There are 8 ways to get from San Diego Airport (SAN) to Frederick by plane, bus, bus (Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, bus
best- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane SAN - BWI
- Take the bus from Baltimore Airport to Frederick Bus Stationbus
7h 10m$426–715Fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane SAN - IAD
- Take the bus from Market St & Harrison St to Frederick Transit Stationbus
7h 59m$165–670Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Pittsburgh Intermodal Stationbus
- Take the bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to Frederick Bus Stationbus
2d 16h$417–820Train
- Take the train from San Diego Old Town Transportation Center to Fullerton Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Rockville Amtraktrain
- Take the train from ROCKVILLE MARC wb to FREDERICK MARC wbtrain
2d 19h$912–2,065Drive 2,560.3 mi
- Drive from San Diego Airport (SAN) to Frederickcar 2,560.3 mi
42h 24m$468–675Fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, bus
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane SAN - DCA
- Take the bus from SHADY GROVE & station to Frederick Marc Stationbus
7h 56m$184–561Fly to Pittsburgh International Airport, bus
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)plane SAN - PIT
- Take the bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to Frederick Bus Stationbus
10h 39m$206–785Fly to Philadelphia International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane SAN - PHL
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Take the bus from BWI Amtrak Station to Frederick Transit Centerbus
9h 58m$259–1,197
San Diego Airport (SAN) to Frederick by bus (Greyhound)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Diego Airport (SAN) to Frederick is to fly and bus which costs $180 - $600 and takes 7h 56m.
The fastest way to get from San Diego Airport (SAN) to Frederick is to fly and bus which takes 7h 10m and costs $420 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from San Diego Airport (SAN) to Frederick station. However, there are services departing from Terminal 1 Transportation Island and arriving at Frederick Bus Station via San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop, Los Angeles Union Station, St Louis Bus Station and Pittsburgh Intermodal Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 16h.
No, there is no direct train from San Diego Airport (SAN) to Frederick. However, there are services departing from San Diego Old Town Transportation Center and arriving at FREDERICK MARC wb via Fullerton Amtrak Station, Chicago Union Station and ROCKVILLE MARC wb. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 19h.
The distance between San Diego Airport (SAN) and Frederick is 2354 miles. The road distance is 2575.3 miles.
The best way to get from San Diego Airport (SAN) to Frederick without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 16h and costs $410 - $850.
It takes approximately 7h 10m to get from San Diego Airport (SAN) to Frederick, including transfers.
San Diego Airport (SAN) to Frederick bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop station.
San Diego Airport (SAN) to Frederick train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from San Diego Old Town Transportation Center station.
The best way to get from San Diego Airport (SAN) to Frederick is to bus which takes 2 days 16h and costs $410 - $850. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $900 - $2,100 and takes 2 days 19h.
What companies run services between San Diego Airport (SAN), USA and Frederick, MD, USA?
You can take a bus from Terminal 1 Transportation Island to Frederick Bus Station via Old Town Transit Center, San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop, Los Angeles Union Station, St Louis Bus Station, and Pittsburgh Intermodal Station in around 2d 16h. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Terminal 1 Transportation Island to FREDERICK MARC wb via Old Town Transit Center, San Diego Old Town Transportation Center, Fullerton Amtrak Station, Chicago Union Station, and ROCKVILLE MARC wb in around 2d 19h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Diego Old Town Transportation Center to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $650–1,500
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Rockville Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $230–490
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- Maryland Transit
Train from ROCKVILLE MARC wb to FREDERICK MARC wb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2–10
- Website
- Maryland Transit
- Standard Fare
- $2–10
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–650
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $24–460
- First Class
- $140–650
- Phone
- +1 410-912-6000
- [email protected]
- Website
- BayRunner Shuttle
Bus from Baltimore Airport to Frederick Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–90
- Schedules at
- BayRunner Shuttle
Bus from BWI Amtrak Station to Frederick Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–90
- Schedules at
- BayRunner Shuttle
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $280–550
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Pittsburgh Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $90–180
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to Frederick Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–55
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to Frederick Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–55
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- Maryland Transit
Bus from SHADY GROVE & station to Frederick Marc Station
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Maryland Transit
- Phone
- +1 703-771-5665
- Website
- Loudoun County Transit
Bus from Market St & Harrison St to Frederick Transit Station
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–11
- Schedules at
- Loudoun County Transit
- Local & Metro
- $1–2
- Commuter
- $11
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from BWI Amtrak Station to Frederick Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–23
- Website
- Amtrak
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More Questions & Answers
San Diego Airport (SAN) to Frederick bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
Frederick is 3h ahead of San Diego Airport (SAN). It is currently 11:40 PM in San Diego Airport (SAN) and 2:40 AM in Frederick.
San Diego Airport (SAN) to Frederick train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Fullerton Amtrak Station.
Yes, the driving distance between San Diego Airport (SAN) to Frederick is 2575 miles. It takes approximately 42h 24m to drive from San Diego Airport (SAN) to Frederick.
There are 60+ hotels available in Frederick.
















