There are 8 ways to get from Zermatt to San Diego by train, plane, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Basel, fly to San Diego International Airport
best- Take the train from Visp to Basel SBB
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)BSL - SAN
21h$460–1,774Train, train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Zermatt, Bahnhof to Brig Bahnhofplatz
- Take the train from Domodossola to Rho Fiera Milano
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)LIN - SAN
22h 12m$381–773Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport
- Take the train from Visp to Bern
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)ZRH - SAN
20h 52m$658–1,813Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport
- Take the train from Visp to Genève-Aéroport
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)GVA - SAN
22h 28m$553–1,548Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport
- Take the train from Zermatt, Bahnhof to Brig Bahnhofplatz
- Take the train from Domodossola to Gallarate
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)MXP - SAN
22h 48m$394–1,348Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Visp to Bern
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)ZRH - LAX
- Take the bus from LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop to San Diego
22h 31m$411–738Train, train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport
- Take the train from Zermatt, Bahnhof to Brig Bahnhofplatz
- Take the train from Domodossola to Rho Fiera Milano
- Take the train from Rho-Fiera Milano to Torino Porta Susa
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)TRN - SAN
25h 5m$479–1,774Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport
- Take the train from Visp to Olten
- Take the train from Olten to St. Gallen
- Take the train from St. Margrethen Sg to Muenchen Hbf
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)MUC - SAN
24h 43m$689–1,962
Basel (BSL) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zermatt to San Diego is to train and fly which costs $380 - $800 and takes 22h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Zermatt to San Diego is to train and fly which takes 20h 52m and costs $650 - $1,900.
The distance between Zermatt and San Diego is 6104 miles.
It takes approximately 21h to get from Zermatt to San Diego, including transfers.
San Diego is 9h behind Zermatt. It is currently 5:02 PM in Zermatt and 8:02 AM in San Diego.
There are 1954+ hotels available in San Diego.
What companies run services between Zermatt, Switzerland and San Diego, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Zermatt to San Diego. However, you can take the train to Visp, take the train to Basel SBB, walk to Basel, Bahnhof SBB, take the line 50 bus to Basel EuroAirport, Abflug, walk to Basel (BSL) airport, fly to San Diego International Airport (SAN), walk to San Diego Int'l Airport & Terminal 1, then take the line 992 bus to Broadway & Kettner Bl. Alternatively, you can take the train to Visp, take the train to Bern, take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) airport, fly to San Diego International Airport (SAN), walk to San Diego Int'l Airport & Terminal 1, then take the line 992 bus to Broadway & Kettner Bl.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to San Diego International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to San Diego International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to San Diego International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 29m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,800
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Basel to San Diego International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–2,000
Flights from Basel to San Diego International Airport via London Heathrow, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–2,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to San Diego International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to San Diego International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to San Diego International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to San Diego International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 43m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 24m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,800
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Basel to San Diego International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–2,000
Flights from Basel to San Diego International Airport via London Heathrow, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–2,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to San Diego International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to San Diego International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to San Diego International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Diego International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 9m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to San Diego International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to San Diego International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to San Diego International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to San Diego International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to San Diego International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 39m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to San Diego International Airport via Manchester, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 14m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to San Diego International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 29m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 38m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,800
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to San Diego International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–550
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to San Diego International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to San Diego International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to San Diego International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 38m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to San Diego International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Visp to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Visp to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Visp to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Visp to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Olten to St. Gallen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Visp to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- $75–110
- 2nd Class
- $50–75
Train from Visp to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–100
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- $65–100
- 2nd Class
- $45–60
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Visp to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $18–23
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Visp to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $15–20
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +41 (0)848 642 442
- railcenter@mgbahn.ch
- Website
- matterhorngotthardbahn.ch
Train from Zermatt, Bahnhof to Brig Bahnhofplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn
- Schedules at
- Swiss Railways
- 2nd Class Ticket
- $30–40
- 1st Class Ticket
- $55–70
- Phone
- +41 81 288 65 65
- info@glacierexpress.ch
- Website
- glacierexpress.ch
Train from Zermatt, Bahnhof to Brig Bahnhofplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- glacierexpress.ch
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Domodossola to Rho Fiera Milano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Domodossola to Gallarate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Domodossola to Rho Fiera Milano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- $17–24
Train from Domodossola to Gallarate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- $12–18
Train from Rho-Fiera Milano to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–28
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- $20–28
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Rho-Fiera Milano to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–50
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Rho-Fiera Milano to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–45
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from St. Margrethen Sg to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–86
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- 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/
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