There are 7 ways to get from San Diego to Decorah by plane, car, train, taxi, 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.
Fly to Rochester, drive
best- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Rochester (RST)plane SAN - RST
- Drive from Rochester-Airport-RST to Decorahcar
8h 15m$105–431Train, taxi
- Take the train from San Diego to Fullerton Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to La Crosse Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the taxi from La Crosse Amtrak Station to Decorahtaxi
2d 5h$1,537–2,387Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from San Diego to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Tulsa Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Tulsa to St. Paulbus
- Take the bus from St. Paul to La Crossebus
- Take the taxi from La Crosse to Decorahtaxi
2d 8h$589–853Drive 1,926.9 mi
- Drive from San Diego to Decorahcar 1,926.9 mi
30h 53m$352–508Fly to La Crosse, taxi
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to La Crosse (LSE)plane SAN - LSE
- Take the taxi from La-Crosse-Airport-LSE to Decorahtaxi
9h 8m$237–628Fly to The Eastern Iowa Airport, drive
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)plane SAN - CID
- Drive from Cedar-Rapids-Airport-CID to Decorahcar
7h 58m$110–433Fly to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, train, taxi
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP)plane SAN - MSP
- Take the train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to La Crosse Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the taxi from La Crosse Amtrak Station to Decorahtaxi
9h 18m$345–804
San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Rochester (RST) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from San Diego to Decorah is to fly and drive which costs $100 - $440 and takes 8h 15m.
The fastest way to get from San Diego to Decorah is to fly and drive which takes 7h 58m and costs $110 - $440.
The distance between San Diego and Decorah is 1616 miles. The road distance is 1938.1 miles.
The best way to get from San Diego to Decorah without a car is to train and taxi which takes 2 days 5h and costs $1,500 - $2,400.
It takes approximately 8h 15m to get from San Diego to Decorah, including transfers.
Decorah is 2h ahead of San Diego. It is currently 01:48 in San Diego and 03:48 in Decorah.
Yes, the driving distance between San Diego to Decorah is 1938 miles. It takes approximately 30h 53m to drive from San Diego to Decorah.
There are eight+ hotels available in Decorah.
What companies run services between San Diego, CA, USA and Decorah, IA, USA?
There is no direct connection from San Diego to Decorah. However, you can fly to Rochester (RST) then drive to Decorah. Alternatively, you can take the train to Fullerton Amtrak Station, take the train to Chicago Union Station, take the train to La Crosse Amtrak Station, then take the taxi to Decorah.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Rochester via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–700
Flights from San Diego International Airport to La Crosse via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from San Diego International Airport to La Crosse via Phoenix, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from San Diego International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–410
Flights from San Diego International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from San Diego International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Rochester via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–420
Flights from San Diego International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from San Diego International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–440
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–410
Flights from San Diego International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Diego to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,200–1,900
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to La Crosse Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $150–240
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to La Crosse Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from San Diego to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–29
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Tulsa Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $260–390
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Tulsa to St. Paul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–220
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $150–220
Bus from St. Paul to La Crosse
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $40–65
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Estimated price
- $120–170
Coulee Region Taxi
- Phone
- +1-608-881-2050
- Website
- crtaxi.com
Coulee Region Taxi
- Phone
- +1-608-881-2050
- Website
- crtaxi.com
Coulee Region Taxi
- Phone
- +1-608-881-2050
- Website
- crtaxi.com
Coulee Region Taxi
- Phone
- +1-608-881-2050
- Website
- crtaxi.com
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