On this page I have tried to collect the best ways to travel between Sacramento, CA and San Diego, CA. Please help me by adding your best travel deals here on the right and change the text below where you think it is wrong. It is approximately 466 miles from San Diego to Sacramento as the crow flies.

There is a very good train link between Sacramento and San Diego. Amtrak operates 8 daily trips. Tickets cost $69 and the travel time is 11 hr, 20 min

There are 6 different routes:

763 Pacific Surfliner	San Diego		Santa Barbara	5h24m
4763	Santa Barbara		San Jose	6h30m
546 Capitols	San Jose		Sacramento	3h10m

763 Pacific Surfliner	San Diego		Los Angeles	2h40m
14 Coast Starlight	Los Angeles		Sacramento	13h44m

565 Pacific Surfliner	San Diego		Los Angeles	2h45m
5815	Los Angeles		Bakersfield	2h20m
715 San Joaquin	Bakersfield		Stockton	4h9m
3715	Stockton		Sacramento	0h50m

775 Pacific Surfliner	San Diego		Los Angeles	2h40m
5803	Los Angeles		Bakersfield	2h45m
703 San Joaquin	Bakersfield		Sacramento	5h10m

785 Pacific Surfliner	San Diego		Santa Barbara	5h37m
4785	Santa Barbara		Emeryville	8h0m
522 Capitols	Emeryville		Sacramento	1h48m

5811	San Diego		Bakersfield	6h40m
711 San Joaquin	Bakersfield		Stockton	4h2m
3711	Stockton		Sacramento	0h50m

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Below you will find flight routes, operating airlines and flight times between Sacramento and San Diego.
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Sacramento International		San Diego International Lindbergh F	1h25min
Operator: Southwest Airlines

The driving distance between Sacramento and San Diego is **CALCULATING** miles (air distance is 466 miles). The driving time is approx. **CALCULATING**.
Source: Google Maps

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