Getting In, Getting Around San Diego

San Diego International Airport Lindbergh Field is located 3 miles from downtown and provides major domestic and foreign air service from 18 passenger carriers and 6 cargo carriers.

Several cab companies offer services in San Diego, including: S D Yellow Cabs Inc (619-234-6161), Silver Cab (619-280-5555), Premier Ride (619-234-7433), San Diego Cab (619-226-8294), American Cab Co (619-234-1111), Red Top Cab Co (619-531-1111), USA Cab Ltd (619-231-1144).

The city of San Diego is served by a multitude of buses, trains, ferries and trolleys. Bus and trolley services are provided by the Metropolitan Transit System. They operate 29 bus routes, covering 635 miles and almost 50 miles of light-rail trolley. Trolley fares are based on trip distance. Rail services are provided by Amtrak and Coaster commuter trains. Nine Amtrak trains run to San Diego daily. Also, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway also offers daily freight rail services.

Also, San Diego is located at the junction of two major north-south routes that originate in Canada. Interstate 5 from Los Angeles and I-15 from Las Vegas meet in San Diego and continue to the Mexican border. I-8 enters San Diego from the east.