There are 6 ways to get from San Diego to Monte Vista by plane, car, train, bus, taxi, or shuttle
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Fly to Colorado Springs Airport, drive
best- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Colorado Springs Airport (COS)plane SAN - COS
- Drive from Colorado-Springs-Airport-COS to Monte Vistacar
5h 32m$107–425Train, bus, taxi, drive
- 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 Holman Post Officebus 810
- Take the taxi from Holman Post Office to Taos County Administration Buildingtaxi
- Take the bus from Taos County Administration Building to Nm-522 & Nm-196bus 320
- Drive from Nm-522 & Nm-196 to Monte Vistacar
30h 8m$427–863Drive 907 mi
- Drive from San Diego to Monte Vistacar 907 mi
16h 58m$166–240Fly to Durango–La Plata County Airport, bus, taxi
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Durango–La Plata County Airport (DRO)plane SAN - DRO
- Take a shuttle bus from Durango, CO - Airport to Pagosa Springs, CO
- Take the taxi from Wolf Creek Ski Area to Monte Vistataxi
8h 2m$382–700Fly to San Luis Valley Regional Airport
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to San Luis Valley Regional Airport (ALS)plane SAN - ALS
4h 40m$129–381Fly to Denver, drive
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Denver (DEN)plane SAN - DEN
- Drive from Denver-Airport-DEN to Monte Vistacar
6h 55m$161–273
San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Colorado Springs Airport (COS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Diego to Monte Vista is to drive which costs $160 - $240 and takes 16h 58m.
The fastest way to get from San Diego to Monte Vista is to fly which takes 4h 40m and costs $120 - $390.
The distance between San Diego and Monte Vista is 999 miles. The road distance is 912.3 miles.
It takes approximately 5h 32m to get from San Diego to Monte Vista, including transfers.
Monte Vista is 1h ahead of San Diego. It is currently 5:35 AM in San Diego and 6:35 AM in Monte Vista.
Yes, the driving distance between San Diego to Monte Vista is 912 miles. It takes approximately 16h 58m to drive from San Diego to Monte Vista.
There are 19+ hotels available in Monte Vista.
What companies run services between San Diego, CA, USA and Monte Vista, CO, USA?
Southwest Airlines and Key Lime fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to San Luis Valley Regional Airport (ALS) once daily.
- Website
- southwest.com
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
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–410
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Durango–La Plata County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–430
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–410
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
- Website
- keylimeair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to San Luis Valley Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–300
Flights from San Diego International Airport to San Luis Valley Regional Airport via Phoenix, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–310
Flights from San Diego International Airport to San Luis Valley Regional Airport via Albuquerque, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–320
Flights from San Diego International Airport to San Luis Valley Regional Airport via Las Vegas, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–310
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Durango–La Plata County Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Durango–La Plata County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–210
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
- 1.866.206.0754
- Website
- ncrtd.org
Bus from Las Vegas Transportation Center to Holman Post Office
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Website
- https://www.ncrtd.org
- Passenger
- $0
Bus from Taos County Administration Building to Nm-522 & Nm-196
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.ncrtd.org
- Passenger
- $0
- Phone
- 1-970-731-4081
- [email protected]
- Website
- wildernessjourneyspagosa.com
Shuttle from Durango, CO - Airport to Pagosa Springs, CO
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $135
- Website
- https://www.wildernessjourneyspagosa.com
- Book at
- https://www.wildernessjourneyspagosa.com/shuttle-taxi/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Estimated price
- $60–190
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