There are 4 ways to get from Chengdu Airport (CTU) to San Diego by plane, subway, or bus
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Fly Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to San Diego International Airport
best- Fly from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)CTU - SAN
17h 56m$550–1,700Fly Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Tijuana International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) to Tijuana International Airport (TIJ)CTU - TIJ
19h 8m$387–1,318Subway to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, fly to Tijuana International Airport
- Take the subway from Incubation Park to Tianfu International Airport North
- Fly from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) to Tijuana International Airport (TIJ)TFU - TIJ
22h 8m$397–1,353Fly Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
- Fly from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)CTU - LAX
- Take the bus from LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop to San Diego
18h 38m$432–1,188
Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chengdu Airport (CTU) to San Diego is to fly and bus which costs $430 - $1,200 and takes 18h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Chengdu Airport (CTU) to San Diego is to fly which takes 17h 56m and costs $550 - $1,700.
The distance between Chengdu Airport (CTU) and San Diego is 7344 miles.
It takes approximately 17h 56m to fly from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) to San Diego International Airport (SAN), including transfers and time at the airport.
There is no direct flight from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport Airport to San Diego International Airport Airport. The quickest flight takes 18h 21m and has two stopovers.
San Diego is 16h behind Chengdu Airport (CTU). It is currently 10:32 AM in Chengdu Airport (CTU) and 6:32 PM in San Diego.
Air Canada, Southwest Airlines, China Eastern Airlines and five other airlines offer flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport Airport to San Diego International Airport Airport.
There are 2138+ hotels available in San Diego.
What companies run services between Chengdu Airport (CTU), China and San Diego, CA, USA?
Air China, United Airlines, and six other airlines fly from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) every 3 hours.
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- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Beijing Capital, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 36m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Beijing Capital, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Beijing Capital, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Beijing Capital, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Yuncheng, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Beijing Capital, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 24m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 56m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Beijing Capital, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Phone
- 028-61638000
- Website
- cdmetro.cn
Subway from Incubation Park to Tianfu International Airport North
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
- 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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