Public Transportation at San Diego Airport: For taxis & limos check telephone directory or visit San Diego Convention & Visitors Bureau in the Arrivals area. Shuttle Vans and buses are available at the Transportation Plazas across from Terminals 1 & 2, and at curbside at the Commuter Terminal.
NEW: Opoli, Lyft & Uber ridesharing is now available.
To access Trolley / Amtrak / Coaster rail service - you need to take Metrobus Bus 992:
Metrobus Route 992 (tel. 619-557-4555 or visit www.sdmts.com) - wheelchair accessible connects with Trolley, Coaster and Amtrak stations at the Amtrak's Santa Fe Depot train station at downtown San Diego - and from there to both the Amtrak Pacific Surfliner and the Coaster, which link Los Angeles, Orange Counties and North County (including Old Town, Sorrento Valley, Solana Beach, Encinitas, Carlsbad & Oceanside).
Route 992 Bus to the Amtrak Santa Fe Depot station operates 5am-11:30pm, and runs every 15 mins weekdays /every half hour weekends/holidays:
- For Pacific Surfliner information call the Santa Fe Depot station at 1-800-USA-Rail or visit www.amtrak.com;
- For Coaster information call 1-800-262-7837 or visit: www.gonctd.com/coaster.
- For Amtrak visit: https://www.amtrak.com/home - for Amtrak California visit: http://www.amtrakcalifornia.com/
The San Diego Trolley is the City's light rail system with three lines to popular areas (downtown, Convention Center, SDSU, Old Town, Mexican Border...) While the Trolley does not stop at the Airport, you can transfer from the Metrobus Route 992 to the Trolley's Blue or Orange lines at the America Plaza station.
NEW: Opoli, Lyft & Uber ridesharing is now available.
To access Trolley / Amtrak / Coaster rail service - you need to take Metrobus Bus 992:
Metrobus Route 992 (tel. 619-557-4555 or visit www.sdmts.com) - wheelchair accessible connects with Trolley, Coaster and Amtrak stations at the Amtrak's Santa Fe Depot train station at downtown San Diego - and from there to both the Amtrak Pacific Surfliner and the Coaster, which link Los Angeles, Orange Counties and North County (including Old Town, Sorrento Valley, Solana Beach, Encinitas, Carlsbad & Oceanside).
Route 992 Bus to the Amtrak Santa Fe Depot station operates 5am-11:30pm, and runs every 15 mins weekdays /every half hour weekends/holidays:
- For Pacific Surfliner information call the Santa Fe Depot station at 1-800-USA-Rail or visit www.amtrak.com;
- For Coaster information call 1-800-262-7837 or visit: www.gonctd.com/coaster.
- For Amtrak visit: https://www.amtrak.com/home - for Amtrak California visit: http://www.amtrakcalifornia.com/
The San Diego Trolley is the City's light rail system with three lines to popular areas (downtown, Convention Center, SDSU, Old Town, Mexican Border...) While the Trolley does not stop at the Airport, you can transfer from the Metrobus Route 992 to the Trolley's Blue or Orange lines at the America Plaza station.
Tips, Help & Resources
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- Want to know the best way to get to your destination when leaving the airport? There are San Diego taxi services curbside, or you can use airport shuttle buses & vans, or you can even pick up a rental car from SAN outside baggage claim areas, perhaps as a one-way rental and drop it off in town.
- San Diego airport is equipped to handle special-needs persons, and also small medical emergencies that may arise.
- To find which baggage carousel your flight is assigned to, look up your flights' arrival status into SAN airport.
- If you have lost something while in the terminal area, please find the contact info for San Diego lost & found here.
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