There are 7 ways to get from Kentucky to San Diego by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), bus, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Blue Grass Airport
best- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane LEX - SAN
7h 6m$291–1,137Fly from Louisville International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane SDF - SAN
7h 24m$202–853Bus
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY to Evansville, INbus
- Take the bus from Evansville Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Diegobus
2d 3h$385–736Bus, train via Chicago
- Take the bus from Louisville Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Stationbus
- Take the train from Indianapolis to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Fullerton Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to San Diegotrain
2d 7h$813–1,744Drive 2,056.6 mi
- Drive from Louisville to San Diegocar 2,056.6 mi
33h 24m$376–543Fly from Covington
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane CVG - SAN
6h 25m$212–752Bus, train
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY to Evansville, INbus
- Take the bus from Evansville Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from St. Louis to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Diegotrain
2d 22h$854–1,786
Kentucky to San Diego by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kentucky to San Diego is to fly which costs $210 - $750 and takes 6h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Kentucky to San Diego is to fly which takes 6h 25m and costs $210 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Kentucky to San Diego. However, there are services departing from Louisville, KY and arriving at San Diego via Evansville Bus Station, St Louis Bus Station and Los Angeles Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 3h.
The distance between Kentucky and San Diego is 1883 miles. The road distance is 2068.6 miles.
The best way to get from Kentucky to San Diego without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 3h and costs $380 - $750.
It takes approximately 7h 6m to get from Kentucky to San Diego, including transfers.
Kentucky to San Diego bus services, operated by Miller Transportation, depart from Louisville, KY station.
The best way to get from Kentucky to San Diego is to fly which takes 7h 6m and costs $290 - $1,200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $380 - $750 and takes 2 days 3h.
Kentucky to San Diego bus services, operated by Miller Transportation, arrive at Evansville, IN station.
San Diego is 3h behind Kentucky. It is currently 7:38 PM in Kentucky and 4:38 PM in San Diego.
What companies run services between Kentucky, USA and San Diego, CA, USA?
American Airlines, United Airlines, and Delta fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Louisville, KY to San Diego via Evansville Bus Station, St Louis Bus Station, and Los Angeles Union Station in around 2d 3h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Louisville International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Louisville International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Louisville International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Louisville International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Louisville International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Covington to San Diego International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Covington to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to San Diego International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Louisville International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Covington to San Diego International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Covington to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to San Diego International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Louisville International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Covington to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to San Diego International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Covington to San Diego International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Covington to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,700
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Covington to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Indianapolis to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from St. Louis to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $750–1,600
- 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
- +1 502-368-5644 x 135
- Website
- ridewithmiller.com
Bus from Louisville, KY to Evansville, IN
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://ridewithmiller.com
Bus from Louisville, KY to Evansville, IN
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://ridewithmiller.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Evansville Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–50
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $300–600
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Louisville Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Evansville Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–50
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Evansville Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from Louisville Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from Evansville Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Louisville Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $22–45
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