There are 9 ways to get from Mill Valley to San Diego by bus, plane, subway, train, train (Amtrak), car, or bus (Greyhound)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to San Francisco International Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from E Blithedale Ave & Mountain View Ave to Manzanita Park & Ride Lot
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)SFO - SAN
4h 35m$74–361Bus (Greyhound)
cheapest- Take the bus from San Francisco Bus Station to San Diego Greyhound Bus StopGreyhound US0831
15h 44m$72–204BART, bus, train
- Take the subway from Embarcadero to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Take the bus from San Jose - Huong Lan Sandwich to Chinatown Station
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Diego
13h 16m$99–115Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Emeryville to Los AngelesCoast Starlight
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San DiegoPacific Surfliner
16h 54m$188–250Drive 514.9 mi
- Drive from Mill Valley to San Diego514.9 mi
8h 36m$94–136Bus to Oakland International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from San Rafael to Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)OAK - SAN
5h 18m$75–282Bus to Sonoma County Airport, fly
- Take the bus from San Rafael to Sonoma Co Airport Terminal
- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)STS - SAN
5h 59m$90–462Bus, bus to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from E Blithedale Ave & Mountain View Ave to Manzanita Park & Ride Lot
- Take the bus from Manzanita Park and Ride to San Francisco Airport
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)SJC - SAN
6h 35m$154–306BART, bus
- Take the subway from Montgomery Street to Berryessa / North San JoseGreen-N
- Take the bus from San Jose - King Rd to San YsidroSan Jose
15h 3m$109–165
Mill Valley to San Diego by bus, subway, and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mill Valley to San Diego is to BART and bus and train which costs $95 - $120 and takes 13h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Mill Valley to San Diego is to bus and fly which takes 4h 35m and costs $70 - $370.
The distance between Mill Valley and San Diego is 481 miles. The road distance is 517.9 miles.
The best way to get from Mill Valley to San Diego without a car is to BART and bus and train which takes 13h 16m and costs $95 - $120.
It takes approximately 4h 35m to get from Mill Valley to San Diego, including transfers.
The best way to get from Mill Valley to San Diego is to train which takes 16h 54m and costs $180 - $250. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $70 - $210 and takes 15h 44m.
Yes, the driving distance between Mill Valley to San Diego is 518 miles. It takes approximately 8h 36m to drive from Mill Valley to San Diego.
There are 2118+ hotels available in San Diego.
What companies run services between Mill Valley, CA, USA and San Diego, CA, USA?
You can take a vehicle from Mill Valley to San Diego via Emeryville and Los Angeles in around 16h 54m. Alternatively, Greyhound USA operates a bus from San Francisco Bus Station to San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop once daily. Tickets cost $65–190 and the journey takes 13h 5m.
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- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–330
Flights from Oakland International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–350
Flights from Oakland International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–390
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–400
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–380
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–330
Flights from Oakland International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–350
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–400
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–380
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–330
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–330
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–330
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Embarcadero to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Montgomery Street to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $33–39
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Emeryville to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 415-455-2000
- info@marintransit.org
- Website
- marintransit.org
Bus from E Blithedale Ave & Mountain View Ave to Manzanita Park & Ride Lot
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://marintransit.org
- Seniors 65+, Youth 5-18.
- $1
- Adults 19-64
- $2
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
Bus from E Blithedale Ave & Mountain View Ave to Manzanita Park & Ride Lot
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $4–7
- Phone
- +1 714-839-3500
- admin@lowfarebus.com
- Website
- xedohoang.com
Bus from San Jose - Huong Lan Sandwich to Chinatown Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- Book at
- https://www.gotobus.com/hoangexpress/
- Website
- https://xedohoang.com/en
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from San Rafael to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $21–55
Bus from San Rafael to Sonoma Co Airport Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $21–55
- Phone
- +1 415-461-4222
- Website
- marinairporter.com
Bus from Manzanita Park and Ride to San Francisco Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20
- Website
- https://marinairporter.com/
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from San Jose - King Rd to San Ysidro
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $90–120
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from San Francisco Bus Station to San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–190
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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