There are 5 ways to get from Mainz to San Diego by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Frankfurt to San Diego International Airport
best- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)FRA - SAN
16h 14m$498–2,615Fly Frankfurt to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
cheapest- 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
17h 52m$363–775Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to San Diego International Airport
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Arnhem Centraal
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)AMS - SAN
18h 19m$594–1,851Train to Munich International Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport
- Take the train from Frankfurt to München Hbf
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)MUC - SAN
19h 6m$559–1,981Fly Frankfurt to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport, train
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport (CLD)FRA - CLD
- Take the train from Carlsbad Village Station to San Diego - Santa Fe Depot
24h 13m$512–977
Frankfurt (FRA) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mainz to San Diego is to fly and bus which costs $360 - $800 and takes 17h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Mainz to San Diego is to fly which takes 16h 14m and costs $490 - $2,700.
The distance between Mainz and San Diego is 5877 miles.
It takes approximately 16h 14m to get from Mainz to San Diego, including transfers.
San Diego is 9h behind Mainz. It is currently 10:05 AM in Mainz and 1:05 AM in San Diego.
There are 2168+ hotels available in San Diego.
What companies run services between Mainz, Germany and San Diego, CA, USA?
United Airlines, Condor Flugdienst, and three other airlines fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) every 4 hours.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Frankfurt to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Frankfurt to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Frankfurt to San Diego International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 9m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Frankfurt to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–650
Flights from Frankfurt to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 33m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–700
Flights from Frankfurt to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Los Angeles International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
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 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Frankfurt to San Diego International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 9m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Frankfurt to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–650
Flights from Frankfurt to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 33m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–700
Flights from Frankfurt to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
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 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Frankfurt to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Frankfurt to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Frankfurt to San Diego International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 9m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Los Angeles International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to San Diego International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 41m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 48m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to San Diego International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to San Diego International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 1m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–550
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 41m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 48m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to San Diego International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport via Denver, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 14m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport via Las Vegas, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 29m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–950
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–550
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $40–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–210
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $60–90
- 1st Class
- $120–210
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $26
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Frankfurt to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–250
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $70–110
- 1st Class
- $150–250
- 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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