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Fly San Diego to London Heathrow • 12h 59m
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Questions & Answers
What is the cheapest way to get from San Diego to London?
The most affordable way to get from San Diego to London is to train and fly, which costs $470 - $900 and takes 19h 11m.
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 $360 - $1,400 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 9:41 AM in San Diego and 5:41 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 2814+ hotels available in London. Prices start at £75 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 12 min and costs $1 - $5.
Launch map view
- Distance: 5513.9 miles
- Duration: 12h 59m
What companies run services between San Diego, CA, USA and London, England?
British Airways, United Airlines and five other airlines fly from San Diego to London Paddington every 30 minutes.
Airlines
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from San Diego to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £550 - £2,300
Flights from San Diego to London Heathrow via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £650 - £2,300
Flights from San Diego to London Heathrow via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £650 - £2,300
Flights from San Diego to London Gatwick via London Heathrow, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £410 - £1,300
Flights from San Diego to London Gatwick via Chicago O'Hare, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £490 - £1,400
Flights from San Diego to London Gatwick via London Heathrow, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £420 - £1,300
Flights from San Diego to London Gatwick via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £350 - £1,300
Flights from Los Angeles to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £600 - £2,200
Flights from Los Angeles to London Heathrow via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £650 - £2,200
Flights from Los Angeles to London City via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £650 - £2,300
Flights from Los Angeles to London City via London Heathrow, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £600 - £2,100
Flights from Los Angeles to London City via London Heathrow, Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £600 - £2,100
Flights from Los Angeles to London Gatwick via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £410 - £1,200
Flights from Los Angeles to London Gatwick via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £850 - £2,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Diego to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £550 - £2,300
Flights from San Diego to London Heathrow via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £650 - £2,300
Flights from San Diego to London Heathrow via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £650 - £2,300
Flights from San Diego to London Heathrow via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £650 - £2,300
Flights from San Diego to London Gatwick via London Heathrow, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £410 - £1,300
Flights from San Diego to London Gatwick via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £350 - £1,300
Flights from Los Angeles to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £600 - £2,200
Flights from Los Angeles to London Heathrow via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £650 - £2,200
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from San Diego to London Heathrow via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £310 - £2,000
Flights from San Diego to London Heathrow via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £310 - £2,000
Flights from Los Angeles to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500 - £1,900
Flights from Los Angeles to London Heathrow via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £600 - £1,800
Flights from Los Angeles to London Heathrow via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £600 - £1,900
Flights from Los Angeles to London City via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £650 - £2,100
Flights from Los Angeles to London City via Salt Lake City, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £490 - £2,000
Flights from Los Angeles to London City via Portland, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £330 - £2,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from San Diego to London Heathrow via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £310 - £2,000
Flights from Los Angeles to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500 - £1,900
Flights from Los Angeles to London Heathrow via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £600 - £1,800
Flights from Los Angeles to London City via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £650 - £2,100
Flights from Los Angeles to London City via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £650 - £2,300
Flights from Los Angeles to London City via Salt Lake City, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £490 - £2,000
Flights from Los Angeles to London City via Portland, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £330 - £2,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Diego to London Heathrow via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £550 - £2,400
Flights from San Diego to London Heathrow via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £550 - £2,400
Flights from San Diego to London Heathrow via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £550 - £2,400
Flights from San Diego to London Heathrow via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £550 - £2,400
Flights from San Diego to London Heathrow via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £550 - £2,400
Flights from Los Angeles to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £600 - £2,200
Flights from Los Angeles to London Heathrow via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £600 - £2,200
Flights from Los Angeles to London Heathrow via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £550 - £2,200
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from San Diego to London Heathrow via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £550 - £2,400
Flights from San Diego to London Heathrow via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £550 - £2,400
Flights from San Diego to London Heathrow via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £550 - £2,200
Flights from San Diego to London Heathrow via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £550 - £2,200
Flights from San Diego to London Heathrow via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £550 - £2,400
Flights from Los Angeles to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £600 - £2,200
Flights from Los Angeles to London Heathrow via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £600 - £2,200
Flights from Los Angeles to London Heathrow via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £550 - £2,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Diego to London Heathrow via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £310 - £2,000
Flights from San Diego to London Heathrow via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £310 - £2,000
Flights from Los Angeles to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500 - £1,900
Flights from Los Angeles to London Heathrow via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £600 - £1,800
Flights from Los Angeles to London Heathrow via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £600 - £1,900
Flights from Los Angeles to London City via Salt Lake City, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £320 - £2,000
Flights from Los Angeles to London City via Portland, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £330 - £2,100
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from San Diego to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £550 - £2,300
Flights from Los Angeles to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £600 - £2,200
Flights from Los Angeles to London Gatwick via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £850 - £2,100
Flights from Los Angeles to London Gatwick via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £850 - £2,100
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from San Diego to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £550 - £2,300
Flights from San Diego to London Gatwick via London Heathrow, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £420 - £1,300
Flights from Los Angeles to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £600 - £2,200
Flights from Los Angeles to London City via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £650 - £2,300
Flights from Los Angeles to London Gatwick via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £410 - £1,200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from San Diego to London Heathrow via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £310 - £2,000
Flights from Los Angeles to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500 - £1,900
Flights from Los Angeles to London Heathrow via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £600 - £1,900
Flights from Los Angeles to London City via Salt Lake City, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £320 - £2,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from San Diego to London Heathrow via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 59m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £550 - £2,400
Flights from San Diego to London Heathrow via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £550 - £2,400
Flights from Los Angeles to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £600 - £2,200
Flights from Los Angeles to London City via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £550 - £1,800
Flights from Los Angeles to London City via Munich, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £550 - £1,800
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from San Diego to London Heathrow via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £550 - £2,400
Flights from San Diego to London Heathrow via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £550 - £2,400
Flights from Los Angeles to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £600 - £2,200
Flights from Los Angeles to London City via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £550 - £1,900
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from San Diego to London Gatwick via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £320 - £1,100
Flights from Los Angeles to London Gatwick via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £460 - £1,500
Flights from Los Angeles to London Gatwick via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £460 - £1,500
Flights from Los Angeles to London Gatwick via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £460 - £1,500
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from San Diego to London Gatwick via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £370 - £1,200
Flights from Los Angeles to London Gatwick via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £650 - £1,700
Flights from Los Angeles to London Gatwick via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £650 - £1,700
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from San Diego to London Gatwick via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £380 - £1,200
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Los Angeles to London Gatwick via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £850 - £2,100
Train operators
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9 - £23
- Website
- Southern Service
- Schedules at
- Southern Service
- Schedules at
- ojp.nationalrail.co.uk
- Anytime Standard
- £9 - £13
- Anytime 1st Class
- £17 - £23
Comuter train
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First class interior
Southern Railway
London to Brighton standard carridge
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Exterior of Southern Railways train
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Southern Railways train
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Southern Railways train
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Train interior
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London Victoria
Wikipedia
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- customerservices@gatwickexpress.com
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12 - £18
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
- Anytime Standard
- £12 - £18
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
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Diego to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £25 - £35
- Website
- Amtrak
- Coach Seat
- £25 - £35
- Premium
- £160 - £220
- Flexi Coach Seat
- £40 - £60
- Business Seat
- £35 - £55
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