Fort Worth to San Diego runs about 1 times a day, with the first departure around 07:30 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €141.13, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 6h 26m over 2,014 km, on services run by 2 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €141.13, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for October 13, 2026
€141.13
- 237%Moves across the booking window
237%When it runs, leaving Fort Worth
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 07:30First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 1Services per day
- 0%Run direct
07:30
07:30
1
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 €474.99Wed23
- about €490.94Thu24
- about €399.64Fri25
- about €388.09Sat26
- about €356.74Sun27
- about €284.14Mon28
- about €242.89Tue29
- about €276.44Wed30
- about €271.48Thu1
- about €226.93Fri2
- about €280.84Sat3
- about €247.83Sun4
- about €241.78Mon5
- about €208.78Tue6
- about €181.28Wed7
- about €241.23Thu8
- about €178.53Fri9
- about €252.23Sat10
- about €212.63Sun11
- about €188.98Mon12
- about €141.13Tue13
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The train gets you into San Diego. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in San Diego for the night the train gets in
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When to book Fort Worth to San Diego
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €182.3890 days
- €163.1360 days
- €172.4845 days
- €192.2830 days
- €141.1321 days
- €208.7814 days
- €242.897 days
- €399.643 days
- €474.991 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 21 days ahead, at €141.13.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 237 percent. The most expensive point is €474.99, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 21 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 Fort Worth to San Diego and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
2 hours behind on arrival. You land earlier than the journey suggests.
The shape of it
2,014 km
1,854 km as the crow flies, 9% further by the route services take. The bearing runs west.
Who lives at each end
1,008,106 → 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 2,014 km against 1,854 km in a straight line, a detour of 9 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Dallas. The gap between arriving and leaving is 68 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 14 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.
Baggage storage near Santa Fe Depot
Most of the points near Santa Fe Depot open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about Fort Worth to San Diego
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 Fort Worth to San Diego?
The fastest journey from Fort Worth to San Diego takes 6h 26m door to door, of which 3h 28m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 6h 37m, 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 Fort Worth to San Diego?
The cheapest fare from Fort Worth to San Diego is €141.13, as of September 22, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €247.83. 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 Fort Worth to San Diego?
The cheapest way from Fort Worth to San Diego is by train, at €141.13 for one passenger on October 13, 2026. That journey takes 6h 33m 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 Fort Worth to San Diego?
Fares from Fort Worth to San Diego bottom out around 21 days before departure, at €141.13. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 237 percent, measured on September 22, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Fort Worth to San Diego?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Fort Worth to San Diego, at €208.78. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of September 22, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Fort Worth to San Diego?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Fort Worth to San Diego, at €119.13 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 Fort Worth to San Diego?
2 operators sell services from Fort Worth to San Diego across 1 mode: American Airlines, Dallas Area Rapid Transit. 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 Fort Worth to San Diego?
0 percent of the services we sell from Fort Worth to San Diego are direct. The rest connect at Dallas, with about 68 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 Fort Worth to San Diego use?
Services from Fort Worth to San Diego by train leave from Fort Worth Central Station and arrive at San Diego International Airport SAN. Allow about 1h 57m 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 Fort Worth to San Diego?
1 of the 2 operators we sell from Fort Worth 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 labeled 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 Fort Worth to San Diego on September 22, 2026: 2014 km of route against 1854 km in a straight line, 1 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €141.13, and 6h 26m 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
Fort Worth reaches 46 places in 2 countries on services we hold, over distances from 47 to 2,673 km. San Diego reaches 109 places in 11 countries, from 28 to 11,916 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Fort Worth
- 46Places you can leave for
- 2Countries
- 3Operators
2
3Arriving in San Diego
Leaving San Diego
- 109Places you can leave for
- 11Countries
- 28Operators