There are 3 ways to get from Melbourne to San Diego by plane or train
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Fly to San Diego International Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane MEL - SAN
19h 3m$570–1,920Fly to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport (CLD)plane MEL - CLD
- Take the train from Carlsbad Village Station to San Diego - Santa Fe Depottrain
24h 57m$524–1,732Fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane MEL - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Diegotrain
21h 34m$547–1,218
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to San Diego is to fly and train which costs $500 - $1,300 and takes 21h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to San Diego is to fly which takes 19h 3m and costs $550 - $2,000.
The distance between Melbourne and San Diego is 8005 miles.
It takes approximately 19h 3m to get from Melbourne to San Diego, including transfers.
San Diego is 17h behind Melbourne. It is currently 11:09 AM in Melbourne and 6:09 PM in San Diego.
There are 2103+ hotels available in San Diego.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and San Diego, CA, USA?
Delta, United Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) 4 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 19m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 19m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–900
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Diego International Airport via Nadi, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 44m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–4,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
- 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
- +1 760-966-6500
- [email protected]
- Website
- gonctd.com
Train from Carlsbad Village Station to San Diego - Santa Fe Depot
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://gonctd.com
- Schedules at
- https://gonctd.com/schedules/
- Adult
- $0
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