There are 3 ways to get from San Diego to Auckland by plane, bus, 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 San Diego International Airport to Auckland
best- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Auckland (AKL)plane SAN - AKL
16h 31m$787–2,596Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Auckland
cheapest- Take the train from San Diego to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Auckland (AKL)plane LAX - AKL
20h 14m$688–2,367Fly San Diego International Airport to Whangarei Airport, bus
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Whangarei Airport (WRE)plane SAN - WRE
- Take the bus from Whangarei to Auckland - Centralbus
21h 20m$819–2,703
San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Auckland (AKL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Diego to Auckland is to train and fly which costs $650 - $2,400 and takes 20h 14m.
The fastest way to get from San Diego to Auckland is to fly which takes 16h 31m and costs $750 - $2,600.
The distance between San Diego and Auckland is 10500 km.
It takes approximately 16h 31m to get from San Diego to Auckland, including transfers.
Auckland is 19h ahead of San Diego. It is currently 1:09 AM in San Diego and 8:09 PM in Auckland.
There are 2253+ hotels available in Auckland.
What companies run services between San Diego, CA, USA and Auckland, New Zealand?
Delta, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and three other airlines fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Auckland (AKL) 3 times a day.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Auckland via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Auckland via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Whangarei Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Whangarei Airport via Los Angeles International Airport, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Auckland via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Auckland via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Auckland via Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–1,800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Auckland via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 49m
- When
- Thursday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Auckland via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Auckland via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 16m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Auckland via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Auckland via Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–1,800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Diego to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- [email protected]
- Website
- intercity.co.nz
Bus from Whangarei to Auckland - Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–50
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
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