There are 3 ways to get from Chiang Mai to San Diego by plane or bus
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Fly to San Diego International Airport
best- Fly from Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)CNX - SAN
26h 2m$703–1,806Fly to Tijuana International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to Tijuana International Airport (TIJ)CNX - TIJ
24h 59m$416–1,451Fly to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
- Fly from Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)CNX - LAX
- Take the bus from LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop to San Diego
26h 59m$426–761
Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chiang Mai to San Diego is to fly and bus which costs $420 - $800 and takes 26h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Chiang Mai to San Diego is to fly which takes 24h 59m and costs $410 - $1,500.
The distance between Chiang Mai and San Diego is 8207 miles.
It takes approximately 26h 2m to get from Chiang Mai to San Diego, including transfers.
San Diego is 15h behind Chiang Mai. It is currently 5:56 PM in Chiang Mai and 2:56 AM in San Diego.
There are 2123+ hotels available in San Diego.
What companies run services between Chiang Mai, Thailand and San Diego, CA, USA?
Korean Air, Delta, and four other airlines fly from Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) 5 times a day.
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- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Incheon, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Incheon, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Incheon, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Incheon, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 36m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Incheon, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 56m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Osaka Kansai, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Tianfu International, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Kunming, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Incheon, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Incheon, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 36m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Beijing Capital, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 22m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Incheon, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 21m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
- 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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