There are 5 ways to get from Cardiff to San Diego by plane or train
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Fly Cardiff Airport to San Diego International Airport
best- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane CWL - SAN
23h 15m$438–1,510Train to Bristol Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane BRS - SAN
23h 35m$290–942Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane LHR - SAN
15h 41m$596–1,290Train, train to Exeter, fly to San Diego International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davidstrain
- Fly from Exeter (EXT) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane EXT - SAN
24h 7m$560–2,022Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane LHR - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Diegotrain
20h 17m$473–1,413
Cardiff Airport (CWL) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to San Diego is to train and fly which costs $290 - $950 and takes 23h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to San Diego is to train and fly which takes 15h 41m and costs $550 - $1,300.
The distance between Cardiff and San Diego is 5425 miles.
It takes approximately 23h 15m to get from Cardiff to San Diego, including transfers.
San Diego is 8h behind Cardiff. It is currently 12:36 AM in Cardiff and 4:36 PM in San Diego.
There are 270+ hotels available in San Diego.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and San Diego, CA, USA?
KLM and Delta fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) 4 times a day.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to San Diego International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Cardiff Airport to San Diego International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Cardiff Airport to San Diego International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to San Diego International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 19m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Exeter to San Diego International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Exeter to San Diego International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Bristol Airport to San Diego International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 41m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 23m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–900
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to San Diego International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Exeter to San Diego International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Exeter to San Diego International Airport via Dublin, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 13m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Bristol Airport to San Diego International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 41m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 23m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to San Diego International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Cardiff Airport to San Diego International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to San Diego International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 19m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Exeter to San Diego International Airport via Dublin, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 13m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Bristol Airport to San Diego International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 41m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 23m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–900
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to San Diego International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Bristol Airport to San Diego International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 57m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–950
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Bristol Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dublin, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Bristol Airport to San Diego International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 6m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Bristol Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dublin, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Bristol Airport to San Diego International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 6m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Exeter to San Diego International Airport via Dublin, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
Flights from Bristol Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dublin, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 12m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to San Diego International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 41m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,600
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–27
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–27
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- Cross Country
- 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
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