San Diego International Airport (SAN)
Tel: (619) 400 2400.
Website: www.san.org
San Diego International Airport is located at Lindbergh Field, less than 10km (6 miles) from downtown San Diego. While it is not the largest airport in California (Los Angeles International and San Francisco International are more than twice its size), it handles many of the connecting flights to Mexico and South America, as well as Europe, Canada and domestic locations. Over 16 million passengers use its facilities per year.
Approximate flight times to San Diego: From London is 13 hours 35 minutes; from New York is 6 hours; from Los Angeles is 50 minutes; from Toronto is 6 hours 30 minutes and from Sydney is 15 hours.
Airport facilities: Facilities include ATMs, money exchange kiosks, over 30 food and beverage establishments and several gift and newspaper stores. There are also Internet kiosks throughout the three terminals. All of the major car hire operators maintain offices at the airport, including Avis, Budget, Hertz and National.
Transport to the city: San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (tel: (619) 233 3004; website: www.sdcommute.com) operates a regular bus service that connects the airport terminals with the downtown quarter and provides easy connection to bus, train and trolley services within the city. Bus 992 leave for Downtown approximately every 10 minutes, daily between 0500 and 0100 (journey time – approximately 20 minutes) – connecting bus, trolley and Coaster train services to outlying areas of the county run every 15-30 minutes. Additionally, most of the major hotels in San Diego's Hotel Circle and surrounding areas offer an airport shuttle service, either free or for a nominal cost. Express Shuttle of San Diego (tel: 1 800 900 7433; website: www.xpressshuttle.com) offers a shared shuttle service.
Tel: (619) 400 2400.
Website: www.san.org
San Diego International Airport is located at Lindbergh Field, less than 10km (6 miles) from downtown San Diego. While it is not the largest airport in California (Los Angeles International and San Francisco International are more than twice its size), it handles many of the connecting flights to Mexico and South America, as well as Europe, Canada and domestic locations. Over 16 million passengers use its facilities per year.
Approximate flight times to San Diego: From London is 13 hours 35 minutes; from New York is 6 hours; from Los Angeles is 50 minutes; from Toronto is 6 hours 30 minutes and from Sydney is 15 hours.
Airport facilities: Facilities include ATMs, money exchange kiosks, over 30 food and beverage establishments and several gift and newspaper stores. There are also Internet kiosks throughout the three terminals. All of the major car hire operators maintain offices at the airport, including Avis, Budget, Hertz and National.
Transport to the city: San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (tel: (619) 233 3004; website: www.sdcommute.com) operates a regular bus service that connects the airport terminals with the downtown quarter and provides easy connection to bus, train and trolley services within the city. Bus 992 leave for Downtown approximately every 10 minutes, daily between 0500 and 0100 (journey time – approximately 20 minutes) – connecting bus, trolley and Coaster train services to outlying areas of the county run every 15-30 minutes. Additionally, most of the major hotels in San Diego's Hotel Circle and surrounding areas offer an airport shuttle service, either free or for a nominal cost. Express Shuttle of San Diego (tel: 1 800 900 7433; website: www.xpressshuttle.com) offers a shared shuttle service.
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