There are 7 ways to get from Split to San Diego by bus, plane, car ferry, 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.
Bus to Zadar Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport
best- Take the bus from Split Bus Station to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Fly from Zadar Airport (ZAD) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)ZAD - SAN
33h 23m$504–1,831Fly Split Airport to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport, train
cheapest- 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
42h 33m$313–922Fly Split Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)SPU - SAN
22h 42m$559–810Fly Split Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
- 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
21h 18m$394–1,020Bus to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport
- Take the bus from Solin to Zagreb
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)ZAG - SAN
24h 53m$632–1,450Car 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
29h 26m$682–2,593Bus to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Solin to Zagreb
- 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 12m$507–960
Zadar Airport (ZAD) 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 22h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Split to San Diego is to fly and bus which takes 21h 18m and costs $390 - $1,100.
The distance between Split and San Diego is 6487 miles.
It takes approximately 33h 23m to get from Split to San Diego, including transfers.
San Diego is 9h behind Split. It is currently 7:24 PM in Split and 10:24 AM in San Diego.
There are 2131+ hotels available in San Diego.
What companies run services between Split, Croatia and San Diego, CA, USA?
United Airlines flies from Split Airport (SPU) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) 4 times a week.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Split Airport to San Diego International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 17m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Split Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 34m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 38m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
Flights from Split Airport to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport via Dublin, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 28m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Split Airport to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Split Airport to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport via Copenhagen, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 43m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–900
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Split Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 42m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,600
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to San Diego International Airport via London Heathrow, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 7m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–2,100
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
- $270–1,400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Split Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 42m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,600
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to San Diego International Airport via London Heathrow, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 7m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–2,100
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
- $270–1,400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zadar Airport to San Diego International Airport via Frankfurt, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 34m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Zadar Airport to San Diego International Airport via Frankfurt, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 57m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to San Diego International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to San Diego International Airport via Munich, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 7m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Zadar Airport to San Diego International Airport via Frankfurt, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 28m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to San Diego International Airport via London Heathrow, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 9m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
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
- $280–1,000
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–600
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Zadar Airport to San Diego International Airport via Frankfurt, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 28m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Split Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to San Diego International Airport via London Heathrow, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 34m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–2,100
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Zadar Airport to San Diego International Airport via Frankfurt, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 28m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to San Diego International Airport via London Heathrow, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 9m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
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
- $280–1,000
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Split Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 38m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–600
- 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 91 255 0999
- prijevoz.knezevic@gmail.com
- Website
- prijevoz-knezevic.hr
Bus from Split Bus Station to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–25
- Schedules at
- prijevoz-knezevic.hr
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Split Bus Station to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Solin to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- 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 Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–20
- Website
- https://www.promet-makarska.hr/en/
- 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 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
- $85–86
- 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
- $28–30
- Schedules at
- snav.it
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