San Diego Santa Fe Depot
San Diego Santa Fe Depot serves San Diego, CA, and is a stop on 2 regularly scheduled passenger rail services.
Station Facts
- City
- San Diego, CA
- Amtrak code
- SAN
- Opened
- 1915
- Routes served
- 2
- Address
- 1050 Kettner Blvd, San Diego, CA 92101
About this station
San Diego Santa Fe Depot is the principal passenger rail facility serving San Diego in California. The station first opened to passenger service in 1915 and remains in active use today. It is one of more than five hundred stations in the national passenger rail network and one of 33 regularly served stations in California. Travelers researching this station's architecture and history may find heritage rail station archives a useful supplemental reference.
The station serves as a calling point for the trains listed below. Equipment, dwell times, and onboard amenities vary by route — long-distance trains generally include sleeping cars, dining service, and a Sightseer or Cafe lounge, while corridor and commuter trains operate as coach-only sets with a snack vendor or cafe car. Refer to each route's detail page for the equipment typically assigned and the schedule frequency.
Routes calling at San Diego Santa Fe Depot
| Route | Type | Operator | Endpoints |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Surfliner | State-Supported Corridor | Amtrak (LOSSAN) | San Luis Obispo ↔ San Diego |
| COASTER | Commuter Rail | NCTD | Oceanside ↔ San Diego |
Popular trips from San Diego
Sample one-way travel times and fare ranges for the most-searched origin-destination pairs touching San Diego Santa Fe Depot. Click through any pair for trip-level guidance, including connecting services and schedule frequency.
| From | To | Route | Time | Fare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solana Beach | San Diego | Pacific Surfliner | 36m | $8 – $24 |
| Paso Robles | San Diego | Pacific Surfliner | 6h 45m | $14 – $53 |
| Salinas | San Diego | Pacific Surfliner | 6h 18m | $14 – $51 |
| Santa Barbara | San Diego | Pacific Surfliner | 5h 52m | $13 – $49 |
| Oxnard | San Diego | Pacific Surfliner | 5h 26m | $13 – $47 |
| Simi Valley | San Diego | Pacific Surfliner | 4h 59m | $12 – $45 |
| Van Nuys | San Diego | Pacific Surfliner | 4h 33m | $12 – $43 |
| Burbank | San Diego | Pacific Surfliner | 4h 6m | $11 – $41 |
| Glendale | San Diego | Pacific Surfliner | 3h 41m | $11 – $39 |
| Los Angeles | San Diego | Pacific Surfliner | 3h 15m | $10 – $36 |
| Fullerton | San Diego | Pacific Surfliner | 2h 48m | $9 – $34 |
| Anaheim | San Diego | Pacific Surfliner | 2h 22m | $9 – $32 |
| Santa Ana | San Diego | Pacific Surfliner | 1h 56m | $8 – $30 |
| Irvine | San Diego | Pacific Surfliner | 1h 29m | $8 – $28 |
| Oceanside | San Diego | Pacific Surfliner | 1h 3m | $8 – $26 |
| Solana Beach | San Diego | COASTER | 35m | $8 – $13 |
Getting to and from the station
Most major stations include taxi stands, rideshare pickup zones, and connecting public transit. Long-term and short-term parking is generally available at corridor and long-distance stations; small flag-stop stations may be unstaffed and have limited facilities. We recommend confirming station amenities with the operator before traveling, especially for early-morning or late-night arrivals. For ground-transport options at major U.S. terminals, the station-to-downtown ground transport directory is a handy companion.
Tickets & fares
RailRover does not sell tickets. To book travel from San Diego Santa Fe Depot, visit the operating carrier directly. Typical advance-purchase fares from this station start at the lower bound shown for each pair above; same-day walk-up fares typically sit at the upper end of the range. Discount programs (Amtrak Guest Rewards, AAA, military, student, and senior discounts on many corridor services) can reduce these figures further.
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