There are 9 ways to get from Vacaville to San Diego by bus, subway, plane, train (Amtrak), car, shuttle, train, or bus (Greyhound)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Vacaville Transportation Center to North Concord Stationbus
- Take the subway from North Concord / Martinez to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane SFO - SAN
4h 50m$78–252Bus, BART
- Take the bus from Vacaville Transportation Center to North Concord Stationbus 40
- Take the subway from North Concord / Martinez to Powell Streetsubway
- Take the bus from San Francisco to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Diegobus
16h 53m$99–176Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Martinez to Los Angelestrain Coast Starlight
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Diegotrain Pacific Surfliner
18h 42m$242–471Drive 514.5 mi
- Drive from Vacaville to San Diegocar 514.5 mi
8h 47m$94–136Bus to Oakland International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Vacaville Transportation Center to North Concord Stationbus
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane OAK - SAN
4h 34m$88–277Bus, BART to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Vacaville Transportation Center to North Concord Stationbus
- Take the subway from 12th Street / Oakland City Center to Milpitassubway
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane SJC - SAN
5h 36m$88–522Bus, BART, shuttle to Sonoma County Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Vacaville Transportation Center to North Concord Stationbus
- Take the subway from North Concord / Martinez to Embarcaderosubway
- Take a shuttle bus from San Francisco Pier 27 to Santa Rosa Airport
- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane STS - SAN
7h 2m$178–321Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Suisun-Fairfield to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane SMF - SAN
6h 33m$110–312Bus
- Take the bus from Fairfield Transportation Center to San Francisco Ferry Buildingbus 82
- Take the bus from San Francisco Bus Station to San Diego Greyhound Bus Stopbus Greyhound US0831
17h 16m$90–170
Vacaville to San Diego by bus and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Vacaville to San Diego is to bus which costs $90 - $170 and takes 17h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Vacaville to San Diego is to bus and fly which takes 4h 34m and costs $85 - $280.
No, there is no direct bus from Vacaville to San Diego. However, there are services departing from Vacaville Transportation Center and arriving at San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop via Fairfield Transportation Center and San Francisco Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 16m.
No, there is no direct train from Vacaville to San Diego. However, there are services departing from Suisun-Fairfield and arriving at San Diego via Martinez and Los Angeles. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 42m.
The distance between Vacaville and San Diego is 535 miles. The road distance is 517.5 miles.
The best way to get from Vacaville to San Diego without a car is to bus and BART which takes 16h 53m and costs $95 - $180.
It takes approximately 4h 50m to get from Vacaville to San Diego, including transfers.
Vacaville to San Diego bus services, operated by Sol Trans, depart from Fairfield Transportation Center station.
Vacaville to San Diego train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Martinez station.
The best way to get from Vacaville to San Diego is to train which takes 18h 42m and costs $240 - $480. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $90 - $170 and takes 17h 16m.
What companies run services between Vacaville, CA, USA and San Diego, CA, USA?
You can take a vehicle from Vacaville to San Diego via Suisun-Fairfield, Martinez, and Los Angeles in around 18h 42m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Vacaville Transportation Center to County Center/Little Italy Station via Fairfield Transportation Center, San Francisco Ferry Building, San Francisco Bus Station, San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop, and Old Town Station in around 17h 16m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–290
Flights from Oakland International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–360
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–330
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $70–380
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–250
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–370
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–250
Flights from Oakland International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–260
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–500
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–240
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–290
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–290
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–190
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–330
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from North Concord / Martinez to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $13–17
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Adult Single Ride
- $13–17
Subway from North Concord / Martinez to Powell Street
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from 12th Street / Oakland City Center to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from North Concord / Martinez to Embarcadero
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Martinez to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–330
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Suisun-Fairfield to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–27
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 707-648-4666
- Website
- soltrans.org
Bus from Vacaville Transportation Center to North Concord Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.soltrans.org
- Schedules at
- https://www.soltrans.org/routes
Bus from Vacaville Transportation Center to North Concord Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.soltrans.org
- Schedules at
- https://www.soltrans.org/routes
Bus from Vacaville Transportation Center to North Concord Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.soltrans.org
- Schedules at
- https://www.soltrans.org/routes
Bus from Vacaville Transportation Center to North Concord Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.soltrans.org
- Schedules at
- https://www.soltrans.org/routes
Bus from Vacaville Transportation Center to North Concord Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.soltrans.org
- Schedules at
- https://www.soltrans.org/routes
Bus from Fairfield Transportation Center to San Francisco Ferry Building
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.soltrans.org
- Schedules at
- https://www.soltrans.org/routes
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from San Francisco to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Shuttle from San Francisco Pier 27 to Santa Rosa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25–65
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $25–65
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from San Francisco Bus Station to San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–160
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Vacaville to San Diego bus services, operated by Sol Trans, arrive at San Francisco Ferry Building station.
Vacaville to San Diego train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Los Angeles station.
Yes, the driving distance between Vacaville to San Diego is 517 miles. It takes approximately 8h 47m to drive from Vacaville to San Diego.
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