There are 4 ways to get from San Diego to Malawi by plane or train
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Fly San Diego International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport
best- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Kamuzu International Airport (LLW)plane SAN - LLW
27h 13m$1,077–2,280Train to John Wayne Airport Orange County, fly to Kamuzu International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from San Diego to Fullerton Amtrak Stationtrain
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Kamuzu International Airport (LLW)plane SNA - LLW
45h 30m$1,043–2,579Fly San Diego International Airport to Chileka International Airport
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Chileka International Airport (BLZ)plane SAN - BLZ
29h 46m$1,068–2,260Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Kamuzu International Airport
- Take the train from San Diego to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Kamuzu International Airport (LLW)plane LAX - LLW
29h 33m$1,054–2,505
San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Kamuzu International Airport (LLW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Diego to Malawi is to fly which costs $1,000 - $2,300 and takes 29h 46m.
The fastest way to get from San Diego to Malawi is to fly which takes 27h 13m and costs $1,000 - $2,300.
The distance between San Diego and Malawi is 16424 km.
It takes approximately 27h 13m to get from San Diego to Malawi, including transfers.
Malawi is 9h ahead of San Diego. It is currently 1:12 AM in San Diego and 10:12 AM in Malawi.
There are 45+ hotels available in Malawi.
What companies run services between San Diego, CA, USA and Malawi?
United Airlines, Ethiopian Airlines, and five other airlines fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Kamuzu International Airport (LLW) 4 times a day.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Chileka International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Chileka International Airport via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–3,900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Chileka International Airport via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 32m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Kamuzu International Airport via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Kamuzu International Airport via New York JFK, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,500
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Kamuzu International Airport via Newark, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via Washington Dulles, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,300
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via London Heathrow, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–3,600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Chileka International Airport via Washington Dulles, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,300
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Chileka International Airport via London Heathrow, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–3,600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via Cairo, Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,400
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Kamuzu International Airport via Atlanta, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,600
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Kamuzu International Airport via Atlanta, Johannesburg, Chileka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–3,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–3,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Kamuzu International Airport via New York JFK, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via Washington Dulles, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,300
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via London Heathrow, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–3,600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Chileka International Airport via Washington Dulles, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,300
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Chileka International Airport via London Heathrow, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–3,600
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Kamuzu International Airport via Washington Dulles, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 44h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,500
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Chileka International Airport via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–3,900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Chileka International Airport via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Kamuzu International Airport via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Kamuzu International Airport via Newark, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Kamuzu International Airport via New York JFK, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,500
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–3,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–3,500
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Kamuzu International Airport via New York JFK, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Diego to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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
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