There are 5 ways to get from Galway to San Diego by bus, plane, 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.
Bus to Shannon Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport
best- Take the bus from Galway Ceannt to Shannon Airportbus
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane SNN - SAN
17h 16m$449–1,525Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport
- Take the bus from Galway Coach Stn to Airport Zone 11bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane DUB - SAN
17h 39m$523–1,231Bus to Cork Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport
- Take the bus from Galway Coach Stn to Cork Airportbus
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane ORK - SAN
19h 40m$502–2,230Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Galway Coach Stn to Airport Zone 11bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane DUB - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Diegotrain
20h 20m$480–1,229Bus to Ireland West Airport Knock, fly to San Diego International Airport
- Take the bus from Galway Ceannt to Ireland W Airportbus
- Fly from Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane NOC - SAN
18h 15m$499–1,725
Shannon Airport (SNN) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Galway to San Diego is to bus and fly and train which costs $480 - $1,300 and takes 20h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Galway to San Diego is to bus and fly which takes 17h 16m and costs $440 - $1,600.
The distance between Galway and San Diego is 5222 miles.
It takes approximately 17h 16m to get from Galway to San Diego, including transfers.
San Diego is 8h behind Galway. It is currently 5:52 AM in Galway and 9:52 PM in San Diego.
There are 2312+ hotels available in San Diego.
What companies run services between Galway, Ireland and San Diego, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Galway to San Diego. However, you can take the bus to Shannon Airport, walk to Shannon Airport (SNN) airport, then fly to San Diego International Airport (SAN). Alternatively, you can take the bus to Airport Zone 11, walk to Dublin Airport (DUB) airport, then fly to San Diego International Airport (SAN).
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to San Diego International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–2,100
Flights from Dublin Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Cork Airport to San Diego International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–2,200
Flights from Dublin Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Dublin Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 34m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to San Diego International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Shannon Airport to San Diego International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Dublin Airport to San Diego International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Dublin Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 9m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Dublin Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–850
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to San Diego International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Dublin Airport to San Diego International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Dublin Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 9m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Dublin Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–850
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to San Diego International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Dublin Airport to San Diego International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,600
Flights from Dublin Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–850
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to San Diego International Airport via London Heathrow, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–2,200
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to San Diego International Airport via Manchester, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Cork Airport to San Diego International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–2,200
Flights from Dublin Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
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
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Galway Ceannt to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–26
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Bus from Galway Ceannt to Ireland W Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–26
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylink.ie
Bus from Galway Coach Stn to Airport Zone 11
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
Bus from Galway Coach Stn to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
Bus from Galway Coach Stn to Airport Zone 11
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
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