Comparing Santa Monica-to-San Diego trip prices

A trip from Santa Monica

Miwok Airways hopes to provide a more efficient alternative to traveling within Southern California. Here are some comparisons of various modes of travel for a Santa Monica resident planning a trip to San Diego on Monday. Prices represent last-minute fares, and distances don’t include travel to a train station or airport.

ModeCostTrip length

Amtrak

(L.A. Union Station)
$29 one way2 hours and 50 minutes
American, United and Alaska airlines (LAX) nonstop $515-$517 one way55 minutes
Miwok Airways (Santa Monica Airport)

About $110 to

$338 one way, depending on number of passengers
40 minutes

Personal car

(Santa Monica)
Mileage cost at 50.5 cents a mile: $67.67 (134 miles)2 hours and 13 minutes to 3 hours and 10 minutes, depending on traffic

Sources: Miwok, airlines, Amtrak, Internal Revenue Service

and Google Maps

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