There are 4 ways to get from Puget Sound to San Diego by unknown, plane, bus, train, or tram
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Travel to Paine Field County Airport, fly
best- Walk from Puget Sound to Paine Field County Airport (PAE)
- Fly from Paine Field County Airport (PAE) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)PAE - SAN
3h 8mTravel, bus
- Walk from Puget Sound to Edmonds Amtrak
- Take the bus from Seattle Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop
32h 56mTravel, train (Amtrak)
- Walk from Puget Sound to Mountlake Terrace
- Take the train from Seattle to Los Angeles
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Diego
40h 54mTravel, tram to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly
- Walk from Puget Sound to Mountlake Terrace
- Take the tram from Mountlake Terrace to SeaTac/Airport
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)SEA - SAN
5h 17m
Paine Field County Airport (PAE) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Puget Sound and San Diego is 1098 miles.
The best way to get from Puget Sound to San Diego without a car is to travel and bus which takes 32h 56m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 8m to get from Puget Sound to San Diego, including transfers.
There are 2163+ hotels available in San Diego.
What companies run services between Puget Sound, WA, USA and San Diego, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Puget Sound to San Diego. However, you can travel to Paine Field County Airport (PAE) airport then fly to San Diego International Airport (SAN). Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Puget Sound to County Center/Little Italy Station via Edmonds Amtrak, Seattle Bus Station, Sacramento Bus Station, San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop, and Old Town Station in around 32h 56m.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Medford
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Seattle to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–360
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $34–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888-889-6368
- main@soundtransit.org
- Website
- soundtransit.org
Tram from Mountlake Terrace to SeaTac/Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.soundtransit.org
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–150
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–210
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–220
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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