There are 8 ways to get from Pittsburg to San Diego by subway, plane, bus, train, car, or shuttle
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BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly
best- Take the subway from Pittsburg Center to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane SFO - SAN
4h 10m$75–248BART to Oakland International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the subway from Pittsburg Center to MacArthursubway
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane OAK - SAN
3h 53m$69–283BART, bus via Oakland
- Take the subway from Pittsburg Center to West Oaklandsubway Yellow-S
- Take the bus from Oakland to San Diegobus FlixBus N2003
13h 19m$82–139BART, train
- Take the subway from Pittsburg Center to MacArthursubway
- Take the train from Oakland to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Diegotrain
18h 14m$182–394Drive 478 mi
- Drive from Pittsburg to San Diegocar 478 mi
8h 7m$88–126BART, BART to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly
- Take the subway from Pittsburg Center to MacArthursubway
- Take the subway from MacArthur to Milpitassubway
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane SJC - SAN
4h 56m$84–499BART, shuttle to Sonoma County Airport, fly
- Take the subway from Pittsburg Center to Embarcaderosubway
- Take a shuttle bus from San Francisco Pier 27 to Santa Rosa Airport
- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane STS - SAN
6h 23m$174–317BART, bus
- Take the subway from Pittsburg Center to Embarcaderosubway Yellow-S
- Take the bus from San Francisco Bus Station to San Diego Greyhound Bus Stopbus Greyhound US0831
15h 44m$82–160
Pittsburg to San Diego by subway and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pittsburg to San Diego is to BART and bus via Oakland which costs $80 - $140 and takes 13h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Pittsburg to San Diego is to BART and fly which takes 3h 53m and costs $65 - $290.
No, there is no direct train from Pittsburg to San Diego. However, there are services departing from Pittsburg Center and arriving at San Diego via MacArthur, Oakland and Los Angeles. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 14m.
The distance between Pittsburg and San Diego is 505 miles. The road distance is 480.8 miles.
The best way to get from Pittsburg to San Diego without a car is to BART and bus via Oakland which takes 13h 19m and costs $80 - $140.
It takes approximately 4h 10m to get from Pittsburg to San Diego, including transfers.
Pittsburg to San Diego train services, operated by BART, depart from Pittsburg Center station.
Pittsburg to San Diego train services, operated by BART, arrive at MacArthur station.
Yes, the driving distance between Pittsburg to San Diego is 481 miles. It takes approximately 8h 7m to drive from Pittsburg to San Diego.
There are 1886+ hotels available in San Diego.
What companies run services between Pittsburg, CA, USA and San Diego, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Pittsburg to San Diego. However, you can take the subway to San Francisco International Airport, walk to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) airport, then fly to San Diego International Airport (SAN). Alternatively, you can take a subway from Pittsburg Center to San Diego via West Oakland and Oakland in around 13h 19m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–290
Flights from Oakland International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–340
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–330
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–260
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–290
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–250
Flights from Oakland International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–270
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–480
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–240
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–290
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–190
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–330
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Pittsburg Center to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $14–18
- Website
- BART
- Adult Single Ride
- $14–18
Subway from Pittsburg Center to West Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- BART
Subway from Pittsburg Center to MacArthur
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Website
- BART
Subway from Pittsburg Center to MacArthur
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Website
- BART
Subway from Pittsburg Center to MacArthur
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Website
- BART
Subway from MacArthur to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- BART
Subway from Pittsburg Center to Embarcadero
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- BART
Subway from Pittsburg Center to Embarcadero
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- BART
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Oakland to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–300
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Oakland to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- Groome Transportation
Shuttle from San Francisco Pier 27 to Santa Rosa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25–65
- Website
- Groome Transportation
- First Passenger
- $25–65
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from San Francisco Bus Station to San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–150
- Website
- Greyhound
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