There are 6 ways to get from Aachen to San Diego by train, plane, or bus
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Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport
best- Take the train from Aachen West to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)DUS - SAN
18h 28m$524–1,838Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Heerlen to Eindhoven
- Take the train from Eindhoven to Schiphol Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)AMS - LAX
- Take the bus from LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop to San Diego
20h 39m$442–1,085Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to San Diego International Airport
- Take the train from Heerlen to Eindhoven
- Take the train from Eindhoven to Schiphol Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)AMS - SAN
16h 50m$557–1,675Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)CGN - SAN
18h 55m$451–1,186Train to Brussels Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport
- Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)BRU - SAN
17h 42m$525–1,765Train, train to Luxembourg, fly to San Diego International Airport
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Angleur
- Take the train from Angleur to Pfaffenthal-Kirchberg
- Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)LUX - SAN
21h 19m$525–1,843
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Aachen to San Diego is to train and fly and bus which costs $440 - $1,100 and takes 20h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Aachen to San Diego is to train and fly which takes 16h 50m and costs $550 - $1,700.
The distance between Aachen and San Diego is 5804 miles.
It takes approximately 18h 28m to get from Aachen to San Diego, including transfers.
San Diego is 9h behind Aachen. It is currently 4:09 AM in Aachen and 7:09 PM in San Diego.
There are 2132+ hotels available in San Diego.
What companies run services between Aachen, Germany and San Diego, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Aachen to San Diego. However, you can take the train to Duesseldorf Hbf, take the train to D-Flughafen Terminal S, walk to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) airport, then fly to San Diego International Airport (SAN). Alternatively, you can take the train to Heerlen, take the train to Eindhoven, take the train to Schiphol Airport, walk to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) airport, then fly to San Diego International Airport (SAN).
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 51m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to San Diego International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 41m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 48m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to San Diego International Airport via Manchester, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to San Diego International Airport via London Heathrow, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 18m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–2,200
Flights from Brussels Airport to San Diego International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Luxembourg to San Diego International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Luxembourg to San Diego International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Los Angeles International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Los Angeles International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Los Angeles International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 43m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 37m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 51m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 41m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 48m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to San Diego International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to San Diego International Airport via Manchester, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Flights from Brussels Airport to San Diego International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Luxembourg to San Diego International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Luxembourg to San Diego International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Los Angeles International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 43m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Los Angeles International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to San Diego International Airport via London Heathrow, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 52m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Brussels Airport to San Diego International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Brussels Airport to San Diego International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Brussels Airport to San Diego International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Brussels Airport to San Diego International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to San Diego International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–2,200
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to San Diego International Airport via London Heathrow, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–2,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to San Diego International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–2,200
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to San Diego International Airport via London Heathrow, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–2,200
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Brussels Airport to San Diego International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Brussels Airport to San Diego International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to San Diego International Airport via London Heathrow, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $460–2,200
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Aachen West to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–27
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $15–23
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Heerlen to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–25
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Eindhoven to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–33
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Heerlen to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $24–27
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- $24–27
Train from Eindhoven to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $31–35
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- $31–35
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- $35–50
- Comfort
- $35–50
- Premium
- $55–75
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Aachen Hbf to Angleur
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- $7–12
- 1st Class
- $12–17
Train from Angleur to Pfaffenthal-Kirchberg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–24
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- $17–24
- 1st Class
- $26–40
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Aachen Hbf to Angleur
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- (858) 430-8440
- contact@gorelaxsan.com
- Website
- gorelaxsan.com
Bus from LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://www.gorelaxsan.com/
- Phone
- (323)-776-5467
- hello@laxlinq.com
- Website
- laxlinq.com
Bus from LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://laxlinq.com/
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