There are 4 ways to get from San Diego to Puget Sound by plane, unknown, bus, train, or tram
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Paine Field County Airport, travel
best- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Paine Field County Airport (PAE)SAN - PAE
- Walk from Paine Field County Airport (PAE) to Puget Sound
3h 32mBus, travel
- Take the bus from San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Station
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Seattle Bus Station
- Walk from Aurora Village Transit Center - Bay 3 to Puget Sound
31h 55mTrain, travel (Amtrak)
- Take the train from San Diego to Los Angeles
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Seattle
- Walk from Mountlake Terrace to Puget Sound
38h 47mFly to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, tram, travel
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)SAN - SEA
- Take the tram from SeaTac/Airport to Mountlake Terrace
- Walk from Mountlake Terrace to Puget Sound
4h 48m
San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Paine Field County Airport (PAE) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between San Diego and Puget Sound is 1098 miles.
The best way to get from San Diego to Puget Sound without a car is to bus and travel which takes 31h 55m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 32m to get from San Diego to Puget Sound, including transfers.
There are 261+ hotels available in Puget Sound.
What companies run services between San Diego, CA, USA and Puget Sound, WA, USA?
There is no direct connection from San Diego to Puget Sound. However, you can fly to Paine Field County Airport (PAE) then travel to Puget Sound. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from County Center/Little Italy Station to Puget Sound via Old Town Station, San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop, Sacramento Bus Station, Seattle Bus Station, 6th Ave S & S Royal Brougham Way, 4th Ave & James St, Prefontaine Pl S & Yesler Way, and Aurora Village Transit Center - Bay 3 in around 31h 55m.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Paine Field County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Paine Field County Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Paine Field County Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Paine Field County Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Paine Field County Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
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 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $33–39
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888-889-6368
- main@soundtransit.org
- Website
- soundtransit.org
Tram from SeaTac/Airport to Mountlake Terrace
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 15 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 San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–230
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Seattle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Seattle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–240
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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