There are 5 ways to get from Canberra 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 Canberra International Airport to San Diego International Airport
best- Fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane CBR - SAN
21h 44m$462–1,604Fly Canberra International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane CBR - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Diegotrain
23h 7m$394–1,327Bus to Sydney International Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport
- Take the bus from Canberra to Sydney International Airportbus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane SYD - SAN
21h 20m$397–1,440Bus to Sydney International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Canberra to Sydney International Airportbus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane SYD - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Diegotrain
23h 39m$599–1,063Fly Canberra International Airport to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport, train
- Fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport (CLD)plane CBR - CLD
- Take the train from Carlsbad Village Station to San Diego - Santa Fe Depottrain
24h 51m$506–1,816
Canberra International Airport (CBR) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Canberra to San Diego is to bus and fly and train which costs $600 - $1,100 and takes 23h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Canberra to San Diego is to bus and fly which takes 21h 20m and costs $390 - $1,500.
The distance between Canberra and San Diego is 7709 miles.
It takes approximately 21h 44m to get from Canberra to San Diego, including transfers.
San Diego is 19h behind Canberra. It is currently 10:38 AM in Canberra and 3:38 PM in San Diego.
There are 2402+ hotels available in San Diego.
What companies run services between Canberra, ACT, Australia and San Diego, CA, USA?
Virgin Australia, United Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) 3 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Brisbane, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Canberra International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Nadi, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 7m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport via Melbourne, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 49m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport via Sydney International Airport, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,400
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport via Brisbane, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Brisbane, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 27m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Canberra International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Nadi, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 7m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Brisbane, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 34m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Nadi, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,600
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–2,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 16m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 28m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,400
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 44m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 16m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 22m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Canberra International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Brisbane, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Canberra International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Nadi, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 7m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Nadi, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,800
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–2,000
- Website
- jsx.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport via Sydney International Airport, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 760-966-6500
- [email protected]
- Website
- North County Transit District
Train from Carlsbad Village Station to San Diego - Santa Fe Depot
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- North County Transit District
- Schedules at
- North County Transit District Schedules
- Adult
- $0
- Website
- FlixBus Australia
Bus from Canberra to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Australia
Bus from Canberra to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Australia
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