There are 7 ways to get from San Diego to Orcas by plane, shuttle, ferry, bus, train, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Paine Field County Airport, shuttle, ferry
best- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Paine Field County Airport (PAE)plane SAN - PAE
- Take a shuttle bus from Paine Field Airport Terminal to Anacortes Ferry Dock
- Take the ferry from Anacortes to Orcas Islandferry
8h 23m$342–475Fly to Orcas Island Airport
cheapest- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Orcas Island Airport (ESD)plane SAN - ESD
7h 47m$101–385Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Seattle Tacoma Intl Airportbus
- Take the bus from SeaTac Airport - Departures to NAS Whidbey - Gateway Innbus
- Take the ferry from Anacortes to Orcas Islandferry
38h 34m$292–479Bus, train, shuttle, ferry
- Take the bus from San Diego to Los Angelesbus
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Tacomatrain
- Take the train from Tacoma Dome Station to Tukwila Sounder Stationtrain
- Take a shuttle bus from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Anacortes Ferry Dock
- Take the ferry from Anacortes to Orcas Islandferry
44h 30mFly to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, shuttle, ferry
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane SAN - SEA
- Take a shuttle bus from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Anacortes Ferry Dock
- Take the ferry from Anacortes to Orcas Islandferry
8h 53m$158–496Fly to Vancouver International Airport, bus, shuttle, ferry
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)plane SAN - YVR
- Take the bus from River Rock Casino Resort, Richmond to Bellingham Airportbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Bellingham Airport to Burlington Airporter Office
- Take the ferry from Anacortes to Orcas Islandferry
12h 7m$229–798Train, taxi, ferry
- Take the train from San Diego to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Centralia Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Centralia Amtrak Station to Bellingham Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the taxi from Bellingham Amtrak Station to 10th St and Q Avetaxi
- Take the ferry from Anacortes to Orcas Islandferry
45h 8m$990–1,550
San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Paine Field County Airport (PAE) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from San Diego to Orcas is to fly which costs $100 - $390 and takes 7h 47m.
The fastest way to get from San Diego to Orcas is to fly which takes 7h 47m and costs $100 - $390.
The distance between San Diego and Orcas is 1172 miles.
The best way to get from San Diego to Orcas without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 38h 34m and costs $290 - $480.
It takes approximately 8h 23m to get from San Diego to Orcas, including transfers.
There are 111+ hotels available in Orcas.
What companies run services between San Diego, CA, USA and Orcas, WA, USA?
Alaska Airlines, Inc., San Juan Airlines, and Delta fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Orcas Island Airport (ESD) 3 times a day.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Paine Field County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–400
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Paine Field County Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–400
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Paine Field County Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–400
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Paine Field County Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–400
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Paine Field County Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–400
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Paine Field County Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–400
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–460
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–460
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–600
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–320
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–330
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–320
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–320
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–350
- Website
- sanjuanairlines.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Orcas Island Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Bellingham
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–700
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Orcas Island Airport via Portland, Bellingham
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–320
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–330
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–320
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–330
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Tacoma
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,200
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Tacoma Dome Station to Tukwila Sounder Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–25
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Diego to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Centralia Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,100
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Centralia Amtrak Station to Bellingham Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 888-889-6368
- main@soundtransit.org
- Website
- Sound Transit
Train from Tacoma Dome Station to Tukwila Sounder Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- Sound Transit
- Adult
- $3
- Phone
- +1 866-235-5247
- shuttle@airporter.com
- Website
- Bellair Airporter
Shuttle from Paine Field Airport Terminal to Anacortes Ferry Dock
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- Bellair Airporter
- Schedules at
- Airporter Schedules
Shuttle from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Anacortes Ferry Dock
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Bellair Airporter
- Schedules at
- Airporter Schedules
Shuttle from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Anacortes Ferry Dock
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Bellair Airporter
- Schedules at
- Airporter Schedules
Shuttle from Bellingham Airport to Burlington Airporter Office
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–30
- Website
- Bellair Airporter
- Schedules at
- Airporter Schedules
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–140
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–190
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 360-679-4003
- Website
- Whidbey SeaTac Shuttle
Bus from SeaTac Airport - Departures to NAS Whidbey - Gateway Inn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–50
- Website
- Whidbey SeaTac Shuttle
- Youth 0-15
- $26–40
- Seniors 60+
- $30–45
- Adult 16-59
- $30–50
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from San Diego to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 800.665.2122
- rez@quickcoach.com
- Website
- Quick Shuttle
Bus from River Rock Casino Resort, Richmond to Bellingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–30
- Website
- Quick Shuttle
- Schedules at
- Quick Shuttle Schedule
- Adult
- $27–30
- Phone
- +1 360 705 7000
- Website
- Washington State Ferries
Ferry from Anacortes to Orcas Island
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–40
- Schedules at
- Washington State Ferries
- Passenger
- $9–18
- Vehicle & Driver
- $27–40
Ferry from Anacortes to Orcas Island
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–40
- Schedules at
- Washington State Ferries
- Passenger
- $9–18
- Vehicle & Driver
- $27–40
Ferry from Anacortes to Orcas Island
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–40
- Schedules at
- Washington State Ferries
- Passenger
- $9–18
- Vehicle & Driver
- $27–40
Ferry from Anacortes to Orcas Island
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–40
- Schedules at
- Washington State Ferries
- Passenger
- $9–18
- Vehicle & Driver
- $27–40
Ferry from Anacortes to Orcas Island
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–40
- Schedules at
- Washington State Ferries
- Passenger
- $9–18
- Vehicle & Driver
- $27–40
Ferry from Anacortes to Orcas Island
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–40
- Schedules at
- Washington State Ferries
- Passenger
- $9–18
- Vehicle & Driver
- $27–40
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Estimated price
- $110–140
Bellingham Taxi Service
- Phone
- +1 360-220-4990
- Website
- taxibellingham.com
Bellingham Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 360-733-8294
- Website
- yellowcabinc.com
Red Cab
- Phone
- +1 360-332-1960
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