There are 4 ways to get from San Diego to Prince Rupert by plane, bus, train (Amtrak), car, or train
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Fly to Northwest Regional Airport, bus
best- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Northwest Regional Airport (YXT)plane SAN - YXT
- Take the bus from Terrance Skeena Mall to Prince Rupertbus
9h 39m$323–1,199Fly to Smithers Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Smithers Airport (YYD)plane SAN - YYD
- Take the train from Smithers to Prince Ruperttrain
15h 8m$280–1,060Train
- Take the train from San Diego to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Seattletrain
- Take the train from Seattle to Vancouvertrain
- Take the train from Vancouver to Jaspertrain
- Take the train from Jasper to Prince Ruperttrain
4d 2h$1,178–2,606Drive 3,629.7 km
- Drive from San Diego to Prince Rupertcar 3,629.7 km
41h 9m$717–1,035
San Diego to Prince Rupert by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Diego to Prince Rupert is to fly and train which costs $280 - $1,100 and takes 15h 8m.
The fastest way to get from San Diego to Prince Rupert is to fly and bus which takes 9h 39m and costs $320 - $1,200.
No, there is no direct train from San Diego to Prince Rupert. However, there are services departing from San Diego and arriving at Prince Rupert via Los Angeles, Seattle, Vancouver and Jasper. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4 days 2h.
The distance between San Diego and Prince Rupert is 2740 km. The road distance is 3629.7 km.
The best way to get from San Diego to Prince Rupert without a car is to train which takes 4 days 2h and costs $1,100 - $2,700.
It takes approximately 9h 39m to get from San Diego to Prince Rupert, including transfers.
San Diego to Prince Rupert train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from San Diego station.
San Diego to Prince Rupert train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Los Angeles station.
Yes, the driving distance between San Diego to Prince Rupert is 3630 km. It takes approximately 41h 9m to drive from San Diego to Prince Rupert.
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What companies run services between San Diego, CA, USA and Prince Rupert, BC, Canada?
You can take a train from San Diego to Prince Rupert via Los Angeles, Seattle, Vancouver, and Jasper in around 4d 2h.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Northwest Regional Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Northwest Regional Airport via San Francisco, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Smithers Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Smithers Airport via San Francisco, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Smithers Airport via Seattle, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Northwest Regional Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Northwest Regional Airport via San Francisco, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Northwest Regional Airport via Los Angeles, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
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
- $55–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $600–1,300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Seattle to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Vancouver to Jasper
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $190–440
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $190–420
- Business
- $250–420
- Business Plus
- $260–440
- Economy
- $220–430
- Economy Plus
- $240–440
Train from Jasper to Prince Rupert
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $260–600
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $260–600
- Business
- $320–550
- Business Plus
- $340–550
- Economy
- $290–600
- Economy Plus
- $330–600
Train from Smithers to Prince Rupert
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–290
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $80–200
- Business
- $130–280
- Business Plus
- $140–290
- Economy
- $90–210
- Economy Plus
- $100–220
- Phone
- +1 778 763 4155
- Website
- tnst.ca
Bus from Terrance Skeena Mall to Prince Rupert
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Website
- https://www.tnst.ca/passenger-information
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