There are 7 ways to get from San Diego to Occidental by plane, bus, ferry, train, or car
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 Sonoma County Airport
best- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane SAN - STS
2h 16m$198–305Drive 552.7 mi
cheapest- Drive from San Diego to Occidentalcar 552.7 mi
9h 42m$101–146Bus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop to Oaklandbus
- Take the ferry from San Francisco-Gate C to Larkspurferry
- Take the train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Windsortrain
16h 25m$152–249Train, drive (Amtrak)
- Take the train from San Diego to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Emeryvilletrain
- Drive from Emeryville to Occidentalcar
16h 57m$202–410Fly to San Francisco International Airport, bus
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane SAN - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Rohnert Parkbus
4h 38m$155–378Fly to Oakland International Airport, bus
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane SAN - OAK
- Take the bus from Oakland International Airport to Rohnert Parkbus
4h 45m$165–392Bus, Caltrain
- Take the bus from San Diego to Los Angeles Union Station Arrivalsbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to San Josebus
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Rohnert Parkbus
18h 35m
San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Sonoma County Airport (STS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Diego to Occidental is to drive which costs $100 - $150 and takes 9h 42m.
The fastest way to get from San Diego to Occidental is to fly which takes 2h 16m and costs $190 - $310.
The distance between San Diego and Occidental is 526 miles. The road distance is 555.9 miles.
The best way to get from San Diego to Occidental without a car is to bus and ferry and train which takes 16h 25m and costs $150 - $250.
It takes approximately 2h 16m to get from San Diego to Occidental, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between San Diego to Occidental is 556 miles. It takes approximately 9h 42m to drive from San Diego to Occidental.
There are 326+ hotels available in Occidental.
What companies run services between San Diego, CA, USA and Occidental, CA, USA?
Alaska Airlines, Inc. and Southwest Airlines fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Sonoma County Airport (STS) every 4 hours.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–200
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $45–230
Flights from San Diego International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–220
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–350
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–240
Flights from San Diego International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–250
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–260
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–220
Flights from San Diego International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $35–220
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–220
- Phone
- +1 707-794-3330
- Website
- sonomamarintrain.org
Train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Windsor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–8
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
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 Los Angeles to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–310
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–160
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from San Francisco Airport to Rohnert Park
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–60
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $25–60
Bus from Oakland International Airport to Rohnert Park
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–60
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $25–60
Bus from San Francisco Airport to Rohnert Park
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–60
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $25–60
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from San Diego to Los Angeles Union Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from San Diego to Los Angeles Union Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Website
- example.com
Bus from Los Angeles to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- example.com
- Phone
- +1 415-455-2000
- [email protected]
- Website
- goldengate.org
Ferry from San Francisco-Gate C to Larkspur
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org
- Schedules at
- https://www.goldengate.org/ferry/schedules-maps/
- Adult
- $14
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- [email protected]
- Website
- goldengate.org
Ferry from San Francisco-Gate C to Larkspur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $15
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $15
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