There are 7 ways to get from Split to San Diego by plane, bus, train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Split Airport to San Diego International Airport
best- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)SPU - SAN
24h 59m$559–810Fly Split Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)SPU - LAX
- Take the bus from LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop to San Diego
23h 51m$404–1,020Fly Split Airport to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport, train
- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport (CLD)SPU - CLD
- Take the train from Carlsbad Village Station to San Diego - Santa Fe Depot
37h 3m$463–1,622Car ferry to Raffaello Sanzio Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport
- Take the car ferry from Port of Split to Port of Ancona
- Fly from Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)AOI - SAN
46h 1m$733–2,794Bus, bus to Rijeka Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport
- Take the bus from Split Bus Station to Gospić, Autobusni kolodvor
- Take the bus from Gospić to Rijeka bus station
- Fly from Rijeka Airport (RJK) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)RJK - SAN
28h 25m$829–3,033Bus to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport
- Take the bus from Split Bus Station to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)ZAG - SAN
27h 54m$637–1,455Bus to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Split Bus Station to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)ZAG - LAX
- Take the bus from LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop to San Diego
26h 47m$512–965
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 which costs $550 - $850 and takes 24h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Split to San Diego is to fly and bus which takes 23h 51m and costs $400 - $1,100.
The distance between Split and San Diego is 6458 miles.
It takes approximately 24h 59m to get from Split to San Diego, including transfers.
San Diego is 9h behind Split. It is currently 10:29 PM in Split and 1:29 PM in San Diego.
There are 2057+ 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
- 22h 29m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Split Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 22m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Split Airport to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport via Frankfurt, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Split Airport to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport via Frankfurt, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 23m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Split Airport to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport via Paris Orly, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 3m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to San Diego International Airport via Munich, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 32m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 38m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to San Diego International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to San Diego International Airport via Munich, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 39m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Rijeka Airport to San Diego International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 7m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,300
Flights from Rijeka Airport to San Diego International Airport via Munich, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 42m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,400
Flights from Rijeka Airport to San Diego International Airport via Frankfurt, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 29m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Split Airport to San Diego International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,600
Flights from Split Airport to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport via London Heathrow, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to San Diego International Airport via London Heathrow, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–2,300
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,400
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Split Airport to San Diego International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,600
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to San Diego International Airport via London Heathrow, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–2,300
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to San Diego International Airport via London Heathrow, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 53m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–2,300
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–750
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Rijeka Airport to San Diego International Airport via Munich, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to San Diego International Airport via London Heathrow, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–2,300
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to San Diego International Airport via London Heathrow, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 53m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–2,300
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–750
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to San Diego International Airport via London Heathrow, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 53m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–2,300
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to San Diego International Airport via London Heathrow, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 53m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–2,300
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,100
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Split Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 38m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,100
- 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
- (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 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
- $16
- Schedules at
- samoborcek.hr
Bus from Split Bus Station to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $33
- Schedules at
- samoborcek.hr
- 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
- $14–18
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +385 21 612 005
- kontakt@promet-makarska.hr
- Website
- promet-makarska.hr
Bus from Split Bus Station to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $32–36
- Website
- https://www.promet-makarska.hr/en/
- Phone
- +385 60 300 300
- info@ap.hr
- Website
- ap.hr
Bus from Split Bus Station to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Schedules at
- ap.hr
- Phone
- + 385 (0)21 643 422
- info@delminiumtravel.hr
- Website
- delminiumtravel.hr
Bus from Split Bus Station to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- delminiumtravel.hr
- Phone
- +385 35 415 165
- info@slavonija-bus.hr
- Website
- slavonija-bus.hr
Bus from Split Bus Station to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- slavonija-bus.hr
- 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
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $86–87
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
- Phone
- +39 081 428 5555
- booking@snav.it
- Website
- snav.it
Car ferry from Port of Split to Port of Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $29–90
- Schedules at
- snav.it
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