There are 5 ways to get from San Diego to London by plane or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Fly San Diego to London Heathrow • 12h 59m
$488 - $1,542
Cheapest option
Train to Los Angeles, fly to London Gatwick • 17h 12m
$298 - $959
3 alternative options
Fly San Diego to London Gatwick • 14h 38m
$567 - $1,938
Fly San Diego to London City • 17h 41m
$655 - $2,508
Train to Los Angeles, fly to London Heathrow • 17h 3m
$349 - $1,214
Questions & Answers
What is the cheapest way to get from San Diego to London?
The cheapest way to get from San Diego to London is to train and fly which costs $290 - $1,000 and takes 17h 12m.
What is the fastest way to get from San Diego to London?
The quickest way to get from San Diego to London is to fly which costs $480 - $1,600 and takes 12h 59m.
How far is it from San Diego to London?
The distance between San Diego and London is 5514 miles.
How long does it take to get from San Diego to London?
It takes approximately 12h 59m to get from San Diego to London, including transfers.
How long is the flight from San Diego to London?
The quickest flight from San Diego Airport to London Heathrow Airport is the direct flight which takes 10h 25m.
What is the time difference between San Diego and London?
London is 8h ahead of San Diego. It is currently 5:33 AM in San Diego and 1:33 PM in London.
Which airlines fly from San Diego Airport to London Heathrow Airport?
British Airways, Air Canada, Delta and two other airlines offer flights from San Diego Airport to London Heathrow Airport.
Where can I stay near London?
There are 9115+ hotels available in London. Prices start at $76 USD per night.
How do I get to San Diego (SAN) Airport from San Diego?
The best way to get from San Diego to San Diego Airport is to line 992 bus which takes 9m and costs $2 - $3.
Launch map view
- Distance: 5513.9 miles
- Duration: 12h 59m
What companies run services between San Diego, CA, USA and London, England?
British Airways, Air Canada and four other airlines fly from San Diego to London hourly.
Airlines
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from San Diego to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900 - $3,800
Flights from San Diego to London Heathrow via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000 - $4,200
Flights from San Diego to London Heathrow via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000 - $4,200
Flights from San Diego to London Gatwick via London Heathrow, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300 - $3,900
Flights from San Diego to London Gatwick via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300 - $3,900
Flights from San Diego to London Gatwick via Chicago O'Hare, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700 - $4,800
Flights from San Diego to London Gatwick via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300 - $3,900
Flights from San Diego to London City via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500 - $4,000
Flights from San Diego to London City via London Heathrow, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500 - $4,000
Flights from San Diego to London City via Chicago O'Hare, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500 - $2,600
Flights from San Diego to London City via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550 - $2,700
Flights from San Diego to London City via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550 - $2,800
Flights from Los Angeles to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650 - $3,100
Flights from Los Angeles to London Heathrow via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700 - $3,700
Flights from Los Angeles to London Heathrow via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700 - $3,800
Flights from Los Angeles to London Gatwick via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700 - $2,500
Flights from Los Angeles to London Gatwick via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650 - $2,900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Diego to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900 - $3,800
Flights from San Diego to London Heathrow via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000 - $4,200
Flights from San Diego to London Heathrow via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000 - $4,200
Flights from San Diego to London Gatwick via London Heathrow, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300 - $3,900
Flights from San Diego to London Gatwick via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300 - $3,900
Flights from San Diego to London Gatwick via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300 - $3,900
Flights from San Diego to London City via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500 - $4,000
Flights from Los Angeles to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650 - $3,100
Flights from Los Angeles to London Heathrow via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700 - $3,800
Flights from Los Angeles to London Heathrow via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700 - $3,800
Flights from Los Angeles to London Gatwick via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650 - $2,900
Flights from Los Angeles to London Gatwick via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650 - $2,900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Diego to London Heathrow via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200 - $4,200
Flights from San Diego to London Heathrow via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200 - $4,200
Flights from San Diego to London Gatwick via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 34m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300 - $6,000
Flights from San Diego to London City via Los Angeles, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 4m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $550 - $3,000
Flights from San Diego to London City via Atlanta, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000 - $4,800
Flights from San Diego to London City via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550 - $3,100
Flights from San Diego to London City via Salt Lake City, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500 - $6,500
Flights from San Diego to London City via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550 - $3,000
Flights from Los Angeles to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650 - $3,700
Flights from Los Angeles to London Heathrow via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750 - $3,400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Diego to London Heathrow via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000 - $3,600
Flights from San Diego to London Heathrow via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000 - $3,800
Flights from San Diego to London Heathrow via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000 - $3,800
Flights from San Diego to London Heathrow via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000 - $3,800
Flights from San Diego to London Heathrow via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000 - $3,800
Flights from Los Angeles to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700 - $3,600
Flights from Los Angeles to London Heathrow via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650 - $3,200
Flights from Los Angeles to London Heathrow via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700 - $3,600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from San Diego to London Heathrow via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200 - $4,200
Flights from San Diego to London City via Los Angeles, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 4m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $550 - $3,000
Flights from San Diego to London City via Atlanta, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000 - $4,800
Flights from San Diego to London City via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550 - $3,100
Flights from San Diego to London City via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550 - $3,000
Flights from Los Angeles to London Heathrow via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750 - $3,400
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from San Diego to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900 - $3,800
Flights from San Diego to London Gatwick via Chicago O'Hare, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400 - $5,500
Flights from San Diego to London City via Chicago O'Hare, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $2,600 - $8,000
Flights from Los Angeles to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600 - $2,600
Flights from Los Angeles to London Heathrow via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700 - $3,700
Flights from Los Angeles to London Gatwick via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700 - $2,500
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from San Diego to London Heathrow via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000 - $3,600
Flights from San Diego to London Heathrow via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000 - $3,800
Flights from San Diego to London Heathrow via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000 - $3,800
Flights from Los Angeles to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700 - $3,600
Flights from Los Angeles to London Heathrow via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650 - $3,200
Flights from Los Angeles to London Heathrow via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700 - $3,600
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from San Diego to London Heathrow via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 19m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000 - $3,800
Flights from San Diego to London Heathrow via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000 - $3,800
Flights from San Diego to London City via San Francisco, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 4m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,800 - $5,500
Flights from Los Angeles to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700 - $3,600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from San Diego to London Heathrow via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000 - $3,800
Flights from San Diego to London Heathrow via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000 - $3,800
Flights from San Diego to London City via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,300 - $16,000
Flights from Los Angeles to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700 - $3,600
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from San Diego to London Gatwick via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330 - $1,400
Flights from San Diego to London Gatwick via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340 - $1,500
Flights from Los Angeles to London Gatwick via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480 - $2,300
Flights from Los Angeles to London Gatwick via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480 - $2,300
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from San Diego to London Heathrow via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 19m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000 - $3,800
Flights from Los Angeles to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700 - $3,100
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from San Diego to London Heathrow via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200 - $4,200
Flights from Los Angeles to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650 - $3,700
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from San Diego to London Gatwick via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420 - $1,800
Flights from San Diego to London Gatwick via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $420 - $1,800
Flights from Los Angeles to London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380 - $1,600
- Website
- wowair.com
Flights from Los Angeles to London Gatwick via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370 - $1,800
Train operators
Amtrak is a rail service that connects the US and three Canadian provinces. Covering 21,000 route miles (34,000km) Amtrak operates more than 300 trains daily. These medium and long distance intercity services operate at speeds of up to 240km/h, to more than 500 destinations. Founded in 1971, it is based in Washington, D.C. and offers four classes of travel: First Class, Sleeper, Business and Coach. Ticket fares are divided into five subclasses: Saver, Value, Flexible, Business and Premium. Amtrak trains are known for their wide seats, plug-in power, big windows and storage capabilities.
Rome2rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 215-856-7924
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Diego Santa Fe Depot to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30 - $75
- Website
- amtrak.com
- Coach Seat
- $30 - $50
- Flexi Coach Seat
- $55 - $85
- Business Coach Seat
- $50 - $75
- Room
- $170 - $240
Ticket machine
Source: Wisc.edu
Pacific Surfliner exterior
Source: Wikipedia
Pacific Surfliner business class
Source: Wikipedia
Pacific Surfliner exterior
Source: Wikipedia
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Pacific Surfliner interior
Source: Wikipedia
Standard Amtrak coach interior
Source: Wiki Travel
Standard Amtrak train
Source: Wikipedia
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