There are 7 ways to get from San Diego to Lake Powell by plane, shuttle, unknown, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Denver, shuttle, travel
best- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Denver (DEN)plane SAN - DEN
- Take a shuttle bus from Denver International Airport to Estes Park, Co
- Walk from Estes Park, Co to Lake Powellunknown
5h 40mBus, travel via Santa Ana
- Take the bus from San Diego to Santa Anabus
- Take the bus from Santa Ana Bus Stop to Las Vegas Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Las Vegas Bus Terminal to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Union Station Gate B4 to Rmnp Park & Ridebus
- Walk from Rmnp Park & Ride to Lake Powellunknown
30h 11mTrain, bus, travel
- Take the train from San Diego to Fullerton Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Las Vegas Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Las Vegas Transportation Center to 8th & Coffman PnR Longmontbus
- Walk from 8th & Coffman PnR Longmont to Lake Powellunknown
30h 46mFly to Yampa Valley Airport, shuttle, travel
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Yampa Valley Airport (HDN)plane SAN - HDN
- Take a shuttle bus from Steamboat Springs, CO to Kremmling, CO
- Walk from Kremmling, CO to Lake Powellunknown
6h 55mFly to Eagle County Regional Airport, bus, travel
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE)plane SAN - EGE
- Take the bus from Eagle County Airport to Avon Stationbus
- Take the bus from Avon Station to Idaho Springsbus
- Walk from Idaho Springs to Lake Powellunknown
7h 50mFly to Colorado Springs Airport, bus, shuttle, travel
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Colorado Springs Airport (COS)plane SAN - COS
- Take the bus from Colorado Springs Airport to Denver International Airportbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Denver International Airport to Estes Park, Co
- Walk from Estes Park, Co to Lake Powellunknown
8h 36mBus, travel
- Take the bus from San Diego to Las Vegas Stripbus
- Take the bus from Las Vegas Bus Terminal to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Union Station Gate B4 to Rmnp Park & Ridebus
- Walk from Rmnp Park & Ride to Lake Powellunknown
31h 57m
San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Denver (DEN) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between San Diego and Lake Powell is 944 miles.
The best way to get from San Diego to Lake Powell without a car is to bus and travel via Santa Ana which takes 30h 11m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 40m to get from San Diego to Lake Powell, including transfers.
Lake Powell is 1h ahead of San Diego. It is currently 8:00 PM in San Diego and 9:00 PM in Lake Powell.
There are 497+ hotels available in Lake Powell.
What companies run services between San Diego, CA, USA and Lake Powell, CO, USA?
There is no direct connection from San Diego to Lake Powell. However, you can fly to Denver (DEN), walk to Denver International Airport, take the shuttle to Estes Park, Co, then travel to Lake Powell. Alternatively, you can take a bus from San Diego to Lake Powell via Santa Ana, Santa Ana Bus Stop, Las Vegas Bus Terminal, Denver Union Station, Union Station Gate B4, and Rmnp Park & Ride in around 30h 11m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–410
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Yampa Valley Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–410
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–380
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–390
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–390
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–410
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Yampa Valley Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–410
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Yampa Valley Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Eagle County Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–410
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Eagle County Regional Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–390
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Eagle County Regional Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–400
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Yampa Valley Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Eagle County Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–900
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–210
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Yampa Valley Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Eagle County Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–380
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Eagle County Regional Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–390
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Diego to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Las Vegas Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $320–700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (970) 586-5151
- [email protected]
- Website
- estesparkshuttle.com
Shuttle from Denver International Airport to Estes Park, Co
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $75–85
- Website
- https://estesparkshuttle.com
- Schedules at
- https://estesparkshuttle.com/airport-shuttle-information/
- Book at
- https://reservations.estesparkshuttle.com/app/
Shuttle from Denver International Airport to Estes Park, Co
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $75–85
- Website
- https://estesparkshuttle.com
- Schedules at
- https://estesparkshuttle.com/airport-shuttle-information/
- Book at
- https://reservations.estesparkshuttle.com/app/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from San Diego to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Santa Ana Bus Stop to Las Vegas Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Las Vegas Bus Terminal to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Las Vegas Bus Terminal to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 800-900-3011
- Website
- ridebustang.com
Bus from Union Station Gate B4 to Rmnp Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- https://ridebustang.com
Bus from Avon Station to Idaho Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- https://ridebustang.com
Bus from Union Station Gate B4 to Rmnp Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- https://ridebustang.com
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Las Vegas Transportation Center to 8th & Coffman PnR Longmont
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–95
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 800-822-4844
- [email protected]
- Website
- letsride.co
Shuttle from Steamboat Springs, CO to Kremmling, CO
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $31–34
- Website
- https://letsride.co
- Phone
- +1 970-328-3520
- [email protected]
- Website
- evta.colorado.gov
Bus from Eagle County Airport to Avon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4
- Website
- https://evta.colorado.gov
- Schedules at
- https://evta.colorado.gov/schedule
- Phone
- +1 719-687-3456
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from Colorado Springs Airport to Denver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/colorado-springs/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from San Diego to Las Vegas Strip
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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