There are 9 ways to get from Arizona to Santee by plane, tram, shuttle, bus, taxi, train, car, or bus (Flixbus)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Phoenix to San Diego International Airport, tram
best- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane PHX - SAN
- Take the tram from Old Town Station to El Cajon Stationtram
4h 13m$81–582Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Calexico Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Mexicali to Tecatebus
- Take the bus from Sr 188 & Tecate Mart to El Cajon Transit Centerbus 894
11h 16m$49–153Shuttle, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Phoenix to San Luis
- Take the bus from San Luis Río Colorado to Tecatebus
- Take the bus from Sr 188 & Tecate Mart to Parkway Plaza Transit Centerbus 894
11h 9m$78–104Taxi, train
- Take the taxi from Baseline/Central Ave to Maricopa Amtraktaxi
- Take the train from Maricopa Amtrak to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
14h 18m$193–407Drive 340.1 mi
- Drive from Phoenix to Santeecar 340.1 mi
5h 35m$63–90Fly Phoenix to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport, taxi
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport (CLD)plane PHX - CLD
- Take the taxi from Carlsbad-Airport-CLD to Santeetaxi
3h 21m$167–472Line 8 bus to Tucson, fly to San Diego International Airport, tram
- Take the bus from Broadway/Country Club to Downtown Ronstadt Centerbus
- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane TUS - SAN
- Take the tram from Old Town Station to El Cajon Stationtram
- Take the tram from El Cajon Station to Santee Town Center Stationtram
5h 18m$114–780Fly Phoenix to Tijuana International Airport, drive
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Tijuana International Airport (TIJ)plane PHX - TIJ
- Drive from Tijuana-Airport-TIJ to Santeecar
4h 22m$157–560Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Phoenix to Cross Border Express, San Diegobus El Paso
- Take a shuttle bus from Cross Border Express, San Diego to Santa Fe Depot, CACbx
16h 15m$98–167
Arizona to Santee by bus, foot, and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Arizona to Santee is to drive which costs $60 - $90 and takes 5h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Arizona to Santee is to fly and taxi which takes 3h 21m and costs $160 - $480.
The distance between Arizona and Santee is 340 miles. The road distance is 342.1 miles.
The best way to get from Arizona to Santee without a car is to shuttle and bus which takes 11h 9m and costs $75 - $110.
It takes approximately 4h 13m to get from Arizona to Santee, including transfers.
Santee is 1h behind Arizona. It is currently 8:26 AM in Arizona and 7:26 AM in Santee.
Yes, the driving distance between Arizona to Santee is 342 miles. It takes approximately 5h 35m to drive from Arizona to Santee.
There are 1255+ hotels available in Santee.
What companies run services between Arizona, USA and Santee, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Buckeye Rd & Central Av to Santee Town Center Station via 24th St Sky Train Station, Phoenix Bus Station, Calexico Bus Station, C. José Azueta y Blvr. López Mateos, Central de Autobuses de Mexicali, Mexicali, Tecate, Sr 188 & Tecate Mart, El Cajon Transit Center, and El Cajon Station in around 11h 16m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Phoenix to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–550
Flights from Phoenix to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Tucson to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–750
Flights from Tucson to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–750
Flights from Tucson to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Phoenix to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–550
Flights from Phoenix to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–320
Flights from Tucson to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–750
Flights from Phoenix to Tijuana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–240
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Phoenix to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–550
Flights from Tucson to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–750
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Phoenix to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Tucson to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–800
- Phone
- +1 619-233-3004
- Website
- sdmts.com
Tram from Old Town Station to El Cajon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–15
- Website
- https://www.sdmts.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.sdmts.com/getting-around/departures-and-schedules
Tram from El Cajon Station to Santee Town Center Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–15
- Website
- https://www.sdmts.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.sdmts.com/getting-around/departures-and-schedules
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Maricopa Amtrak to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $90–220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 602 442 6802
- info@nenasshuttles.com
- Website
- nenasshuttles.com
Shuttle from Phoenix to San Luis
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50
- Website
- https://www.nenasshuttles.com
- Phone
- +52 687 872 9871
- info@miticket.mx
- Website
- timpremier.mx
Bus from San Luis Río Colorado to Tecate
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Schedules at
- timpremier.mx
- Book at
- timpremier.mx
Bus from Mexicali to Tecate
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–29
- Schedules at
- timpremier.mx
- Book at
- timpremier.mx
- Phone
- +1 619-233-3004
- Website
- sdmts.com
Bus from Sr 188 & Tecate Mart to Parkway Plaza Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.sdmts.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.sdmts.com/getting-around/departures-and-schedules
- One Way - Adult/Youth
- $2–5
Bus from Sr 188 & Tecate Mart to El Cajon Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.sdmts.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.sdmts.com/getting-around/departures-and-schedules
- One Way - Adult/Youth
- $2–5
- Phone
- +1 (520) 792-9222
- suntraninfo@tucsonaz.gov
- Website
- suntran.com
Bus from Broadway/Country Club to Downtown Ronstadt Center
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://suntran.com/
- Schedules at
- https://www.suntran.com/routes-services/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Calexico Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $29–50
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +52 664 104 7400
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- abc.com.mx
Bus from Mexicali to Tecate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- Schedules at
- abc.com.mx
- Book at
- abc.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 664 299 0487
- servicios@acnautobuses.com
- Website
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Mexicali to Tecate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- info@autobusesaguila.com
- Website
- autobusesaguila.com
Bus from Mexicali to Tecate
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–24
- Schedules at
- autobusesaguila.com
- Book at
- autobusesaguila.com
Bus from Phoenix to Cross Border Express, San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Schedules at
- crossborderxpress.com
Shuttle from Cross Border Express, San Diego to Santa Fe Depot, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Schedules at
- crossborderxpress.com
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Estimated price
- $70–150
Yellow Cab AZ
- Phone
- +1 480-888-8888
- Website
- yellowcabaz.com
VIP Taxi
- Phone
- +1 602-300-3000
- Website
- viptaxi.com
Downtown Taxi
- Phone
- +1 602-800-2417
- Website
- downtowntaxi0.godaddysites.com
Yellow Cab of North County
- Phone
- +1 760-444-4444
- Website
- driveu.com
Craig's Cabs
- Phone
- +1 760-722-2227
- Website
- craigscabs.com
Coastal Cab
- Phone
- +1 760-722-7472
- Website
- coastal-cab.com
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