There are 4 ways to get from San Diego to Great Corn Island by plane, train, bus, car ferry, 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 from San Diego International Airport
best- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Corn Island (RNI)plane SAN - RNI
15h 35m$200–800Fly from Tijuana International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Corn Island (RNI)plane TIJ - RNI
17h 46m$184–723Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from San Diego to Los Angelestrain
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Managua to Bluefieldsbus
- Take the carferry from Bluefields to Big Corn Islandcarferry
5d 4h$389–505Drive, car ferry
- Drive from San Diego to Bluefieldscar
- Take the carferry from Bluefields to Big Corn Islandcarferry
2d 23h$639–920
San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Corn Island (RNI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Diego to Great Corn Island is to fly which costs $180 - $750 and takes 17h 46m.
The fastest way to get from San Diego to Great Corn Island is to fly which takes 15h 35m and costs $200 - $800.
The distance between San Diego and Great Corn Island is 4156 km.
The best way to get from San Diego to Great Corn Island without a car is to train and bus and car ferry which takes 5 days 4h and costs $380 - $550.
It takes approximately 15h 35m to fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Corn Island (RNI), including transfers and time at the airport.
There is no direct flight from San Diego International Airport Airport to Corn Island Airport. The quickest flight takes 21h 35m and has two stopovers.
Great Corn Island is 1h ahead of San Diego. It is currently 2:13 AM in San Diego and 3:13 AM in Great Corn Island.
Copa Airlines, American Airlines, United Airlines and Skyway offer flights from San Diego International Airport Airport to Corn Island Airport.
There are 41+ hotels available in Great Corn Island.
What companies run services between San Diego, CA, USA and Great Corn Island, Nicaragua?
American Airlines, Skyway, and two other airlines fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Corn Island (RNI) 5 times a day.
- Website
- skywaycr.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Corn Island via Miami, Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Corn Island via Panama City, Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Corn Island via Houston, Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Corn Island via Mexico City, Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 8m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Corn Island via Mexico City, San Salvador, Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–850
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Diego to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- [email protected]
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Los Angeles to Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $330–400
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Managua to Bluefields
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9
- Phone
- +505 228 1069
- [email protected]
- Website
- Servicios Maritimos y Fluviales
Car ferry from Bluefields to Big Corn Island
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $7
- Website
- Servicios Maritimos y Fluviales
Car ferry from Bluefields to Big Corn Island
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $7
- Website
- Servicios Maritimos y Fluviales
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