There are 6 ways to get from San Diego to Lax by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly San Diego International Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
best- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane SAN - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Brigtrain
17h 39mCHF 471–789Fly San Diego International Airport to Basel, train
cheapest- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Basel (BSL)plane SAN - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Brigtrain
17h 46mCHF 259–928Fly San Diego International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane SAN - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
- Take the train from Bern to Brigtrain
17h 51mCHF 283–857Fly San Diego International Airport to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane SAN - LIN
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Brigtrain
18h 9mCHF 530–1,173Fly San Diego International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, bus
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane SAN - MXP
- Take the bus from Gallarate to Domodossolabus
18h 17mTrain to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from San Diego to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LAX - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
- Take the train from Bern to Brigtrain
21h 6mCHF 425–606
San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from San Diego to Lax is to train and fly which costs SFr 420 - SFr 650 and takes 21h 6m.
The fastest way to get from San Diego to Lax is to fly and train which takes 17h 39m and costs SFr 470 - SFr 800.
The distance between San Diego and Lax is 9781 km.
It takes approximately 17h 39m to get from San Diego to Lax, including transfers.
Lax is 9h ahead of San Diego. It is currently 7:39 AM in San Diego and 4:39 PM in Lax.
There are 1750+ hotels available in Lax.
What companies run services between San Diego, CA, USA and Lax, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from San Diego to Lax. However, you can fly to Geneva International Airport (GVA), walk to Genève-Aéroport, take the train to Brig, walk to Brig Bahnhofplatz, then take the train to Lax. Alternatively, you can fly to Basel (BSL), walk to Basel EuroAirport, Ankunft, take the bus to Basel, Bahnhof SBB, walk to Basel SBB, take the train to Brig, walk to Brig Bahnhofplatz, then take the train to Lax.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–850
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–850
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–750
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–750
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–700
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–750
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–850
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–850
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–750
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–700
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–750
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–850
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–750
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–360
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–850
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 470–700
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–370
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–370
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–850
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–850
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–750
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–750
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Basel via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–850
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Zurich Airport via Montreal, Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–700
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–450
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Basel via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–900
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–700
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–700
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–400
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–900
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–360
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–100
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–60
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–60
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–19
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Milano Centrale to Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–80
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 55–80
- 2nd Class
- CHF 35–50
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Diego to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–90
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Bus from Gallarate to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- Trenord
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