There are 6 ways to get from Basel to San Diego by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Basel to San Diego International Airport
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)BSL - SAN
16h 46m$456–1,609Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)ZRH - LAX
- Take the bus from LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop to San Diego
19h 39m$353–617Train to Zurich Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)ZRH - SAN
17h 36m$530–1,662Fly Basel to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)BSL - LAX
- Take the bus from LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop to San Diego
19h 53m$459–964Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)STR - SAN
22h 18m$383–1,611Train to Frankfurt, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)FRA - LAX
- Take the bus from LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop to San Diego
20h 32m$391–727
Basel (BSL) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to San Diego is to train and fly and bus which costs $350 - $650 and takes 19h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to San Diego is to fly which takes 16h 46m and costs $450 - $1,700.
The distance between Basel and San Diego is 5959 miles.
It takes approximately 16h 46m to get from Basel to San Diego, including transfers.
San Diego is 9h behind Basel. It is currently 6:18 AM in Basel and 9:18 PM in San Diego.
There are 2123+ hotels available in San Diego.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and San Diego, CA, USA?
British Airways and American Airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) 4 times a day.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–480
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to San Diego International Airport via Frankfurt, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,900
Flights from Frankfurt to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–600
Flights from Frankfurt to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 11m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–650
Flights from Frankfurt to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Frankfurt to Los Angeles International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Basel to San Diego International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–2,100
Flights from Basel to San Diego International Airport via London Heathrow, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–2,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Basel to Los Angeles International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,400
Flights from Basel to Los Angeles International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Basel to Los Angeles International Airport via London Heathrow, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 21m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Basel to San Diego International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–2,100
Flights from Basel to San Diego International Airport via London Heathrow, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–2,100
Flights from Basel to Los Angeles International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,400
Flights from Basel to Los Angeles International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 43m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Frankfurt to Los Angeles International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to San Diego International Airport via Frankfurt, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,100
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to San Diego International Airport via Manchester, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to San Diego International Airport via Frankfurt, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,900
Flights from Frankfurt to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–600
Flights from Frankfurt to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 11m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–650
Flights from Frankfurt to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–480
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Diego International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 7m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to San Diego International Airport via Manchester, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 34m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Basel to Los Angeles International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
- Website
- flynorse.com
Flights from Basel to Los Angeles International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–800
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–490
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- service@gabw-bahn.de
- Website
- go-ahead-bw.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–30
- Schedules at
- go-ahead-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- $16–20
- 1st Class Ticket
- $21–30
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–35
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 7821 9960770
- info@sweg.de
- Website
- sweg.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- sweg.de
- 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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