There are 7 ways to get from San Diego to Pittsburg by plane, subway, bus, train, or car
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Fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART
best- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane SAN - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Pittsburg Centersubway
3h 19m$74–243Fly to Oakland International Airport, BART
cheapest- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane SAN - OAK
- Take the subway from MacArthur to Pittsburg Centersubway
3h 10m$69–276Bus, BART via Oakland
- Take the bus from San Diego to Oaklandbus FlixBus N2003
- Take the subway from West Oakland to Pittsburg Centersubway Yellow-N
12h 35m$84–135Train, BART
- Take the train from San Diego to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Emeryvilletrain
- Take the subway from MacArthur to Pittsburg Centersubway
17h 4m$185–389Drive 477.8 mi
- Drive from San Diego to Pittsburgcar 477.8 mi
8h 6m$88–126Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane SAN - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to MacArthursubway
- Take the subway from MacArthur to Pittsburg Centersubway
4h 9m$88–493Bus, BART
- Take the bus from San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop to San Francisco Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0831
- Take the subway from Embarcadero to Pittsburg Centersubway Yellow-N
13h 56m$84–155
San Diego to Pittsburg by bus and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Diego to Pittsburg is to bus and BART which costs $80 - $160 and takes 13h 56m.
The fastest way to get from San Diego to Pittsburg is to fly and BART which takes 3h 10m and costs $65 - $280.
No, there is no direct train from San Diego to Pittsburg. However, there are services departing from San Diego and arriving at Pittsburg Center via Los Angeles and MacArthur. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 4m.
The distance between San Diego and Pittsburg is 505 miles. The road distance is 480.6 miles.
The best way to get from San Diego to Pittsburg without a car is to bus and BART via Oakland which takes 12h 35m and costs $80 - $140.
It takes approximately 3h 19m to get from San Diego to Pittsburg, including transfers.
San Diego to Pittsburg train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from San Diego station.
San Diego to Pittsburg train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Los Angeles station.
Yes, the driving distance between San Diego to Pittsburg is 481 miles. It takes approximately 8h 6m to drive from San Diego to Pittsburg.
There are 92+ hotels available in Pittsburg.
What companies run services between San Diego, CA, USA and Pittsburg, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from San Diego to Pittsburg. However, you can fly to San Francisco International Airport (SFO), walk to San Francisco International Airport, then take the subway to Pittsburg Center. Alternatively, you can take a bus from San Diego to Pittsburg Center via Oakland and West Oakland in around 12h 35m.
- Website
- southwest.com
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
- $50–320
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–310
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–350
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–250
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–270
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–480
- 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
- $55–190
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from San Francisco International Airport to Pittsburg Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $14–18
- Website
- BART
- Adult Single Ride
- $14–18
Subway from West Oakland to Pittsburg Center
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- BART
Subway from MacArthur to Pittsburg Center
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Website
- BART
Subway from MacArthur to Pittsburg Center
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- BART
Subway from Milpitas to MacArthur
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- BART
Subway from MacArthur to Pittsburg Center
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- BART
Subway from Embarcadero to Pittsburg Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- BART
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Diego to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–300
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from San Diego to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop to San Francisco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–150
- Website
- Greyhound
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