There are 6 ways to get from Split to San Diego by plane, bus, train, or car ferry
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Fly Split Airport to San Diego International Airport
best- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane SPU - SAN
23h 28m$379–1,210Bus, bus to Rijeka Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport
- Take the bus from Split Bus Station to Gospić, Autobusni kolodvorbus
- Take the bus from Gospić to Rijeka bus stationbus
- Fly from Rijeka Airport (RJK) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane RJK - SAN
28h 30m$928–3,437Fly Split Airport to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport, train
- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport (CLD)plane SPU - CLD
- Take the train from Carlsbad Village Station to San Diego - Santa Fe Depottrain
37h 26m$463–1,722Car ferry to Raffaello Sanzio Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport
- Take the car ferry from Port of Split to Port of Anconacarferry
- Fly from Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane AOI - SAN
46h 1m$943–3,203Fly Split Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane SPU - LAX
- Take the bus from LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop to San Diegobus
21h 48m$414–1,220Bus to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport
- Take the bus from Split Bus Station to Zagrebbus
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane ZAG - SAN
25h 48m$610–1,447
Split Airport (SPU) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Split to San Diego is to fly and bus which costs $410 - $1,300 and takes 21h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Split to San Diego is to fly and bus which takes 21h 48m and costs $410 - $1,300.
The distance between Split and San Diego is 6458 miles.
It takes approximately 23h 28m to get from Split to San Diego, including transfers.
San Diego is 9h behind Split. It is currently 6:10 PM in Split and 9:10 AM in San Diego.
There are 2241+ hotels available in San Diego.
What companies run services between Split, Croatia and San Diego, CA, USA?
United Airlines and British Airways fly from Split Airport (SPU) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) twice a week.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Split Airport to San Diego International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 58m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Rijeka Airport to San Diego International Airport via Munich, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 37m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,400
Flights from Split Airport to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport via Frankfurt, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 19m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Split Airport to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport via Frankfurt, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 24m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Split Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 57m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to San Diego International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 3m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Rijeka Airport to San Diego International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Rijeka Airport to San Diego International Airport via Munich, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 56m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to San Diego International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to San Diego International Airport via Munich, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 44m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Split Airport to San Diego International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Split Airport to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport via London Heathrow, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 37h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Split Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Split Airport to San Diego International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Split Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Rijeka Airport to San Diego International Airport via Munich, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 37m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,400
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to San Diego International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 3m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Split Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to San Diego International Airport via Copenhagen, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to San Diego International Airport via Copenhagen, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dublin, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from Split Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Split Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
- Phone
- +1 760-966-6500
- Website
- gonctd.com
Train from Carlsbad Village Station to San Diego - Santa Fe Depot
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://gonctd.com
- Schedules at
- https://gonctd.com/schedules/
- Adult
- $0
- Phone
- +385 1 3335 170
- uprava@samoborcek.hr
- Website
- samoborcek.hr
Bus from Split Bus Station to Gospić, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–16
- Schedules at
- samoborcek.hr
Bus from Split Bus Station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–35
- Schedules at
- samoborcek.hr
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Gospić to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Split Bus Station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Gospić to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Split Bus Station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Phone
- (858) 430-8440
- contact@gorelaxsan.com
- Website
- gorelaxsan.com
Bus from LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://www.gorelaxsan.com/
- Phone
- (323)-776-5467
- hello@laxlinq.com
- Website
- laxlinq.com
Bus from LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://laxlinq.com/
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- info@arriva.com.hr
- Website
- arriva.com.hr
Bus from Split Bus Station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–30
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
- Phone
- +385 72 303 337
- passdept_h@jadrolinija.hr
- Website
- jadrolinija.hr
Car ferry from Port of Split to Port of Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $85–100
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
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