There are 10 ways to get from Waterbury to San Diego by bus, plane, train, bus (Greyhound, Amtrak), car, or train (Amtrak)
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Bus to Bradley International Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from W Main St @ Leavenworth St to Central Row South Side @ Travelersbus
- Fly from Bradley International Airport (BDL) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane BDL - SAN
10h 21m$223–509Fly from Tweed-New Haven Airport
cheapest- Fly from Tweed-New Haven Airport (HVN) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane HVN - SAN
10h 38m$143–467Train, bus
- Take the train from Waterbury to Bridgeporttrain
- Take the train from Bridgeport Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Take the bus from New York Midtown to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Fullerton Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to San Diegotrain
2d 20h$899–1,867Bus
- Take the bus from W Main St @ Leavenworth St to Asylum St @ Bushnell Parkbus
- Take the bus from Hartford Union Station to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to San Diegobus
3d 2h$496–995Drive 2,840.2 mi
- Drive from Waterbury to San Diegocar 2,840.2 mi
46h 45m$519–749Train, train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Waterbury to Bridgeporttrain
- Take the train from Bridgeport to Grand Central Terminaltrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane JFK - SAN
10h 18m$230–1,159Train, train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Waterbury to Bridgeporttrain
- Take the train from Bridgeport Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane EWR - SAN
10h 38m$259–1,035Bus to Boston Logan Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Canton Park & Ride to Boston Airportbus
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane BOS - SAN
10h 57m$195–430Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Meriden to Springfieldtrain
- Take the train from Springfield 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
2d 22h$1,035–2,253Train via New York
- Take the train from Waterbury to Bridgeporttrain
- Take the train from Bridgeport Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station 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
2d 22h$1,059–2,277
Waterbury to San Diego by train, bus, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Waterbury to San Diego is to fly which costs $140 - $470 and takes 10h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Waterbury to San Diego is to train and fly which takes 10h 18m and costs $230 - $1,200.
No, there is no direct bus from Waterbury to San Diego. However, there are services departing from W Main St @ Leavenworth St and arriving at San Diego via Hartford Union Station, Port Authority Bus Terminal, St Louis Bus Station and Los Angeles. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 2h.
No, there is no direct train from Waterbury to San Diego. However, there are services departing from Meriden and arriving at San Diego via Springfield, Chicago Union Station and Fullerton Amtrak Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 22h.
The distance between Waterbury and San Diego is 2557 miles. The road distance is 2856.8 miles.
The best way to get from Waterbury to San Diego without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 20h and costs $900 - $1,900.
It takes approximately 10h 21m to get from Waterbury to San Diego, including transfers.
Waterbury to San Diego bus services, operated by CT Transit, depart from W Main St @ Leavenworth St station.
Waterbury to San Diego train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Meriden station.
The best way to get from Waterbury to San Diego is to bus which takes 3 days 2h and costs $490 - $1,000. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $140 - $470 and takes 10h 38m, you could also train, which costs $1,000 - $2,300 and takes 2 days 22h.
What companies run services between Waterbury, CT, USA and San Diego, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from W Main St @ Leavenworth St to San Diego via Asylum St @ Bushnell Park, Hartford Union Station, Port Authority Bus Terminal, St Louis Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station, and Los Angeles in around 3d 2h. Alternatively, Avelo Airlines, Delta, and three other airlines fly from Tweed-New Haven Airport (HVN) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) twice daily.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Bradley International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Bradley International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Bradley International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Diego International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Diego International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Tweed-New Haven Airport to San Diego International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Tweed-New Haven Airport to San Diego International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–460
Flights from Tweed-New Haven Airport to San Diego International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Bradley International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Bradley International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Bradley International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Tweed-New Haven Airport to San Diego International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–400
Flights from Tweed-New Haven Airport to San Diego International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Tweed-New Haven Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 44m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–460
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–1,100
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–400
Flights from Tweed-New Haven Airport to San Diego International Airport via Raleigh/Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 39m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
- Phone
- +1 877.690.5114
- Website
- mta.info
Train from Waterbury to Bridgeport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–18
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/metro-north-railroad
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/schedules
- Off-Peak
- $11–13
- Peak
- $15–18
Train from Waterbury to Bridgeport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–18
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/metro-north-railroad
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/schedules
- Off-Peak
- $11–13
- Peak
- $15–18
Train from Bridgeport to Grand Central Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $15–24
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/metro-north-railroad
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/schedules
- Off-Peak
- $15–18
- Peak
- $22–24
Train from Waterbury to Bridgeport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–18
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/metro-north-railroad
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/schedules
- Off-Peak
- $11–13
- Peak
- $15–18
Train from Waterbury to Bridgeport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–18
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/metro-north-railroad
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/schedules
- Off-Peak
- $11–13
- Peak
- $15–18
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Bridgeport Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Bridgeport Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Meriden to Springfield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–29
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Springfield to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $290–650
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Bridgeport Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $300–650
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 860-525-9181
- Website
- cttransit.com
Bus from W Main St @ Leavenworth St to Central Row South Side @ Travelers
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–6
- Website
- https://www.cttransit.com
- Book at
- https://buypasses.storesecured.com
- Two-Hour Pass
- $2
- Two-Hour Pass express
- $4–6
Bus from W Main St @ Leavenworth St to Asylum St @ Bushnell Park
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.cttransit.com
- Book at
- https://buypasses.storesecured.com
- Two-Hour Pass
- $2
- Two-Hour Pass express
- $4–5
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from New York Midtown to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $140–240
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- 1-800-343-9999
- Website
- peterpanbus.com
Bus from Hartford Union Station to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–65
- Website
- https://peterpanbus.com
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $150–310
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $280–550
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Los Angeles to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 617 773 9403
- [email protected]
- Website
- blueapplebus.com
Bus from Canton Park & Ride to Boston Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22
- Website
- https://www.blueapplebus.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Waterbury to San Diego bus services, operated by CT Transit, arrive at Asylum St @ Bushnell Park station.
San Diego is 3h behind Waterbury. It is currently 9:44 PM in Waterbury and 6:44 PM in San Diego.
Waterbury to San Diego train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Springfield station.
Yes, the driving distance between Waterbury to San Diego is 2857 miles. It takes approximately 46h 45m to drive from Waterbury to San Diego.
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