Distance from Des Moines to San Diego (United States)

The distance between Des Moines, Iowa and San Diego, California is 2,303 kilometers (1,431 miles).

Des Moines, Iowa, United States

San Diego, California, United States

From Des Moines to San Diego, the straight-line distance is 2,303 kilometers, heading west. Des Moines is situated at an altitude of 264 meters above sea level, while San Diego is at only 20 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Bicycle 8-10 days
Motorcycle 2-3 days
Car 2-3 days
Airplane 3-4 hours
Speed Time
50 km/h
100 km/h
150 km/h
Des Moines, United States

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Chicago

Coordinates: 41.6005° N 93.6091° W

Elevation: 264 m (866 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Des Moines International Airport (DSM)
  • Ankeny Regional Airport (IKV)
  • Oskaloosa Municipal Airport (OOA)
  • Arthur N Neu Airport (CIN)
  • Ottumwa Industrial Airport (OTM)
San Diego, United States

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Los_Angeles

Coordinates: 32.7157° N 117.1647° W

Elevation: 20 m (66 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • San Diego International Airport (SAN)
  • Naval Air Station North Island (NZY)
  • Montgomery Field Airport (MYF)
  • Ream Field (NRS)
  • Miramar Marine Corps Air Station (NKX)

Other distances from Des Moines

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Des Moines to New York City 1,645 km
From Des Moines to Los Angeles 2,315 km
From Des Moines to Chicago 497 km
From Des Moines to Houston 1,323 km
From Des Moines to Phoenix 1,861 km

Other distances from San Diego

Distances between cities Kilometers
From San Diego to New York City 3,916 km
From San Diego to Los Angeles 179 km
From San Diego to Chicago 2,790 km
From San Diego to Houston 2,099 km
From San Diego to Phoenix 482 km

Cities within similar distances

The following list contains the cities of United States that are at equal or similar distances as between Des Moines and San Diego.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Denver, United States Ecatepec de Morelos, Mexico 2,303 km
Vienna, Austria Lisbon, Portugal 2,303 km
San Diego, United States Ciudad López Mateos, Mexico 2,303 km
Lima, Peru Montería, Colombia 2,303 km
Belo Horizonte, Brazil San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina 2,303 km
Denver, United States Ciudad López Mateos, Mexico 2,303 km
Montréal, Canada Oklahoma City, United States 2,302 km
Tijuana, Mexico Tlalpan, Mexico 2,304 km
Kingston, Jamaica New South Memphis, United States 2,304 km
Morelia, Mexico Nashville, United States 2,304 km
Tijuana, Mexico Iztacalco, Mexico 2,301 km
Callao, Peru Montería, Colombia 2,305 km
Bucharest, Romania Cardiff, United Kingdom 2,305 km
Nashville, United States Mesa, United States 2,305 km
San Antonio, United States Etobicoke, Canada 2,305 km
Cancún, Mexico Cleveland, United States 2,305 km
New York City, United States Santiago de Cuba, Cuba 2,301 km
Tegucigalpa, Honduras San Juan, Puerto Rico 2,305 km
Houston, United States Bakersfield, United States 2,300 km
San Francisco, United States Omaha, United States 2,300 km

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