Transportation
COVID-19 - Due to the current Coronavirus pandemic, services and schedules of the different transportation options may be subject to change as well as the limit of available capacity could be reduced. In turn, due to the changing situation, some services may even be temporarily canceled.
Ride-sharing
Vehicles pick passengers up outside the baggage recollection area of both terminals.
Bus
Line 992 from
Metropolitan Transit System (Tel +1 619 233 3004) travels to downtown San Diego, America Plaza and City College from 5:00 am to 0:15 am. It operates every 15 minutes on weekdays and every 30 min. on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. The fare is USD2.50 and journey time is 20-30 min. In the city centre, you can make connections to other bus, trolley and train routes.
On the other hand, a shuttle service connects the enclosure with Middletown Station, where you can board the Green Line trolley heading for the city centre (50 min.; USD2.50), Seaport Village, Old Town, Fashion Valley, Mission Valley Center, Rio Vista, Qualcomm Stadium, Grantville, Grossmont, El Cajon and Santee.
The free San Diego Flyer service (Tel +1 619 694 7427) links the terminals with Old Town Transit Center from 4:45 am to 0:30 am, departing every 20-30 min.
Across from the terminals, you can hire shared services to different locations in the area: EZ Ride (Tel +1 800 777 0585 / 858 531 8171), Sea Breeze Shuttle (Tel +1 619 297 7463), VanGo.com.
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Train
From the station located in the city centre depart trains from
Coaster (Tel +1 760 966 6500) to Old Town, Sorrento Valley, Solana Beach, Encinitas, Carlsbad and Oceanside. The trip takes approximately 1 hour and fares vary from USD2.50 to USD5.00.
There are also Amtrak services (Tel +1 800 872 7245) to Los Angeles, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo.
Taxi
Ranks are situated in front of both terminals and the journey to the city centre takes 10-15 minutes. Official operators are
Airport Yellow Cab of San Diego (Tel +1 619 444 4444 / 858 444 4444),
American Cab (Tel +1 619 234 1111),
Orange Cab (Tel +1 619 291 3333),
San Diego Cab (Tel +1 619 226 8294 / 800 368 2947) and
USA Cab (Tel +1 619 231 1144).
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