There are 4 ways to get from Manchester to San Diego by plane or train
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Fly Manchester Airport to San Diego International Airport
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane MAN - SAN
15h 10m$294–1,108Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane LHR - SAN
16h 24m$651–1,265Fly Manchester Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane MAN - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Diegotrain
21h 36m$301–931Fly Manchester Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane MAN - SNA
- Take the train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to San Diegotrain
21h 10m$453–1,302
Manchester Airport (MAN) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to San Diego is to fly and train which costs $300 - $950 and takes 21h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to San Diego is to fly which takes 15h 10m and costs $290 - $1,200.
The distance between Manchester and San Diego is 5372 miles.
It takes approximately 15h 10m to get from Manchester to San Diego, including transfers.
San Diego is 7h behind Manchester. It is currently 12:59 PM in Manchester and 5:59 AM in San Diego.
There are 2384+ hotels available in San Diego.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and San Diego, CA, USA?
Virgin Atlantic, Delta, and two other airlines fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) twice daily.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to San Diego International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Manchester Airport to San Diego International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 36m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Manchester Airport to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 13m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to San Diego International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 44m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Manchester Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 33m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Manchester Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 44m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Manchester Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 38m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 49m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to San Diego International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Manchester Airport to San Diego International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 36m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Manchester Airport to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 13m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to San Diego International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 44m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Manchester Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 33m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Manchester Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 44m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Manchester Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 38m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 49m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Manchester Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dublin, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Manchester Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Manchester Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 41m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 41m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $80–130
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- 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
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