Distance between Houston TX and San Diego CA
The distance from Houston to San Diego is 2,366 kilometers by road including 2,350 kilometers on motorways. Road takes approximately 22 hours and 16 minutes and goes through El Paso, Tucson, Yuma, El Centro and El Cajon.
| Shortest distance by air | 2,095 km ✈️ |
| Car route length | 2,366 km 🚗 |
| Driving time | 22 h 16 min |
| Fuel amount | 189.3 L |
| Fuel cost | 282.1 GBP |
| Point | Distance | Time | Fuel | |
| Houston | 0 km | 00 min | 0.0 L | |
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US 90 I 10 Toll 49 km, 30 min
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| Katy | 49 km | 30 min | 3.6 L | |
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I 10 68 km, 37 min
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| Columbus | 118 km | 1 h 08 min | 9.2 L | |
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I 10 15 km, 08 min
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| Weimar | 133 km | 1 h 16 min | 9.7 L | |
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I 10 1,066 km, 9 h 52 min
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| El Paso | 1,199 km | 11 h 08 min | 95.5 L | |
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Loop 375 I 10 501 km, 5 h 00 min
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| Tucson | 1,700 km | 16 h 09 min | 134.2 L | |
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I 10 I 8 394 km, 3 h 35 min
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| Yuma | 2,095 km | 19 h 44 min | 166.9 L | |
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I 8 89 km, 47 min
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| El Centro | 2,184 km | 20 h 32 min | 174.4 L | |
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I 8 157 km, 1 h 25 min
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| El Cajon | 2,341 km | 21 h 57 min | 187.2 L | |
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I 8 25 km, 18 min
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| San Diego | 2,366 km | 22 h 16 min | 188.3 L | |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to drive from Houston to San Diego?
Fuel cost: 282.1 GBP
This fuel cost is calculated as: (Route length 2,366 km / 100 km) * (Fuel consumption 8 L/100 km) * (Fuel price 1.49 GBP / L)
You can adjust fuel consumption and fuel price here.
How long is a car ride from Houston to San Diego?
Driving time: 22 h 16 min
This time is calculated for driving at the maximum permitted speed, taking into account traffic rules restrictions.
- 1,673 km with a maximum speed 112 km/h = 14 h 56 min
- 161 km with a maximum speed 105 km/h = 1 h 32 min
- 300 km with a maximum speed 100 km/h = 2 h 59 min
- 43 km with a maximum speed 97 km/h = 26 min
- 13 km with a maximum speed 96 km/h = 8 min
- 175 km with a maximum speed 80 km/h = 2 h 11 min
The calculated driving time does not take into account intermediate stops and traffic jams.
How far is Houston to San Diego by land?
The distance between Houston and San Diego is 2,366 km by road including 2,350 km on motorways.
Precise satellite coordinates of highways were used for this calculation. The start and finish points are the centers of Houston and San Diego respectively.
How far is Houston to San Diego by plane?
The shortest distance (air line, as the crow flies) between Houston and San Diego is 2,095 km.
This distance is calculated using the Haversine formula as a great-circle distance between two points on the surface of a sphere. The start and finish points are the centers of Houston and San Diego respectively. Actual distance between airports may be different.
How many hours is Houston from San Diego by plane?
Boeing 737 airliner needs 2 h 37 min to cover the distance of 2,095 km at a cruising speed of 800 km/h.
Small plane "Cessna 172" needs 9 h 31 min to flight this distance at average speed of 220 km/h.
This time is approximate and do not take into account takeoff and landing times, airport location and other real world factors.
How long is a helicopter ride from Houston to San Diego?
Fast helicopter "Eurocopter AS350" or "Hughes OH-6 Cayuse" need 8 h 43 min to cover the distance of 2,095 km at a cruising speed of 240 km/h.
Popular "Robinson R44" needs 9 h 58 min to flight this distance at average speed of 210 km/h.
This time is approximate and do not take into account takeoff and landing times, aerodrome location and other real world factors.
What city is halfway between Houston and San Diego?
The halfway point between Houston and San Diego is Socorro. It is located about 13 km from the exact midpoint by road.
The distance from Socorro to Houston is 1,170 km and driving will take about 10 h 49 min. The road between Socorro and San Diego has length 1,196 km and will take approximately 11 h 26 min.
The other cities located close to halfway point:
Where is Houston in relation to San Diego?
Houston is located 2,095 km east of San Diego.
Houston has geographic coordinates: latitude 29.75894, longitude -95.3677.
San Diego has geographic coordinates: latitude 32.71741, longitude -117.16277.
Which highway goes from Houston to San Diego?
The route from Houston to San Diego follows I 10, I 8, US 70, US 180.
Other minor sections pass along the road:
- US 90: 78 km
- US 87: 53 km
- TX 130: 43 km
- Loop 1604: 41 km
- US 67: 39 km
- Loop 375: 33 km
- US 191: 32 km
- US 85: 21 km
- I 10 Toll: 19 km
- US 385: 18 km
- CA 94: 14 km
- US 83: 8 km
- TX 17: 3 km
- CA 125: 3 km
- TX 71: 2 km
- I 45: 1 km