There are 8 ways to get from San Diego Airport (SAN) to Toronto by plane, bus, train, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), car, shuttle, or train (Amtrak)
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 Toronto Pearson International Airport
best- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)plane SAN - YYZ
5h 34m$429–1,502Fly to Detroit, shuttle, train
cheapest- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Detroit (DTW)plane SAN - DTW
- Take a shuttle bus from Detroit Airport to London, ON - 105, Wharncliffe Road South, Manor Park
- Take the train from London to Toronto Union Stationtrain
12h 9m$408–1,410Bus, train
- Take the bus from San Diego to Fullerton Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Union Station to Detroitbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Torontobus
2d 14h$1,130–2,355Bus
- 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 Indianapolis Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Indianapolis, IN to Detroit, MIbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Torontobus
2d 16h$550–1,075Drive 4,141.1 km
- Drive from San-Diego-Airport-SAN to Torontocar 4,141.1 km
40h 58m$816–1,178Fly to Toronto Island Airport
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Toronto Island Airport (YTZ)plane SAN - YTZ
7h 23m$650–1,900Fly to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)plane SAN - BUF
- Take a shuttle bus from Buffalo Airport to Pearson International Airport Terminal 1
9h 32m$450–1,465Train
- 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 Buffalo Depew Stationtrain
- Take the train from Buffalo to Toronto Union Stationtrain
2d 15h$1,200–2,810
San Diego Airport (SAN) to Toronto by bus, train, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Diego Airport (SAN) to Toronto is to fly and shuttle and train which costs $400 - $1,500 and takes 12h 9m.
The fastest way to get from San Diego Airport (SAN) to Toronto is to fly which takes 5h 34m and costs $420 - $1,500.
No, there is no direct bus from San Diego Airport (SAN) to Toronto. However, there are services departing from Terminal 1 Transportation Island and arriving at Toronto via San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop, Los Angeles Union Station, St Louis Bus Station, Indianapolis, IN and Detroit Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 16h.
No, there is no direct train from San Diego Airport (SAN) to Toronto station. However, there are services departing from San Diego Old Town Transportation Center and arriving at Toronto Union Station via Fullerton Amtrak Station, Chicago Union Station and Buffalo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 15h.
The distance between San Diego Airport (SAN) and Toronto is 3492 km. The road distance is 4141.1 km.
The best way to get from San Diego Airport (SAN) to Toronto without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 14h and costs $1,100 - $2,400.
It takes approximately 5h 34m to get from San Diego Airport (SAN) to Toronto, including transfers.
San Diego Airport (SAN) to Toronto bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop station.
San Diego Airport (SAN) to Toronto 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 Toronto is to fly which takes 5h 34m and costs $420 - $1,500. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $550 - $1,100 and takes 2 days 16h, you could also train, which costs $1,200 - $2,900 and takes 2 days 15h.
What companies run services between San Diego Airport (SAN), USA and Toronto, ON, Canada?
Air Canada and Delta fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Terminal 1 Transportation Island to Toronto via Old Town Transit Center, San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop, Los Angeles Union Station, St Louis Bus Station, Indianapolis, IN, and Detroit Bus Station in around 2d 16h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Detroit via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Detroit via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $900–2,000
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Diego Old Town Transportation Center to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $900–2,000
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Buffalo Depew Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $220–480
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from London to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–240
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $40–130
- Business
- $85–230
- Business Plus
- $100–240
- Economy
- $45–140
- Economy Plus
- $50–150
Train from Buffalo to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–240
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $40–130
- Business
- $85–230
- Business Plus
- $100–240
- Economy
- $45–140
- Economy Plus
- $50–150
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from San Diego to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Chicago Union Station to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $130–190
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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
- $25–50
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $390–750
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Indianapolis, IN to Detroit, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–95
- Website
- Barons Bus
- Phone
- +1 905 374 8111
- [email protected]
- Website
- Niagra Airbus
Shuttle from Buffalo Airport to Pearson International Airport Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $120–160
- Website
- Niagra Airbus
- Phone
- (519) 679-2707
- [email protected]
- Website
- Robert Q Airbus
Shuttle from Detroit Airport to London, ON - 105, Wharncliffe Road South, Manor Park
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $64–128
- Website
- Robert Q Airbus
- Schedules at
- Schedules and Fares Robert Q Airbus
- Senior/ Student
- $116
- Adult
- $128
- Child
- $64
- Senior/Student
- $122
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More Questions & Answers
There is no direct flight from San Diego International Airport Airport to Toronto Island Airport Airport. The quickest flight takes 7h 23m and has one stopover.
San Diego Airport (SAN) to Toronto bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
Toronto is 3h ahead of San Diego Airport (SAN). It is currently 11:15 AM in San Diego Airport (SAN) and 2:15 PM in Toronto.
San Diego Airport (SAN) to Toronto train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Fullerton Amtrak Station.
Yes, the driving distance between San Diego Airport (SAN) to Toronto is 4141 km. It takes approximately 40h 58m to drive from San Diego Airport (SAN) to Toronto.
American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Porter Airlines and two other airlines offer flights from San Diego International Airport Airport to Toronto Island Airport Airport.
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