There are 8 ways to get from The Villages to San Diego by shuttle, plane, bus (Amtrak, Flixbus, Greyhound), taxi, train, car, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Shuttle to Orlando, fly
best- Take a shuttle bus from Lake Sumter Depot to MCO Airport - Terminal A
- Fly from Orlando (MCO) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane MCO - SAN
7h 45m$258–1,002Shuttle to Tampa, fly
cheapest- Take a shuttle bus from Lake Sumter Depot to Tampa International Airport - Red Terminal
- Fly from Tampa (TPA) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane TPA - SAN
8h 31m$242–818Bus
- Take the bus from The Villages-Lady Lake Amtrak Bus Stop to Jacksonvillebus
- Take the bus from Jacksonville to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Dallas Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to San Diegobus
2d 17h$468–892Taxi, train
- Take the taxi from The Villages to Delandtaxi
- Take the train from Deland to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Fullerton Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to San Diegotrain
3d 14h$1,337–2,796Drive 2,358.2 mi
- Drive from The Villages to San Diegocar 2,358.2 mi
37h 43m$431–622Taxi to Daytona Beach International Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from The Villages to Amelia Super Stoptaxi
- Fly from Daytona Beach International Airport (DAB) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane DAB - SAN
9h 52m$379–1,240Bus to Gainesville Regional Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Ocala, FL to University of Florida - 1956 Gale Lemerand Drbus
- Fly from Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane GNV - SAN
11h 3m$253–846Bus to Jacksonville, fly
- Take the bus from The Villages-Lady Lake Amtrak Bus Stop to Jacksonvillebus
- Fly from Jacksonville (JAX) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane JAX - SAN
11h 57m$244–915
The Villages to San Diego by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from The Villages to San Diego is to shuttle and fly which costs $240 - $850 and takes 8h 31m.
The fastest way to get from The Villages to San Diego is to shuttle and fly which takes 7h 45m and costs $250 - $1,000.
No, there is no direct bus from The Villages to San Diego. However, there are services departing from The Villages-Lady Lake Amtrak Bus Stop and arriving at San Diego via Amtrak Station, Jacksonville, Atlanta Bus Station, Dallas Bus Station and Los Angeles. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 17h.
The distance between The Villages and San Diego is 2225 miles. The road distance is 2372 miles.
The best way to get from The Villages to San Diego without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 17h and costs $460 - $900.
It takes approximately 7h 45m to get from The Villages to San Diego, including transfers.
The Villages to San Diego bus services, operated by Amtrak, depart from The Villages-Lady Lake Amtrak Bus Stop station.
The Villages to San Diego bus services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Jacksonville station.
San Diego is 3h behind The Villages. It is currently 7:15 AM in The Villages and 4:15 AM in San Diego.
Yes, the driving distance between The Villages to San Diego is 2372 miles. It takes approximately 37h 43m to drive from The Villages to San Diego.
What companies run services between The Villages, FL, USA and San Diego, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from The Villages-Lady Lake Amtrak Bus Stop to San Diego via Jacksonville, Amtrak Station, JRTC Bay H, Jacksonville, Atlanta Bus Station, Dallas Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station, and Los Angeles in around 2d 17h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Orlando to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Orlando to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Orlando to San Diego International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Orlando to San Diego International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Orlando to San Diego International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Tampa to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Tampa to San Diego International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Tampa to San Diego International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Tampa to San Diego International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Tampa to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Jacksonville to San Diego International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Jacksonville to San Diego International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Orlando to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Daytona Beach International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Gainesville Regional Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Gainesville Regional Airport to San Diego International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Gainesville Regional Airport to San Diego International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Jacksonville to San Diego International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Jacksonville to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Daytona Beach International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Gainesville Regional Airport to San Diego International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Tampa to San Diego International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Jacksonville to San Diego International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Orlando to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Tampa to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Daytona Beach International Airport to San Diego International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Jacksonville to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Deland to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $500–1,100
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,500
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 352 539 9664
- Website
- Groome Transportation
Shuttle from Lake Sumter Depot to MCO Airport - Terminal A
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Groome Transportation
- online discount
- $35–50
- call in
- $40–55
Shuttle from Lake Sumter Depot to Tampa International Airport - Red Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Website
- Groome Transportation
- online discount
- $50–65
- call in
- $55–70
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from The Villages-Lady Lake Amtrak Bus Stop to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Los Angeles to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from The Villages-Lady Lake Amtrak Bus Stop to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Jacksonville to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Jacksonville to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $120–240
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $210–420
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 877 733 0724
- Website
- RedCoach
Bus from Ocala, FL to University of Florida - 1956 Gale Lemerand Dr
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–23
- Website
- RedCoach
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