There are 5 ways to get from Clearlake to San Diego by car, plane, bus (Greyhound), train, taxi, or ferry
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Drive, fly
best- Drive from Clearlake to Santa-Rosa-Airport-STScar
- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane STS - SAN
2h 59m$150–254Drive 580.1 mi
cheapest- Drive from Clearlake to San Diegocar 580.1 mi
10h 11m$106–153Bus
- Take the bus from Ray's Food Place/Walmart to Lincoln Ave. Bridgebus 3
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Veterans Memorial-Maple & Brookwood to 1st St & Mission Stbus 172
- Take the bus from San Francisco Bus Station to San Diego Greyhound Bus Stopbus
19h 49m$148–250Drive, train (Amtrak)
- Drive from Clearlake to Daviscar
- Take the train from Davis to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Diegotrain
19h 53m$225–466Taxi, train, ferry, Caltrain
- Take the taxi from Clearlake to SMART Windsortaxi
- Take the train from SMART Windsor to SMART Larkspurtrain
- Take the ferry from Larkspur Ferry Terminal to Oracle Park Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Take the train from San Jose to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Diegotrain
21h 58m$352–589
Sonoma County Airport (STS) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Clearlake to San Diego is to drive which costs $100 - $160 and takes 10h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Clearlake to San Diego is to drive and fly which takes 2h 59m and costs $150 - $260.
No, there is no direct bus from Clearlake to San Diego. However, there are services departing from Veteran's Clinic Lakeshore and arriving at San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop via Ray's Food Place/Walmart, Santa Rosa Veterans Memorial-Maple & Brookwood and San Francisco Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 49m.
The distance between Clearlake and San Diego is 565 miles. The road distance is 583.5 miles.
The best way to get from Clearlake to San Diego without a car is to bus which takes 19h 49m and costs $140 - $250.
It takes approximately 2h 59m to get from Clearlake to San Diego, including transfers.
Clearlake to San Diego bus services, operated by Lake Transit, depart from Ray's Food Place/Walmart station.
Clearlake to San Diego bus services, operated by Lake Transit, arrive at Lincoln Ave. Bridge station.
Yes, the driving distance between Clearlake to San Diego is 583 miles. It takes approximately 10h 11m to drive from Clearlake to San Diego.
There are 2239+ hotels available in San Diego.
What companies run services between Clearlake, CA, USA and San Diego, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Veteran's Clinic Lakeshore to County Center/Little Italy Station via Ray's Food Place/Walmart, Lincoln Ave. Bridge, Santa Rosa Veterans Memorial-Maple & Brookwood, 1st St & Mission St, San Francisco Bus Station, San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop, and Old Town Station in around 19h 49m.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–240
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–250
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–280
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Davis to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–360
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Jose to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–280
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 707-794-3330
- Website
- sonomamarintrain.org
Train from SMART Windsor to SMART Larkspur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–8
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $9–12
- Phone
- +1 707-263-3334
- [email protected]
- Website
- laketransit.org
Bus from Ray's Food Place/Walmart to Lincoln Ave. Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- https://laketransit.org/
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- [email protected]
- Website
- goldengate.org
Bus from Santa Rosa Veterans Memorial-Maple & Brookwood to 1st St & Mission St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $10–14
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from San Francisco Bus Station to San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–160
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 415-455-2000
- [email protected]
- Website
- goldengate.org
Ferry from Larkspur Ferry Terminal to Oracle Park Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $14–16
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org
- Schedules at
- https://www.goldengate.org/ferry/schedules-maps/
- Adult
- $14
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Estimated price
- $150–190
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