There are 5 ways to get from Cali to San Diego by plane, bus, 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.
Fly Cali to San Diego International Airport
best- Fly from Cali (CLO) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane CLO - SAN
12h 58m$232–904Fly Cali to Tijuana International Airport
- Fly from Cali (CLO) to Tijuana International Airport (TIJ)plane CLO - TIJ
15h 42m$245–977Bus to Pereira, fly to San Diego International Airport
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal de Transportes de Pereirabus
- Fly from Pereira (PEI) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane PEI - SAN
19h 45m$246–927Fly Cali to General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport, bus
- Fly from Cali (CLO) to General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport (MXL)plane CLO - MXL
- Take the bus from Mexicali to Tijuanabus
19h 21m$328–1,199Fly Cali to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Fly from Cali (CLO) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane CLO - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Diegotrain
17h 8m$259–827
Cali (CLO) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cali to San Diego is to fly and train which costs $250 - $850 and takes 17h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Cali to San Diego is to fly which takes 12h 58m and costs $230 - $950.
The distance between Cali and San Diego is 3350 miles.
It takes approximately 12h 58m to get from Cali to San Diego, including transfers.
San Diego is 2h behind Cali. It is currently 9:14 AM in Cali and 7:14 AM in San Diego.
There are 2372+ hotels available in San Diego.
What companies run services between Cali, Colombia and San Diego, CA, USA?
American Airlines, Copa Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Cali (CLO) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) 3 times a day.
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Cali to San Diego International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 44m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Cali to Tijuana International Airport via Panama City, Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 41m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Pereira to San Diego International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Cali to Los Angeles International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Cali to Tijuana International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 24m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Cali to Tijuana International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 39m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Cali to General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 27m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Cali to General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Cali to Los Angeles International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Cali to San Diego International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 44m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Pereira to San Diego International Airport via Bogota, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Cali to Los Angeles International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Cali to San Diego International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Pereira to San Diego International Airport via Bogota, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,500
Flights from Cali to Los Angeles International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Cali to San Diego International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Pereira to San Diego International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 58m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Cali to Los Angeles International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Cali to Tijuana International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Pereira to San Diego International Airport via Panama City, Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Cali to Los Angeles International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +57 311 273 0419
- [email protected]
- Website
- expresopalmira.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal de Transportes de Pereira
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–23
- Schedules at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- Book at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- Phone
- +52 664 104 7400
- [email protected]
- Website
- abc.com.mx
Bus from Mexicali to Tijuana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Schedules at
- abc.com.mx
- Book at
- abc.com.mx
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