There are 6 ways to get from Luthern to San Diego by train, plane, 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.
Train to Zurich Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport
best- Take the train from Luzern to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)ZRH - SAN
17h 6m$525–1,651Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Luzern 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 9m$348–606Train to Basel, fly to San Diego International Airport
- Take the train from Luzern to Basel SBB
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)BSL - SAN
18h 14m$481–1,690Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport
- Take the train from Luzern to Lugano
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)MXP - SAN
22h 1m$387–1,300Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport
- Take the train from Luzern to Zürich HB
- Take the train from Zürich HB to St. Margrethen SG
- Take the train from St. Margrethen Sg to Muenchen Hbf
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)MUC - SAN
21h 43m$648–1,698Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport, train
- Take the train from Luzern to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport (CLD)ZRH - CLD
- Take the train from Carlsbad Village Station to San Diego - Santa Fe Depot
24h 11m$377–1,358
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Luthern to San Diego is to train and fly and bus which costs $340 - $650 and takes 19h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Luthern to San Diego is to train and fly which takes 17h 6m and costs $500 - $1,700.
The distance between Luthern and San Diego is 6037 miles.
It takes approximately 17h 6m to get from Luthern to San Diego, including transfers.
San Diego is 9h behind Luthern. It is currently 10:27 PM in Luthern and 1:27 PM in San Diego.
There are 2077+ hotels available in San Diego.
What companies run services between Luthern, Switzerland and San Diego, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Luthern to San Diego. However, you can take the train to Zürich HB, take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) airport, fly to San Diego International Airport (SAN), walk to San Diego Int'l Airport & Terminal 1, then take the line 992 bus to Broadway & Kettner Bl. Alternatively, you can take the train to Basel SBB, walk to Basel, Bahnhof SBB, take the line 50 bus to Basel EuroAirport, Abflug, walk to Basel (BSL) airport, fly to San Diego International Airport (SAN), walk to San Diego Int'l Airport & Terminal 1, then take the line 992 bus to Broadway & Kettner Bl.
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- 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 Milano Malpensa Airport to San Diego International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 38m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to San Diego International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to San Diego International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 53m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
- 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 Milano Malpensa Airport to San Diego International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 38m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to San Diego International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
- Website
- aa.com
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 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 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
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to San Diego International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
- 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 Milano Malpensa Airport to San Diego International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to San Diego International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to San Diego International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
- 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 Milano Malpensa Airport to San Diego International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 34m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to San Diego International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to San Diego International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
- 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
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to San Diego International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
- 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
- Website
- jsx.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport via Manchester, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Luzern to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Luzern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Luzern to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to St. Margrethen SG
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Luzern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Luzern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–80
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- $55–80
- 2nd Class
- $30–45
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from St. Margrethen Sg to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–86
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +1 760-966-6500
- Website
- gonctd.com
Train from Carlsbad Village Station to San Diego - Santa Fe Depot
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://gonctd.com
- Schedules at
- https://gonctd.com/schedules/
- Adult
- $0
- 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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