There are 5 ways to get from San Diego to Calgary by plane, bus, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane SAN - YYC
3h 35m$1,500–2,300Drive 2,601.6 km
cheapest- Drive from San Diego to Calgary Flix buscar 2,601.6 km
25h 9m$519–749Bus, train via Oakland
- Take the bus from San Diego to Oaklandbus
- Take the train from Oakland to Seattletrain
- Take the train from Seattle to Vancouvertrain
- Take the bus from Vancouver to Canmorebus
- Take the bus from Canmore - Northwind Hotel to Calgary Downtown Ticket Office 606 5 Ave SWbus
2d 6hTrain, bus
- Take the train from San Diego to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Seattletrain
- Take the train from Seattle to Vancouvertrain
- Take the bus from Vancouver to Calgary - Franklin Stn.bus
2d 10h$1,328–2,281Bus, train
- Take the bus from San Diego to Los Angelesbus
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Seattletrain
- Take the train from Seattle to Vancouvertrain
- Take the bus from Vancouver - Pacific Station to Kelowna - 516 Lawrence Avebus
- Take the bus from Kelowna - 516 Lawrence Ave to Calgary Downtown Ticket Office 606 5 Ave SWbus
2d 10h
San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Calgary International Airport (YYC) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from San Diego to Calgary is to drive which costs $500 - $750 and takes 25h 9m.
The fastest way to get from San Diego to Calgary is to fly which takes 3h 35m and costs $1,500 - $2,300.
The distance between San Diego and Calgary is 2079 km. The road distance is 2601.6 km.
The best way to get from San Diego to Calgary without a car is to bus and train via Oakland which takes 2 days 6h and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 35m to get from San Diego to Calgary, including transfers.
Calgary is 1h ahead of San Diego. It is currently 10:26 AM in San Diego and 11:26 AM in Calgary.
Yes, the driving distance between San Diego to Calgary is 2602 km. It takes approximately 25h 9m to drive from San Diego to Calgary.
There are 1081+ hotels available in Calgary.
What companies run services between San Diego, CA, USA and Calgary, AB, Canada?
WestJet, Delta, and Air Canada fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Calgary International Airport (YYC) 4 times a day.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–1,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–1,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–1,100
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–1,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–1,100
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Oakland to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,100
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Seattle to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–190
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Diego to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $95–160
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,000–1,700
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Seattle to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–190
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,000–1,700
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Seattle to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–190
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from San Diego to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–170
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 833 583 3636
- [email protected]
- Website
- Rider Express
Bus from Vancouver to Canmore
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–220
- Website
- Rider Express
- Standard
- $100–220
Bus from Vancouver to Calgary - Franklin Stn.
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–240
- Website
- Rider Express
- Standard
- $110–240
- Phone
- +1 877 769 3287
- [email protected]
- Website
- EBus
Bus from Canmore - Northwind Hotel to Calgary Downtown Ticket Office 606 5 Ave SW
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Website
- EBus
Bus from Vancouver - Pacific Station to Kelowna - 516 Lawrence Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Website
- EBus
Bus from Kelowna - 516 Lawrence Ave to Calgary Downtown Ticket Office 606 5 Ave SW
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Website
- EBus
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from San Diego to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Amtrak
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