There are 4 ways to get from San Diego to Valencia by plane or train
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Fly San Diego International Airport to Valencia Airport
best- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Valencia Airport (VLC)plane SAN - VLC
15h 16m€429–1,644Fly San Diego International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane SAN - ALC
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Estació del Nordtrain
18h 35m€337–1,093Fly San Diego International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane SAN - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Valencia Joaquin Sorollatrain
16h 38m€398–1,270Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Valencia Airport
- Take the train from San Diego to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Valencia Airport (VLC)plane LAX - VLC
19h 51m€345–938
San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Valencia Airport (VLC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Diego to Valencia is to train and fly which costs €340 - €950 and takes 19h 51m.
The fastest way to get from San Diego to Valencia is to fly which takes 15h 16m and costs €420 - €1700.
The distance between San Diego and Valencia is 9686 km.
It takes approximately 15h 16m to get from San Diego to Valencia, including transfers.
Valencia is 9h ahead of San Diego. It is currently 12:20 AM in San Diego and 9:20 AM in Valencia.
There are 3814+ hotels available in Valencia.
What companies run services between San Diego, CA, USA and Valencia, Spain?
Lufthansa, British Airways, and three other airlines fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Valencia Airport (VLC) twice daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Valencia Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,500
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–650
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Philadelphia, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Valencia Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Valencia Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,500
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–650
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Philadelphia, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Valencia Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–1,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Valencia Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Valencia Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–650
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Philadelphia, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Valencia Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Valencia Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Valencia Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Valencia Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Valencia Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Valencia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,300
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €410–1,200
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,300
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Valencia Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Valencia Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,000
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Valencia Joaquin Sorolla
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Valencia Joaquin Sorolla
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Valencia Joaquin Sorolla
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Valencia Joaquin Sorolla
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Estació del Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Diego to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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