There are 2 ways to get from San Diego to Darwin by plane or train
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Fly from San Diego International Airport
best- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Darwin International Airport (DRW)plane SAN - DRW
23h 37m$1,067–3,381Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from San Diego to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Darwin International Airport (DRW)plane LAX - DRW
25h 51m$1,054–3,480
San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Darwin International Airport (DRW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Diego to Darwin is to fly which costs $1,000 - $3,400 and takes 23h 37m.
The fastest way to get from San Diego to Darwin is to fly which takes 23h 37m and costs $1,000 - $3,400.
The distance between San Diego and Darwin is 12801 km.
It takes approximately 23h 37m to get from San Diego to Darwin, including transfers.
Darwin is 16h 30m ahead of San Diego. It is currently 3:18 PM in San Diego and 7:48 AM in Darwin.
There are 527+ hotels available in Darwin.
What companies run services between San Diego, CA, USA and Darwin, NT, Australia?
Delta, Qantas, and three other airlines fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Darwin International Airport (DRW) 4 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 26m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Darwin International Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 44m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Las Vegas, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 42m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Nadi, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–8,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Darwin International Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 9m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Darwin International Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 9m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–8,500
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Diego to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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