Travel to San Diego
Every way to reach San Diego: 3 modes compared, with fares.
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San Diego is reachable from 88 places across 7 countries by 3 modes, on services run by 27 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €10.07 and the fastest takes 1h 14m door to door. The nearest origin is 45 km away.
How people reach San Diego
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 42 | €11.88 | 1h 14m | 249 km | 3 |
| Coach | 2 | €10.07 | 1h 34m | 45 km | 1 |
| Flight | 126 | €31.41 | 3h 49m | 9,682 km | 23 |
- €10.07 to €31.41Fare range
- 88Places you can arrive from
- 7Countries
- 27Operators
€10.07 to €31.41 for one passenger across the 3 routes priced below, all of them on October 5, 2026. A single figure hides which end of that a journey sits at. Worked out from this corridor rather than held for anybody. The operator sets the price on the day.
The train gets you into San Diego. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
A room in San Diego for the night the train gets in
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How far people travel to get here
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 42 | 25% | Escondido, 45 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 16 | 9% | Santa Clarita, 226 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 31 | 18% | Monterey, 611 km |
| Over 1,500 km | 81 | 48% | Portland, 1500 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 150 | 88% |
| Canada | 8 | 5% |
| Mexico | 6 | 4% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 1% |
| Japan | 2 | 1% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1% |
| Germany | 1 | 1% |
Stations, airports and ports in San Diego
San Diego
- Santa Fe Depot
- National City station
- 70th Street
- Old Town San Diego State Historic Park
- SAN
- Broadway Pier
- Coronado Ferry Landing
The cheapest journeys into San Diego
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Escondido to San Diego bus | €10.07 | 1h 34m | 45 km |
| Oceanside to San Diego train | €11.88 | 1h 16m | 57 km |
| Carlsbad to San Diego train | €11.88 | 1h 14m | 52 km |
| Vista to San Diego train | €11.88 | 1h 17m | 54 km |
| San Marcos to San Diego train | €11.88 | 1h 15m | 48 km |
| Irvine to San Diego train | €15.19 | 1h 48m | 122 km |
| Santa Ana to San Diego train | €16.29 | 1h 55m | 132 km |
| Huntington Beach to San Diego train | €16.29 | 1h 55m | 131 km |
| Moreno Valley to San Diego train | €16.84 | 1h 53m | 136 km |
| Corona to San Diego train | €16.84 | 1h 55m | 134 km |
| Anaheim to San Diego train | €17.39 | 2h | 143 km |
| Riverside to San Diego train | €17.39 | 1h 54m | 139 km |
| Garden Grove to San Diego train | €17.39 | 2h 1m | 138 km |
| Long Beach to San Diego train | €18.49 | 2h 4m | 151 km |
| Los Angeles to San Diego train | €19.04 | 2h 2m | 179 km |
| San Bernardino to San Diego train | €19.04 | 2h 10m | 155 km |
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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Popular trips to San Diego
Common questions about Travel to San Diego
How can I get to San Diego?
San Diego is reachable by 3 modes on our network, from 88 places, across 7 countries, on services run by 27 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to San Diego?
The cheapest way into San Diego is by coach, from €10.07 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 88 origins we sell into San Diego over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to San Diego?
The fastest journey into San Diego is by train, at 1h 14m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 45 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does San Diego have?
San Diego has 7 named terminals on our network, including 2 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are Santa Fe Depot, National City station, SAN. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to San Diego from within 200 km?
42 of the routes we sell into San Diego start within 200 km. The nearest is Escondido, 45 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or bus beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from San Diego in United States?
San Diego connects to 88 places on our network across 7 countries the furthest of them 9,682 km away in a straight line. United States routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
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.
Where no operator publishes a fare for a corridor, the price here is our own estimate, worked out from the real distance and the real operator through a fare curve that follows lead time, day of the week and season. It tells you roughly what the journey costs. It is not a seat anyone has agreed to sell, and the payment step will not take it.
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Elsewhere in United States
The wider region
Being on the water gives San Diego a set of days out that do not start at a station. We do not sell those either.
Day trips out of San Diego and across United States
Day trips that leave San Diego in the morning and cover a good part of United States by evening.
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