There are 6 ways to get from Cardiff to Encinitas by plane or train
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Fly Cardiff Airport to San Diego International Airport, train
best- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane CWL - SAN
- Take the train from San Diego - Old Town to Encinitas Stationtrain
20h 54m$807–3,013Fly Cardiff Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane CWL - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Solana Beach Amtrak Stationtrain
21h 54m$406–1,479Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane LHR - SAN
- Take the train from San Diego - Old Town to Encinitas Stationtrain
17h 32m$531–2,038Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane BRS - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Solana Beach Amtrak Stationtrain
21h 18m$441–1,038Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane LHR - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Solana Beach Amtrak Stationtrain
20h 12m$480–1,254Train to Bristol Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane BRS - SAN
- Take the train from San Diego - Old Town to Encinitas Stationtrain
20h 18m$582–2,072
Cardiff Airport (CWL) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Encinitas is to train and fly which costs $440 - $1,100 and takes 21h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Encinitas is to train and fly which takes 17h 32m and costs $500 - $2,100.
The distance between Cardiff and Encinitas is 5458 miles.
It takes approximately 20h 54m to get from Cardiff to Encinitas, including transfers.
Encinitas is 8h behind Cardiff. It is currently 1:11 AM in Cardiff and 5:11 PM in Encinitas.
There are 1061+ hotels available in Encinitas.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Encinitas, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Cardiff to Encinitas. However, you can take the train to Barry, walk to Barry Hotel, take the line 304 bus to Cardiff Airport, walk to Cardiff Airport (CWL) airport, fly to San Diego International Airport (SAN), walk to Terminal 1 Rental Car Shuttle, take the bus to Old Town Transit Center, walk to San Diego - Old Town, then take the train to Encinitas Station. Alternatively, you can take the train to London Paddington, take the train to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3, walk to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) airport, fly to San Diego International Airport (SAN), walk to Terminal 1 Rental Car Shuttle, take the bus to Old Town Transit Center, walk to San Diego - Old Town, then take the train to Encinitas Station.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–750
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–2,200
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,700
Flights from Bristol Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–750
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–2,200
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,700
Flights from Bristol Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 36m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to San Diego International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Cardiff Airport to San Diego International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,100
Flights from Cardiff Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dublin, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 49m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to San Diego International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 59m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dublin, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 26m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,400
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–750
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,700
Flights from Bristol Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dublin, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 49m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to San Diego International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 59m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dublin, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 26m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to San Diego International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Cardiff Airport to San Diego International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to San Diego International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–750
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to San Diego International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 44m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dublin, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 49m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,600
Flights from Bristol Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Edinburgh, Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 13m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
Flights from Bristol Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dublin, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 26m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,400
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dublin, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,500
Flights from Bristol Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dublin, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 27m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,400
- Phone
- +1 760-966-6500
- Website
- gonctd.com
Train from San Diego - Old Town to Encinitas Station
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- https://gonctd.com
- Schedules at
- https://gonctd.com/schedules/
- Adult
- $2–7
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $100–190
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- $100–130
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- $130–190
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–55
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- $29–35
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- $35–55
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to Solana Beach Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- $35–55
- 1st Class
- $45–65
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