There are 5 ways to get from San Diego to Butuan by plane, train, or bus
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Fly San Diego International Airport to Butuan Airport
best- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Butuan Airport (BXU)plane SAN - BXU
20h 15m₱49,777–150,790Fly San Diego International Airport to Laguindingan International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Laguindingan International Airport (CGY)plane SAN - CGY
- Take the bus from Agora, Cagayan de Oro to Butuanbus
25h 55m₱29,326–109,316Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Butuan Airport
- Take the train from San Diego to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Butuan Airport (BXU)plane LAX - BXU
26h 8m₱33,149–126,061Fly San Diego International Airport to Surigao Airport, bus
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Surigao Airport (SUG)plane SAN - SUG
- Take the bus from Surigao to Butuanbus
25h 56m₱32,232–120,839Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Laguindingan International Airport, bus
- Take the train from San Diego to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Laguindingan International Airport (CGY)plane LAX - CGY
- Take the bus from Agora, Cagayan de Oro to Butuanbus
29h 40m₱30,558–117,160
San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Butuan Airport (BXU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Diego to Butuan is to fly and bus which costs ₱29,000 - ₱110,000 and takes 25h 55m.
The fastest way to get from San Diego to Butuan is to fly which takes 20h 15m and costs ₱49,000 - ₱160,000.
The distance between San Diego and Butuan is 11939 km.
It takes approximately 20h 15m to get from San Diego to Butuan, including transfers.
Butuan is 15h ahead of San Diego. It is currently 4:30 AM in San Diego and 7:30 PM in Butuan.
There are 127+ hotels available in Butuan.
What companies run services between San Diego, CA, USA and Butuan, Philippines?
United Airlines, Cebu Pacific, and five other airlines fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Butuan Airport (BXU) every 4 hours.
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Butuan Airport via San Francisco, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱31,000–120,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Butuan Airport via Los Angeles International Airport, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱31,000–120,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Butuan Airport via Tokyo Narita, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱40,000–120,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Butuan Airport via Seattle, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 33m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱32,000–130,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Butuan Airport via Tokyo Narita, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₱39,000–120,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Butuan Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱30,000–120,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Butuan Airport via Manila, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 32m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱30,000–120,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Butuan Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱36,000–90,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Laguindingan International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱28,000–110,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Laguindingan International Airport via Honolulu, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱30,000–120,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Laguindingan International Airport via San Francisco, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱28,000–110,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Laguindingan International Airport via Seattle, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 18m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱29,000–120,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Laguindingan International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport, Manila, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 16m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₱28,000–110,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Laguindingan International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱27,000–110,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Laguindingan International Airport via Manila, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱27,000–110,000
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Surigao Airport via Tokyo Narita, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱39,000–120,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Surigao Airport via San Francisco, Manila, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱31,000–120,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Surigao Airport via Los Angeles International Airport, Manila, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 53m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₱31,000–120,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Surigao Airport via Seattle, Manila, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 38m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱32,000–130,000
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Butuan Airport via San Francisco, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 1m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₱33,000–110,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Butuan Airport via Vancouver, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱34,000–120,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Butuan Airport via San Francisco, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 6m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱32,000–110,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Laguindingan International Airport via San Francisco, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 44m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱30,000–100,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Laguindingan International Airport via Vancouver, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱31,000–110,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Laguindingan International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱36,000–110,000
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
- ₱2,500–5,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Diego to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₱2,500–5,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +63 244 0637
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Surigao to Butuan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₱240–1,100
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/YGBCDavao
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/YGBCButuan/
Bus from Agora, Cagayan de Oro to Butuan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₱370–1,100
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/YGBCDavao
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/YGBCButuan/
Bus from Agora, Cagayan de Oro to Butuan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₱370–1,100
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/YGBCDavao
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/YGBCButuan/
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