There are 4 ways to get from San Diego to Mombasa by plane, taxi, 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 Mombasa
best- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Mombasa (MBA)plane SAN - MBA
25h 30m$608–2,994Fly San Diego International Airport to Ukunda, taxi
cheapest- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Ukunda (UKA)plane SAN - UKA
- Take the taxi from Ukunda (UKA) to Mombasataxi
27h 33m$517–2,238Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Mombasa
- Take the train from San Diego to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Mombasa (MBA)plane LAX - MBA
31h 15m$768–2,222Fly San Diego International Airport to Malindi, bus
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Malindi (MYD)plane SAN - MYD
- Take the bus from Malindi to Mombasabus
30h 23m$623–3,084
San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Mombasa (MBA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Diego to Mombasa is to fly and taxi which costs $500 - $2,300 and takes 27h 33m.
The fastest way to get from San Diego to Mombasa is to fly which takes 25h 30m and costs $600 - $3,000.
The distance between San Diego and Mombasa is 16024 km.
It takes approximately 25h 30m to get from San Diego to Mombasa, including transfers.
Mombasa is 10h ahead of San Diego. It is currently 5:32 PM in San Diego and 3:32 AM in Mombasa.
There are 2249+ hotels available in Mombasa.
What companies run services between San Diego, CA, USA and Mombasa, Kenya?
KLM, Kenya Airways, and four other airlines fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Mombasa (MBA) 3 times a day.
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Mombasa via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–3,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Ukunda via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–2,200
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Ukunda via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Ukunda via Munich, Cairo, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Malindi via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–3,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Malindi via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Malindi via Munich, Cairo, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Mombasa via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 19m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Mombasa via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
- Website
- jambojet.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Ukunda via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Malindi via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–3,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Malindi via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Mombasa via Munich, Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Mombasa via Munich, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Mombasa via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–3,000
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Mombasa via London Heathrow, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–3,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Mombasa via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
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
- Phone
- 0799 933 310
- Website
- tawakalcoaches.co.ke
Bus from Malindi to Mombasa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8
- Schedules at
- tawakalcoaches.co.ke
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Estimated price
- $100–130
Broadafrica Tours & Safaris
- Phone
- +254 722429225
- Website
- broadafrica.com
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