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
12h 11m$567–3,020Fly to General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport, bus
cheapest- 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
15h 58m$359–1,125Fly to Tijuana International Airport
- Fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Tijuana International Airport (TIJ)plane LIM - TIJ
13h 23m$390–744Fly 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
14h 1m$484–968
Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lima to San Diego is to fly which costs $390 - $750 and takes 13h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Lima to San Diego is to fly which takes 12h 11m and costs $550 - $3,100.
The distance between Lima and San Diego is 4097 miles.
It takes approximately 12h 11m to get from Lima to San Diego, including transfers.
San Diego is 2h behind Lima. It is currently 12:32 AM in Lima and 10:32 PM in San Diego.
There are 2187+ hotels available in San Diego.
What companies run services between Lima, Peru and San Diego, CA, USA?
United Airlines, LATAM Chile, 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 Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–950
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–750
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–750
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–750
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–650
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport via Quito, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 8m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- 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
- $290–1,100
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–700
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,000
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via San Salvador, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $640–690
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–850
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
- 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
- $300–800
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
- $360–900
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,000
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
- +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
- $20–40
- Schedules at
- abc.com.mx
- Book at
- abc.com.mx
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