There are 4 ways to get from Lima to San Diego by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to San Diego International Airport
best- Fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane LIM - SAN
14h 13m$210–850Fly to Tijuana International Airport
- Fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Tijuana International Airport (TIJ)plane LIM - TIJ
16h 10m$323–736Fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane LIM - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Diegotrain
16h 17m$519–1,170Fly to General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport, bus
- Fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport (MXL)plane LIM - MXL
- Take the bus from Mexicali to Tijuanabus
21h 11m$299–1,016
Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lima to San Diego is to fly which costs $210 - $850 and takes 14h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Lima to San Diego is to fly which takes 14h 13m and costs $210 - $850.
The distance between Lima and San Diego is 4098 miles.
It takes approximately 14h 13m to get from Lima to San Diego, including transfers.
San Diego is 2h behind Lima. It is currently 11:26 AM in Lima and 9:26 AM in San Diego.
There are 2375+ hotels available in San Diego.
What companies run services between Lima, Peru and San Diego, CA, USA?
LATAM Chile, Delta, and three other airlines fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) every 4 hours.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–950
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–950
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–700
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–950
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–700
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–950
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,000
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via San Salvador, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,100
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–750
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–900
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–950
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +52 664 104 7400
- [email protected]
- Website
- abc.com.mx
Bus from Mexicali to Tijuana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Schedules at
- abc.com.mx
- Book at
- abc.com.mx
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