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
19h 6m$408–1,510Train 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
19h 14m$320–1,142Train 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 36m$595–1,289Train, 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
31h 39m$540–1,917Fly Cardiff Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane CWL - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Diegotrain
23h 7m$370–1,313
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 $320 - $1,200 and takes 19h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to San Diego is to train and fly which takes 15h 36m and costs $550 - $1,300.
The distance between Cardiff and San Diego is 5425 miles.
It takes approximately 19h 6m to get from Cardiff to San Diego, including transfers.
San Diego is 8h behind Cardiff. It is currently 4:51 AM in Cardiff and 8:51 PM in San Diego.
There are 2373+ hotels available in San Diego.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and San Diego, CA, USA?
KLM, Delta, and five other airlines 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
- 26h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Cardiff Airport to San Diego International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Cardiff Airport to San Diego International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- 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 34m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Exeter to San Diego International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Flights from Exeter to San Diego International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dublin, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Bristol Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dublin, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dublin, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Bristol Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dublin, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 47m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 47m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to San Diego International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- 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 34m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dublin, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 19m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
Flights from Bristol Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dublin, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 36m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to San Diego International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- 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
- $40–75
- 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)
- 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
- 1h 5m
- 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
- $35–90
- Website
- Amtrak
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