There are 4 ways to get from Phuket to San Diego by bus, plane, or train
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Bus, fly to San Diego International Airport
best- Take the bus from Sino Inn Phuket Hotel to Phuket Airport Bus
- Fly from Phuket International Airport (HKT) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)HKT - SAN
24h 8m$444–1,308Bus, fly to Tijuana International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Sino Inn Phuket Hotel to Phuket Airport Bus
- Fly from Phuket International Airport (HKT) to Tijuana International Airport (TIJ)HKT - TIJ
28h 38m$317–1,053Bus, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
- Take the bus from Sino Inn Phuket Hotel to Phuket Airport Bus
- Fly from Phuket International Airport (HKT) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)HKT - LAX
- Take the bus from LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop to San Diego
24h 3m$437–1,113Bus, fly to John Wayne Airport Orange County, train
- Take the bus from Sino Inn Phuket Hotel to Phuket Airport Bus
- Fly from Phuket International Airport (HKT) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)HKT - SNA
- Take the train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to San Diego
35h 17m$507–1,741
Phuket International Airport (HKT) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Phuket to San Diego is to bus and fly which costs $430 - $1,200 and takes 24h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Phuket to San Diego is to bus and fly which takes 24h 3m and costs $430 - $1,200.
The distance between Phuket and San Diego is 8856 miles.
It takes approximately 24h 8m to get from Phuket to San Diego, including transfers.
San Diego is 15h behind Phuket. It is currently 2:22 PM in Phuket and 11:22 PM in San Diego.
There are 2141+ hotels available in San Diego.
What companies run services between Phuket, Thailand and San Diego, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Phuket to San Diego. However, you can take the bus to Phuket Airport Bus, walk to Phuket International Airport (HKT) 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 bus to Phuket Airport Bus, walk to Phuket International Airport (HKT) airport, fly to Tijuana International Airport (TIJ), walk to Tijuana Airport, take the bus to San Ysidro, walk to San Ysidro Station, then take the vehicle to Civic Center Station.
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- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Phuket International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Incheon, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Phuket International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Incheon, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Flights from Phuket International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Incheon, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Incheon, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Phuket International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Shanghai Pudong, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Phuket International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 37m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Phuket International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Incheon, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Phuket International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
Flights from Phuket International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Incheon, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Phuket International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Shanghai Pudong, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,000
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Tianfu International, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,000
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,000
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Chongqing, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Phuket International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Incheon, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Phuket International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Incheon, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Phuket International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Incheon, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Phuket International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,300
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–850
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Phuket International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Incheon, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Phuket International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Incheon, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
- Website
- perimeter.ca
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $31–34
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +66 80 465 5666
- info@airportbusphuket.com
Bus from Sino Inn Phuket Hotel to Phuket Airport Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/airport-bus-phuket
- Phone
- +66 80 465 5666
- Website
- airportbusphuket.com
Bus from Sino Inn Phuket Hotel to Phuket Airport Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–4
- Schedules at
- airportbusphuket.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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