There are 7 ways to get from Malta to San Diego by plane, train, busferry, bus, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Malta International Airport to San Diego International Airport
best- Fly from Malta International Airport (MLA) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane MLA - SAN
21h 27m$362–1,302Fly Malta International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Fly from Malta International Airport (MLA) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane MLA - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Diegotrain
22h 58m$549–1,325Fly Malta International Airport to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport, train
- Fly from Malta International Airport (MLA) to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport (CLD)plane MLA - CLD
- Take the train from Carlsbad Village Station to San Diego - Santa Fe Depottrain
24h 47m$476–914Bus and ferry, bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport
- Take the busferry from Valletta to Pozzallobusferry
- Take the bus from Pozzallo Viale Europa to Catania Airportbus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane CTA - SAN
25h 41m$643–1,635Fly Malta International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County, train
- Fly from Malta International Airport (MLA) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane MLA - SNA
- Take the train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to San Diegotrain
26h 22m$511–1,696Fly Malta International Airport to Phoenix, bus
- Fly from Malta International Airport (MLA) to Phoenix (PHX)plane MLA - PHX
- Take the bus from Phoenix Bus Station to El Cajon Transit Centerbus
27h 22m$404–1,312Fly Malta International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Malta International Airport (MLA) to Harry Reid International Airport (LAS)plane MLA - LAS
- Take a shuttle bus from 1100 S Main St. - Las Vegas to Escondido, CA - 796 W Valley PKWY
- Take the bus from Escondido Transit Center to Broadway & 2nd Avbus
27h 27m$378–1,286
Malta International Airport (MLA) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Malta to San Diego is to fly and train which costs $470 - $950 and takes 24h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Malta to San Diego is to fly which takes 21h 27m and costs $360 - $1,300.
The distance between Malta and San Diego is 6804 miles.
It takes approximately 21h 27m to get from Malta to San Diego, including transfers.
San Diego is 9h behind Malta. It is currently 12:22 AM in Malta and 3:22 PM in San Diego.
There are 2184+ hotels available in San Diego.
What companies run services between Malta and San Diego, CA, USA?
Delta flies from Malta International Airport (MLA) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) 5 times a week.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to San Diego International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 52m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Malta International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 36m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Malta International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 58m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to San Diego International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Malta International Airport to Phoenix via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Malta International Airport to Phoenix via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Malta International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Malta International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 58m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Malta International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to San Diego International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 52m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Malta International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 58m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to San Diego International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Malta International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 52m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Malta International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Manchester, Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 34m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Malta International Airport to Phoenix via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Malta International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Malta International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport via Frankfurt, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Malta International Airport to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport via Frankfurt, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 33m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to San Diego International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to San Diego International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 53m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
- Website
- jsx.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Malta International Airport to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport via Frankfurt, Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $470–900
Flights from Malta International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Malta International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Manchester, Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Malta International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Dublin, Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,900
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Malta International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Malta International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 53m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to San Diego International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 53m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
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
- $70–110
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 760-966-6500
- [email protected]
- Website
- North County Transit District
Train from Carlsbad Village Station to San Diego - Santa Fe Depot
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- North County Transit District
- Schedules at
- North County Transit District Schedules
- Adult
- $0
- Phone
- (+356) 22069022
- [email protected]
- Website
- Virtu Ferries Ltd
Busferry from Valletta to Pozzallo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $82
- Website
- Virtu Ferries Ltd
- Phone
- +39 091-6208000
- [email protected]
- Website
- aziendasicilianatrasporti.it
Bus from Pozzallo Viale Europa to Catania Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–11
- Schedules at
- aziendasicilianatrasporti.it
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Phoenix Bus Station to El Cajon Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Website
- Greyhound
- [email protected]
- Website
- CBX Cross Border Express
Shuttle from 1100 S Main St. - Las Vegas to Escondido, CA - 796 W Valley PKWY
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Schedules at
- CBX Cross Border Express
- Phone
- +1 619-557-4555
- Website
- MTS
Bus from Escondido Transit Center to Broadway & 2nd Av
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- MTS
- Schedules at
- MTS Schedules
- One Way - Adult/Youth
- $2–5
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