There are 4 ways to get from Rio de Janeiro to San Diego by plane
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Fly Santos Dumont Airport to San Diego International Airport
best- Fly from Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)SDU - SAN
17h 28m$500–1,800Fly Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Tijuana International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG) to Tijuana International Airport (TIJ)GIG - TIJ
22h 2m$267–951Fly Santos Dumont Airport to Tijuana International Airport
- Fly from Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) to Tijuana International Airport (TIJ)SDU - TIJ
19h 23m$289–1,028Fly Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Fly from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)GIG - SAN
17h 37m$461–1,601
Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rio de Janeiro to San Diego is to fly which costs $260 - $950 and takes 22h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Rio de Janeiro to San Diego is to fly which takes 17h 28m and costs $500 - $1,800.
The distance between Rio de Janeiro and San Diego is 6244 miles.
It takes approximately 17h 28m to fly from Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) to San Diego International Airport (SAN), including transfers and time at the airport.
There is no direct flight from Santos Dumont Airport Airport to San Diego International Airport Airport. The quickest flight takes 18h 11m and has two stopovers.
San Diego is 5h behind Rio de Janeiro. It is currently 10:08 PM in Rio de Janeiro and 5:08 PM in San Diego.
Delta, Southwest Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Inc. and five other airlines offer flights from Santos Dumont Airport Airport to San Diego International Airport Airport.
There are 2168+ hotels available in San Diego.
What companies run services between Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and San Diego, CA, USA?
LATAM Chile, Delta, and six other airlines fly from Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) 5 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to San Diego International Airport via Sao Paulo, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Miami, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 51m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 16m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Houston, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 51m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to San Diego International Airport via Sao Paulo, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Sao Paulo, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to San Diego International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Brasilia, Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Brasilia, Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,000
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Bogota, Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to San Diego International Airport via Sao Paulo, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to San Diego International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- voegol.com.br
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to San Diego International Airport via Brasilia, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Sao Paulo, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 44m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to San Diego International Airport via Sao Paulo, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to San Diego International Airport via Sao Paulo Viracopos, Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 52m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to San Diego International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Belo Horizonte Confins, Panama City, Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 34m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Bogota, Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 37m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,000
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Panama City, San Jose Cabo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to San Diego International Airport via Sao Paulo, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to San Diego International Airport via Sao Paulo Viracopos, Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Sao Paulo, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 44m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 27m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 53m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
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