Distance from Santa Cruz to San Diego (United States)

The distance between Santa Cruz, California and San Diego, California is 649 kilometers (403 miles).

Santa Cruz, California, United States

San Diego, California, United States

From Santa Cruz to San Diego, the straight-line distance is 649 kilometers, heading southeast. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Santa Cruz at 8 meters above sea level and San Diego at 20 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Bicycle 2-3 days
Motorcycle 18-20 hours
Car 14-16 hours
Helicopter 3-4 hours
Airplane 1-2 hours
Speed Time
30 km/h
60 km/h
90 km/h
120 km/h
Santa Cruz, United States

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Los_Angeles

Coordinates: 36.9741° N 122.0308° W

Elevation: 8 m (26 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Watsonville Municipal Airport (WVI)
  • Marina Municipal Airport (OAR)
  • Reid-Hillview of Santa Clara County Airport (RHV)
  • Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)
  • Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)
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 Santa Cruz

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Santa Cruz to New York City 4,138 km
From Santa Cruz to Los Angeles 472 km
From Santa Cruz to Chicago 2,989 km
From Santa Cruz to Houston 2,597 km
From Santa Cruz to Phoenix 987 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 Santa Cruz and San Diego.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Santiago, Chile Córdoba, Argentina 649 km
Torreón, Mexico San Antonio, United States 649 km
Surat, India Nagpur, India 650 km
Paris, France Preston, United Kingdom 650 km
Córdoba, Argentina Puente Alto, Chile 648 km
Reynosa, Mexico León de los Aldama, Mexico 648 km
Buenos Aires, Argentina Córdoba, Argentina 648 km
Accra, Ghana Benin City, Nigeria 650 km
Saltillo, Mexico Culiacán, Mexico 647 km
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Santiago de Cuba, Cuba 647 km
Hyderābād, India Indore, India 651 km
Ottawa, Canada Cleveland, United States 651 km
New York City, United States Cleveland, United States 652 km
Zaragoza, Spain Sevilla, Spain 646 km
Reynosa, Mexico Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico 645 km
Indianapolis, United States Hamilton, Canada 653 km
Guadalajara, Mexico San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico 645 km
Berlin, Germany Brussels, Belgium 653 km
Budapest, Hungary Bucharest, Romania 645 km
Zaragoza, Spain Vigo, Spain 653 km

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