There are 6 ways to get from Adelaide to San Diego by plane, bus, or train
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Fly to San Diego International Airport
best- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)ADL - SAN
20h 54m$653–2,303Fly to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport (CLD)ADL - CLD
- Take the train from Carlsbad Village Station to San Diego - Santa Fe Depot
28h 6m$497–1,715Fly to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)ADL - LAX
- Take the bus from LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop to San Diego
23h 24m$608–1,213Fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, train
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)ADL - BUR
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Diego
26h 22m$538–1,950Fly to John Wayne Airport Orange County, train
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)ADL - SNA
- Take the train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to San Diego
27h 14m$590–2,041Fly to Ontario International Airport, train
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)ADL - ONT
- Take the train from Rancho Cucamonga to L.A. Union Station
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Diego
29h 24m$593–2,156
Adelaide Airport (ADL) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Adelaide to San Diego is to fly and bus which costs $600 - $1,300 and takes 23h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Adelaide to San Diego is to fly which takes 20h 54m and costs $650 - $2,300.
The distance between Adelaide and San Diego is 8251 miles.
It takes approximately 20h 54m to get from Adelaide to San Diego, including transfers.
San Diego is 18h 30m behind Adelaide. It is currently 12:05 AM in Adelaide and 5:35 AM in San Diego.
There are 2156+ hotels available in San Diego.
What companies run services between Adelaide, SA, Australia and San Diego, CA, USA?
United Airlines flies from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) once daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 44m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 24m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco, San Luis Obispo County Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 37m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 28m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport via Brisbane, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 1m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Adelaide Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 36m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Ontario International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 18m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–2,600
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Nadi, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 33m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–2,600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport via San Francisco, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Ontario International Airport via San Francisco, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
- Phone
- +1 760-966-6500
- Website
- gonctd.com
Train from Carlsbad Village Station to San Diego - Santa Fe Depot
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://gonctd.com
- Schedules at
- https://gonctd.com/schedules/
- Adult
- $0
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $33–34
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Rancho Cucamonga to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $8–11
- 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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