There are 3 ways to get from San Diego to Auckland by plane, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly San Diego International Airport to Auckland
best- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Auckland (AKL)plane SAN - AKL
17h 2m$569–2,020Fly San Diego International Airport to Whangarei Airport, bus
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Whangarei Airport (WRE)plane SAN - WRE
- Take the bus from Whangarei to Auckland - Centralbus
22h 52m$577–2,046Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Auckland
- Take the train from San Diego to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Auckland (AKL)plane LAX - AKL
20h 14m$741–1,918
San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Auckland (AKL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from San Diego to Auckland is to train and fly which costs $700 - $2,000 and takes 20h 14m.
The fastest way to get from San Diego to Auckland is to fly which takes 17h 2m and costs $550 - $2,100.
The distance between San Diego and Auckland is 10500 km.
It takes approximately 17h 2m to get from San Diego to Auckland, including transfers.
Auckland is 20h ahead of San Diego. It is currently 20:07 in San Diego and 16:07 in Auckland.
There are 2322+ hotels available in Auckland.
What companies run services between San Diego, CA, USA and Auckland, New Zealand?
Delta, United Airlines, and three other airlines fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Auckland (AKL) 3 times a day.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Auckland via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Auckland via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Whangarei Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Whangarei Airport via Los Angeles International Airport, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Auckland via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Auckland via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 58m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Auckland via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 56m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Auckland via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 56m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Auckland via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,300
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Auckland via Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–5,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Diego to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $120–200
- Website
- Amtrak
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- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- info@intercity.co.nz
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Whangarei to Auckland - Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–50
- Website
- InterCity
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