There are 4 ways to get from St. John's to San Diego by plane, car, car ferry, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Saint John'S International Airport to San Diego International Airport
best- Fly from Saint John'S International Airport (YYT) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane YYT - SAN
13h 31m$282–1,102Fly Saint John'S International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Saint John'S International Airport (YYT) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane YYT - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Diegotrain
17h 6m$239–850Drive, car ferry
- Drive from St. John's to Port aux Basquescar
- Take the carferry from Port aux Basques to North Sydney, NScarferry
- Drive from North Sydney, NS to San Diegocar
3d 9h$979–1,554Bus to Gander International Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport
- Take the bus from St. John’s - MUN University Centre to Gander - Gander Airportbus
- Fly from Gander International Airport (YQX) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane YQX - SAN
25h 13m$325–1,059
Saint John'S International Airport (YYT) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from St. John's to San Diego is to fly and train which costs $230 - $850 and takes 17h 6m.
The fastest way to get from St. John's to San Diego is to fly which takes 13h 31m and costs $280 - $1,100.
The distance between St. John's and San Diego is 3475 miles.
It takes approximately 13h 31m to get from St. John's to San Diego, including transfers.
San Diego is 4h 30m behind St. John's. It is currently 4:00 PM in St. John's and 11:30 AM in San Diego.
There are 2239+ hotels available in San Diego.
What companies run services between St. John's, NL, Canada and San Diego, CA, USA?
Air Canada and WestJet fly from Saint John'S International Airport (YYT) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) 3 times a day.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Gander International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Gander International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Halifax, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Gander International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Saint John'S International Airport, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 1-888-263-1854
- [email protected]
- Website
- drl-lr.com
Bus from St. John’s - MUN University Centre to Gander - Gander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–59
- Website
- https://drl-lr.com/
- Adult
- $55–59
- Phone
- +1 800-341-7981
- [email protected]
- Website
- marineatlantic.ca
Car ferry from Port aux Basques to North Sydney, NS
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–83
- Website
- https://www.marineatlantic.ca/
- Schedules at
- https://www.marineatlantic.ca/sailing-information/schedule
- Adults
- $32
- Standard vehicle
- $83
- Bicycles
- $13
- Motorcycles
- $42
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