two ends, compared
Compton reaches 13 places in 1 countries on services we hold, over distances from 47 to 598 km. San Diego reaches 109 places in 11 countries, from 28 to 11,916 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Compton
- 13Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 1Operators
1
1Arriving in San Diego
Leaving San Diego
- 109Places you can leave for
- 11Countries
- 28Operators