There are 7 ways to get from San Diego to Europe by plane or train
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Fly San Diego International Airport to Frankfurt, train
best- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane SAN - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
17h 55m$349–692Fly San Diego International Airport to Hannover Airport, train
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane SAN - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Göttingentrain
- Take the train from Göttingen to Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhoftrain
18h 37mFly San Diego International Airport to Nuremberg Airport, train
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE)plane SAN - NUE
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
19h 49m$387–1,175Fly San Diego International Airport to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane SAN - MUC
- Take the train from München Hbf to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
17h 51m$563–1,411Fly San Diego International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane SAN - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Duisburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
19h 57m$641–1,111Train to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from San Diego to Solana Beach Amtrak Stationtrain
- Fly from Mcclellan–Palomar Airport (CLD) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane CLD - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
21h 48m$370–1,132Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from San Diego to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane LAX - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
21h 20m$429–770
San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Frankfurt (FRA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from San Diego to Europe is to fly and train which costs $340 - $700 and takes 17h 55m.
The fastest way to get from San Diego to Europe is to fly and train which takes 17h 51m and costs $550 - $1,500.
The distance between San Diego and Europe is 9562 km.
It takes approximately 17h 55m to get from San Diego to Europe, including transfers.
Europe is 8h ahead of San Diego. It is currently 12:52 PM in San Diego and 8:52 PM in Europe.
There are 783+ hotels available in Europe.
What companies run services between San Diego, CA, USA and Europe?
There is no direct connection from San Diego to Europe. However, you can fly to Frankfurt (FRA), walk to Frankfurt, take the train to Fulda Bahnhof, take the train to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, then take the line 315 bus to Nentershausen Oderstraße. Alternatively, you can fly to Hannover Airport (HAJ), walk to Langenhagen Flughafen, take the train to Hannover Hauptbahnhof, take the train to Göttingen, take the train to Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof, take the train to Sontra Bahnhof, walk to Sontra Breitwiese, then take the line 260 bus to Nentershausen-Süß Gerstunger Straße.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Frankfurt via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $310–600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Munich International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Mcclellan–Palomar Airport to Frankfurt via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Mcclellan–Palomar Airport to Frankfurt via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Mcclellan–Palomar Airport to Frankfurt via Denver, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–750
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Hannover Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Nuremberg Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Munich International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–900
Flights from Mcclellan–Palomar Airport to Frankfurt via Phoenix, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $320–420
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Frankfurt via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $310–600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Munich International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Hannover Airport via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Munich International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–850
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–750
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Hannover Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Nuremberg Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Munich International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $320–420
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Munich International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–850
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Frankfurt via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Montreal, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Munich International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Frankfurt via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $310–600
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–550
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Frankfurt via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–480
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Frankfurt via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–460
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $19–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $10–23
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Göttingen to Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $11–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–11
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- Arriva NL
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- $9–15
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Diego to Solana Beach Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–22
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Diego to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- Amtrak
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