Distance from Santa Maria, CA to San Diego, CA

Driving distance from Santa Maria, CA to San Diego, CA is 293 miles (472 km). How far is it from Santa Maria, CA to San Diego, CA? It's a 05 hours 01 minutes drive by car. Flight distance is approximately 243 miles (392 km) and flight time from Santa Maria, CA to San Diego, CA is 29 minutes. Don't forget to check out our "Gas cost calculator" option. It will calculate cost of driving this particular distance. See the map below for the visual display of the upcoming road trip.

Driving distance
293 Miles
/
472 Km
Driving distance
Gas consumption
11.72 Gallons
44.84 Litres
Gas consumption
Flight distance
243 Miles
/
392 Km
Flight distance

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