There are 6 ways to get from Mar Vista to San Diego by bus, plane, train, bus (Amtrak), car, or bus (Flixbus)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Line 3 bus to Los Angeles International Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Lincoln Sb & Washington Bl to LAX/Metro Transit Centerbus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane LAX - SAN
2h 42m$161–653Line 33 bus, bus via Old Town Station
cheapest- Take the bus from Venice / Wade to Cesar E Chavez / Vignesbus 33
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Downtown to San Diegobus FlixBus 2006 / ...
6h 33m$22–37Line 33 bus, train
- Take the bus from Venice / Wade to Cesar E Chavez / Alamedabus 33
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Diegotrain Pacific Surfliner
5h 1m$42–87Line 33 bus, bus
- Take the bus from Venice / Wade to Cesar E Chavez / Alamedabus 33
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to San Diegobus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
5h 9m$42–62Drive 129.3 mi
- Drive from Mar Vista to San Diegocar 129.3 mi
2h 17m$24–35Bus to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Airport, CA to Santa Barbara Airportbus
- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane SBA - SAN
4h 31m$259–340
Mar Vista to San Diego by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mar Vista to San Diego is to line 33 bus and bus via Old Town Station which costs $21 - $40 and takes 6h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Mar Vista to San Diego is to drive which takes 2h 17m and costs $23 - $35.
No, there is no direct bus from Mar Vista to San Diego. However, there are services departing from Venice / Wade and arriving at San Diego via Los Angeles. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 9m.
The distance between Mar Vista and San Diego is 118 miles. The road distance is 130 miles.
The best way to get from Mar Vista to San Diego without a car is to line 33 bus and train which takes 5h 1m and costs $40 - $90.
It takes approximately 2h 42m to get from Mar Vista to San Diego, including transfers.
Mar Vista to San Diego bus services, operated by Metro Los Angeles, depart from Venice / Wade station.
Mar Vista to San Diego bus services, operated by Metro Los Angeles, arrive at Cesar E Chavez / Alameda station.
Yes, the driving distance between Mar Vista to San Diego is 130 miles. It takes approximately 2h 17m to drive from Mar Vista to San Diego.
There are 2236+ hotels available in San Diego.
What companies run services between Mar Vista, CA, USA and San Diego, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Venice / Wade to San Diego via Cesar E Chavez / Alameda and Los Angeles in around 5h 9m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–260
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–220
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–260
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–220
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
- $40–85
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 310-451-5444
- Website
- bigbluebus.com
Bus from Lincoln Sb & Washington Bl to LAX/Metro Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- http://www.bigbluebus.com
- Schedules at
- http://www.bigbluebus.com/Routes-And-Schedules/
- Phone
- +1-323-466-3876
- [email protected]
- Website
- Metro Los Angeles
Bus from Venice / Wade to Cesar E Chavez / Alameda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- Metro Los Angeles
Bus from Venice / Wade to Cesar E Chavez / Alameda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- Metro Los Angeles
Bus from Venice / Wade to Cesar E Chavez / Vignes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- Metro Los Angeles
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Los Angeles to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 800-470-8818
- [email protected]
- Website
- Central Coast Shuttle
Bus from Los Angeles Airport, CA to Santa Barbara Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–85
- Website
- Central Coast Shuttle
- one way non-prepaid
- $75–85
- One-way prepaid 48 hours advance
- $70–80
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Los Angeles Downtown to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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