There are 3 ways to get from Geneva to San Diego by plane or train
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Fly Geneva International Airport to San Diego International Airport
best- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane GVA - SAN
16h 20m$550–1,500Fly Geneva International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane GVA - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Diegotrain
20h 25m$425–1,015Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane LYS - SAN
21h$708–1,611
Geneva International Airport (GVA) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Geneva to San Diego is to fly and train which costs $420 - $1,100 and takes 20h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Geneva to San Diego is to fly which takes 16h 20m and costs $550 - $1,500.
The distance between Geneva and San Diego is 5972 miles.
It takes approximately 16h 20m to fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to San Diego International Airport (SAN), including transfers and time at the airport.
There is no direct flight from Geneva International Airport Airport to San Diego International Airport Airport. The quickest flight takes 16h 59m and has one stopover.
San Diego is 9h behind Geneva. It is currently 6:07 PM in Geneva and 9:07 AM in San Diego.
Swiss, JetBlue Airways, Air Canada and United Airlines offer flights from Geneva International Airport Airport to San Diego International Airport Airport.
There are 1983+ hotels available in San Diego.
What companies run services between Geneva, Switzerland and San Diego, CA, USA?
Air Canada, United Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) 3 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Geneva International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 29m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Geneva International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 19m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to San Diego International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 34m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to San Diego International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to San Diego International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 51m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,900
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to San Diego International Airport via London Heathrow, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 49m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to San Diego International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 34m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to San Diego International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–900
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to San Diego International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
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
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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