There are 7 ways to get from Zermatt to San Diego by train, plane, 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.
Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport
best- Take the train from Visp to Berntrain
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane ZRH - SAN
20h 15m$435–1,281Train, train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Zermatt to Brig Bahnhofplatztrain
- Take the train from Domodossola to Novaratrain
- Take the train from Novara to Torino Porta Susatrain
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane TRN - SAN
28h 13m$414–1,316Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport
- Take the train from Visp to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane GVA - SAN
21h 55m$590–1,021Train, bus to Milan Linate Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport
- Take the train from Zermatt to Brig Bahnhofplatztrain
- Take the bus from Domodossola to Rho Fiera Milanobus
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane LIN - SAN
22h 37mTrain, bus to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport
- Take the train from Zermatt to Brig Bahnhofplatztrain
- Take the bus from Domodossola to Gallaratebus
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane MXP - SAN
23h 1mTrain, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
- Take the train from Visp to Berntrain
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane ZRH - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Diegotrain
23h 26m$532–774Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport
- Take the train from Visp to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Pasingtrain
- Take the train from Pasing to Flughafen Münchentrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane MUC - SAN
24h 40m$613–1,761
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zermatt to San Diego is to train and fly which costs $500 - $800 and takes 23h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Zermatt to San Diego is to train and fly which takes 20h 15m and costs $430 - $1,300.
The distance between Zermatt and San Diego is 6152 miles.
It takes approximately 20h 15m to get from Zermatt to San Diego, including transfers.
San Diego is 9h behind Zermatt. It is currently 12:51 AM in Zermatt and 3:51 PM in San Diego.
There are 2387+ hotels available in San Diego.
What companies run services between Zermatt, Switzerland and San Diego, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Zermatt to San Diego. However, you can take the train to Visp, take the train to Bern, take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) airport, then fly to San Diego International Airport (SAN). Alternatively, you can take the train to Visp, take the train to Genève-Aéroport, walk to Geneva International Airport (GVA) airport, then fly to San Diego International Airport (SAN).
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Diego International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 33m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to San Diego International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to San Diego International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to San Diego International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to San Diego International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 13m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to San Diego International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Diego International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Geneva International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 33m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to San Diego International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to San Diego International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 43m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Diego International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to San Diego International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to San Diego International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to San Diego International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to San Diego International Airport via London Heathrow, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to San Diego International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to San Diego International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to San Diego International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to San Diego International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to San Diego International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to San Diego International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to San Diego International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to San Diego International Airport via London Heathrow, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to San Diego International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to San Diego International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to San Diego International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to San Diego International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to San Diego International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Diego International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to San Diego International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–550
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to San Diego International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to San Diego International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to San Diego International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to San Diego International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Train from Visp to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Visp to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Visp to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Visp to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +41 (0)848 642 442
- [email protected]
- Website
- Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn
Train from Zermatt to Brig Bahnhofplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn
- 2nd Class Ticket
- $30–40
- 1st Class Ticket
- $50–65
Train from Zermatt to Brig Bahnhofplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn
- 2nd Class Ticket
- $30–40
- 1st Class Ticket
- $50–65
Train from Zermatt to Brig Bahnhofplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn
- 2nd Class Ticket
- $30–40
- 1st Class Ticket
- $50–65
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Domodossola to Novara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Novara to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Visp to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- $70–110
- 2nd Class
- $50–70
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- $70–110
- 2nd Class
- $50–70
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Visp to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–23
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–210
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Pasing to Flughafen München
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Bus from Domodossola to Rho Fiera Milano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- Trenord
Bus from Domodossola to Gallarate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- Trenord
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