There are 9 ways to get from San Diego to Battle Creek by plane, train (Amtrak), bus (Greyhound, Flixbus, Amtrak), car, train, or bus
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Fly to Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport
best- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport (AZO)plane SAN - AZO
9h 6m$150–586Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from San Diego to Fullerton Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Battle Creektrain
2d 1h$783–1,677Bus
- Take the bus from San Diego 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 Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Union Station to Battle Creekbus
2d 7h$409–759Drive 2,224.1 mi
- Drive from San Diego to Battle Creekcar 2,224.1 mi
35h 8m$406–587Fly to Chicago Midway International Airport, train
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane SAN - MDW
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Battle Creektrain
8h 23m$184–645Fly to Detroit, train
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Detroit (DTW)plane SAN - DTW
- Take the train from Dearborn to Battle Creektrain
8h 20m$259–1,486Fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, train
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane SAN - ORD
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Battle Creektrain
8h 34m$161–562Fly to Gerald R. Ford International Airport, bus
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)plane SAN - GRR
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids to Kalamazoo Metro Transitbus
11h 21m$261–790Fly to General Mitchell International Airport, train
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)plane SAN - MKE
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Battle Creektrain
10h 38m$269–961
San Diego to Battle Creek by train (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Diego to Battle Creek is to fly and train which costs $250 - $1,500 and takes 8h 20m.
The fastest way to get from San Diego to Battle Creek is to fly and train which takes 8h 20m and costs $250 - $1,500.
No, there is no direct bus from San Diego to Battle Creek. However, there are services departing from San Diego and arriving at Battle Creek via Los Angeles Union Station, St Louis Bus Station and Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 7h.
No, there is no direct train from San Diego to Battle Creek. However, there are services departing from San Diego and arriving at Battle Creek via Fullerton Amtrak Station and Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 1h.
The distance between San Diego and Battle Creek is 1885 miles. The road distance is 2237.1 miles.
The best way to get from San Diego to Battle Creek without a car is to train which takes 2 days 1h and costs $750 - $1,700.
It takes approximately 9h 6m to get from San Diego to Battle Creek, including transfers.
San Diego to Battle Creek bus services, operated by Greyhound Mexico, depart from San Diego station.
San Diego to Battle Creek train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from San Diego station.
The best way to get from San Diego to Battle Creek is to fly which takes 9h 6m and costs $150 - $600. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $750 - $1,700 and takes 2 days 1h, you could also bus, which costs $400 - $800 and takes 2 days 7h.
What companies run services between San Diego, CA, USA and Battle Creek, MI, USA?
Delta, United Airlines, and American Airlines fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport (AZO) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from San Diego to Battle Creek via Fullerton Amtrak Station and Chicago Union Station in around 2d 1h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Omaha
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Detroit via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Detroit via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport via Phoenix, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Diego to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,500
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Battle Creek
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Battle Creek
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Dearborn to Battle Creek
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Battle Creek
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–60
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Battle Creek
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-800-231-2222
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound Mexico
Bus from San Diego to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Mexico
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $280–550
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Chicago Union Station to Battle Creek
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Grand Rapids to Kalamazoo Metro Transit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–24
- Website
- Indian Trails
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More Questions & Answers
San Diego to Battle Creek bus services, operated by Greyhound Mexico, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
Battle Creek is 3h ahead of San Diego. It is currently 7:40 PM in San Diego and 10:40 PM in Battle Creek.
San Diego to Battle Creek train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Fullerton Amtrak Station.
Yes, the driving distance between San Diego to Battle Creek is 2237 miles. It takes approximately 35h 8m to drive from San Diego to Battle Creek.
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