There are 7 ways to get from Tennessee to San Diego by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), bus, 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 from Nashville
best- Fly from Nashville (BNA) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane BNA - SAN
5h 59m$152–412Fly from Memphis
cheapest- Fly from Memphis (MEM) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane MEM - SAN
7h 18m$141–651Bus
- Take the bus from Nashville Bus Station to Dallas Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Diegobus
2d 2h$372–597Bus, train via Kansas City
- Take the bus from Nashville Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from St. Louis to Kansas Citytrain
- Take the train from Kansas City to Fullerton Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to San Diegotrain
2d 5h$1,202–1,917Drive 1,977.1 mi
- Drive from Nashville to San Diegocar 1,977.1 mi
31h 48m$361–522Bus to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Groome Transportation Chattanooga to Atlanta Airportbus
- Fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane ATL - SAN
8h 1m$264–447Bus, train
- Take the bus from Nashville Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from St. Louis to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Diegotrain
3d$1,417–2,297
Tennessee to San Diego by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Tennessee to San Diego is to fly which costs $150 - $420 and takes 5h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Tennessee to San Diego is to fly which takes 5h 59m and costs $150 - $420.
No, there is no direct bus from Tennessee to San Diego. However, there are services departing from Central 4Th Ave - Bay 13 and arriving at San Diego via Nashville Bus Station, Dallas Bus Station and Los Angeles Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 2h.
The distance between Tennessee and San Diego is 1769 miles. The road distance is 1988.7 miles.
The best way to get from Tennessee to San Diego without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 2h and costs $370 - $600.
It takes approximately 5h 59m to get from Tennessee to San Diego, including transfers.
Tennessee to San Diego bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Nashville Bus Station.
The best way to get from Tennessee to San Diego is to fly which takes 5h 59m and costs $150 - $420. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $370 - $600 and takes 2 days 2h.
Tennessee to San Diego bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Dallas Bus Station.
San Diego is 2h behind Tennessee. It is currently 12:03 PM in Tennessee and 10:03 AM in San Diego.
What companies run services between Tennessee, USA and San Diego, CA, USA?
Southwest Airlines flies from Nashville (BNA) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Central 4Th Ave - Bay 13 to San Diego via Fulton Station Outbound, Nashville Bus Station, Dallas Bus Station, and Los Angeles Union Station in around 2d 2h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Nashville to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Nashville to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Nashville to San Diego International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Nashville to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Memphis to San Diego International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Memphis to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Memphis to San Diego International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Memphis to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Memphis to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Memphis to San Diego International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Memphis to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Memphis to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Memphis to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from St. Louis to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $150–240
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Kansas City to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $950–1,500
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from St. Louis to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,100
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Nashville Bus Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $250–380
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Nashville Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Nashville Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Nashville Bus Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Nashville Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Nashville Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Groome Transportation Chattanooga to Atlanta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–55
- Website
- Groome Transportation - Chattanooga
- Schedules at
- Groome Transportation - Chattanooga
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